Pennsylvania College to Open for Students at Gettysburg
Trustees of Pennsylvania College announce reopening for student reception on November 7. The faculty includes S. Sseumeerer, A M Seumeerer, Ell Wasenius, Ht. Bauaner, M. Jacons, J. W. Mansprx with German language emphasis and modern languages planned. Proximity to Baltimore and Philadelphia, and low board at $16 per week, plus $24 annual initiation, urged patronage from parents. Calvin Blythe as President announces editors Jo G Morris to promote the institution.
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First and Last Hours in a Child's Life Poem
A lyric by Mary Anne Browne contemplates the first hour of day and twilight as signs of a child’s life. It contrasts awakening joy and growth with looming sorrow and future strife, claiming early hours reveal both smiles and tears and shape a young heart’s fears and hopes.
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Rescue at Sea After Gruesome Vicious Thirst Ordeal
A shipwrecked crew of four sailors and a master's mate drifted for days in a battered boat in the South Indian ocean. With no fresh water and dwindling rations, they faced extreme thirst and torment until a rescue on the eighth day. The mate led survival efforts, securing a sail, distributing scarce moisture from a goat and other stock, and keeping hope alive before rescue.
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True Bravery at Valley Forge Shows Stout Captain
A Virginia captain at Valley Forge refused a duel, then used a burning grenade to prove his courage before officers. The blast maimed many, but he survived uninjured, reaffirming a reputation of fearless resolve. The passage extols self education and the free press expanding knowledge in early America.
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Primitive Doings in Poungyleaning In 1683
A fragmentary passage contrasts English manners with continental customs and notes early American postal and social history. It mentions Willan Penn’s 1683 post office and Henry Wally as Sackony Postmaster, the Philadelphia to Newcastle rate, early Philadelphia Quaker meetings, and a dentist advertising from debtor’s prison.
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