14 Dec 1846
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1846
Page
1
A reflective piece celebrates Saturday Night as prelude to holy associations and weekly respite. It contrasts the tired laborer, professional, and widow with the returning domestic joys, cottage life, and parental care. It ends with a Christian note of gratitude for continued blessings.
The text extols female piety as supreme and essential to family governance and social welfare. It argues that women shape childhood and lay the foundations of virtue and wisdom, asserting home as the center of happiness and moral order, and that proper female conduct elevates society despite social weather.
In Michigan a judge faced a dog on the bench and ruled as the dog appeared to deliberate. In Virginia a sly Squire Collins taught Jeff Green to stick to a tale about killing a hog and a dog, implying the people would believe the lie if he maintained it.
A fragment from a river boat scene shows a passenger chiding a fireman for lax duties, with Irish talk and humor about fires and infernos. Included are short quips about a widow who marries a rich father, a Connecticut cheese gift sent by mail to the Post Master General, and a verse about timely repairs and a wife.
A Pawnee raid on government wagons between Independence and Santa Fe led to the loss of arms and fifty head of mules. The culprits spread three hundred sacks of flour over miles, turning themselves white with powder in a playful trail. Reports note the raid, pillage, and the bizarre flour-fueled antics observed by returning soldiers.
A New London correspondent recalls Lieut Maynard and Dr Hasler risking life to save women and children during the Atlantic wreck on Long Island Sound. Edward and Edwards aided, while Captains Cullum and Stewart coordinated efforts. Gould of Adams Express saved eighteen to twenty people with a plank in the surf. The account honors selfless acts and notes a forthcoming narrative from local authorities.
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