07 Dec 1846
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1846
Page
1
Two men seek water in a dry land with different methods. One hops between sites, leaving many wells unfinished, while the other stays steady in one place, slowly digging. The patient, single-site labor yields a living spring, while the wanderer never finds it. The tale argues for focus in learning, reading, benevolence, and work. It warns against constant change and overload.
A man driving by lost a board from his wagon but did not notice. A laborer on the street observed the incident, hailed the well dressed wagoner, who halted his horse. The laborer walked a short distance, picked up the board, and stepped away.
An 1830s missionary meeting among negroes in the West Indies yields three giving rules: give all you can, give as God enables, and give willingly. A rich man hesitates over a small coin until a test of true willingness prompts a larger, cheerful donation. The scene closes with a lesson on generosity and humble duty amid critiques of pride and zeal.
An old Dutchman recalls geese chasing a wary Yankee, a bite on a corn kernel fish hook tale, and a folded joke about Irish and American contrasts. Also notes an Irishman joining a Lawrenceburg company and a quip on America’s long miles and luck.
A fragment from a 19th century paper recalls a college tale about aFrench bill dispute wrapped in humor. It also reports an Irish laborer learning of an estate windfall and a bull clashing with a locomotive, plus a suicide note and political cabinet mentions in the era.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the steamer Helen Strong, en route from Buffalo to Toledo on Thursday the 20th, struck a rock near Barcelona, broke in two, and settled in sand. A rope rescue saved about sixty passengers and crew, including a three week old infant. One woman is believed lost. exact passenger and survivor counts remain uncertain.
A Maine widow arrives with four children seeking work and stability. Over weeks in Lowell and nearby towns multiple deaths occur from typhus fever, including three daughters and two boarders, prompting a tale of sorrow. Separately, New Orleans Picayune reports on the Tabasco attack, lauding Lieut Parker's defense of a prize vessel and noting Mexican forces and casualty claims amid bombardment.
News from New Orleans reports the U S squadron under Commodore Perry captured Tampico on November 1 with no resistance. Reinforcements and munitions are being organized in New Orleans and at Balize to garrison the city. Troops from the 1st and 2d Infantry and four companies of mounted riflemen, plus ordnance and engineers, are en route to Tampico. The occupation strengthens U S strategic aims while Santa Anna reportedly prepares a larger movement inland.
The steamboat Chan cellor left New Orleans with three sick volunteers aboard. A 19 year old Kentucky youth, named Richie, was falsely accused by a fellow passenger of robbing him of 300 dollars, inducing madness and ultimately leaping into the river at a wood-yard near Grand Gulf. The accuser retracted his charge but the young man did not recover. General Cadwallader of Philadelphia is slated to command the regiment headed for Mexico.
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