02 Dec 1862
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1862
Page
1
In rough verse a patriotic exhortation recalls duty to the nation and the fallen. It invokes God, country, and vow renewal, urging courage in battle and the pursuit of liberty and truth as the land endures through hardship.
Kate Barclay meeting Richard Keene, a volunteer substitute for her war effort, pledges to support his sister Emily. Keene, noble and steadfast, falls in love with Kate as he plans to fight and return. After battles and a brother’s death, Kate and Emily find solace and sisterly bond, while a returned Keene asks for Kate’s hand and life together.
A Pennsylvania visitor to Goodhue county seeks a teaching post, only to be met by wary farmers who mock schooling and labor its place in Minnesota. The tale, with Socratic exchanges and rustic humor, recalls old boundaries between education, enterprise, and frontier life.
A whimsically moral note opens with a tale of a pious mother who speaks well of all, joking that she would praise Satan himself. It then transitions to a New York Herald marriage notice, urged as a cautionary First CLASS item about a couple's contemplated union. The piece also includes a colorful Caribbean and Virginia anecdote, ending with humorous dialect about public perception and wealth.
Extracted essay blends a Ward Beecher meditation on losing children with a sermon on public prayer. It reflects faith in providence and heaven, urging adoption over despair, then contrasts earnest concise pleas with lengthy repetitive prayers, urging directness and focus in communal worship.
A compact collage of excerpts includes a marital vow about mutual comfort and patience, the Findson probate of Martin Van Buren’s will dated January 18, 1860, and a farmer’s self description in Kinderhook. Also shown are gardening advice for ladies, a Boston station house sheltering anecdote, a lament on forlornity, and a balloon ascent proposal in England by Glaisher and Simons.
Our ministers at Denmark and Sweden report no gifts from the United States. The President sends two ornate rosewood boxes with silver mounts containing two volt revolvers each. The cases and contents weigh about 18500. They will be forwarded to Ministers for presentation to the royal houses.
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