20 Dec 1858
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1858
Page
1
Thos W Evans & Co announce a new store in the neighborhood offering the largest and finest varied assortment of ladies dress goods. The stock is largely their own importation, secured personally in Europe, enabling sale on very reasonable terms.
The excerpt critiques constant fault finding within the Mussellansons, warns against petty contradictions, and uses fables to illustrate self control. It contrasts the value of marriage and calm virtue with the ruin of pride, urging restraint and gentleness. An advertisement notes provisions and a Buehler's location in Chambersburg.
A North Water Street incident ends with a bulldog named Tiger and a countryman’s dog in a tangle. The owner and bystanders argue over release as the crowd watched a rough, humorous brawl turn cautious. Tiger twists and grips, then relents, leaving both dogs and owners shaken.
A Lafayette Indiana report recalls a Sunday night service where Reverend Reed diverged into a spirited singalong causing an electric stir among congregants. The piece includes digressions on Virginia history and a caricature of court anecdotes, with humorous dialogue and pious reflections interwoven.
A chaotic scene unfolds with drunken patrons and gamblers at a tavern where whisky grips men tight and threats fly. Cards, drafts, and stolen poker piles spark a tense run for safety as a captain intervenes and the crowd scatters amid scuffles and shouted bets.
An assortment of antiquated vignettes and quips on sermons, misrepresentation, tavern misadventure, spirits and the afterlife, Seneca burial lore, legal humor, and a drowning miscellany. Notable items include a minister’s admonition on railing, a tavern tale about a heavy fellow, a Georgian bill on Latin terms in law, a Wilmington wedding note with a cleric, and portly anecdotes of crime, fate, and a fire causing a death.
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