27 Dec 1847
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1847
Page
1
Poetic reflection questions the durability of beauty and love as youth fades with time. The speaker contrasts elastic form and noble brow with passing forms and asks whether human affection remains strong or merely fleeting as time moves on.
The essay contrasts wealth and poverty, arguing many rich suffer more from fashion and idle leisure than the poor from hunger or cold. It cites excess, education, and vanity as sources of misery among the wealthy, while noting the editor’s lighter aphorisms on fortune and success.
A reflection on infant security emphasizes a mother's unfailing refuge and tenderness. The author warns that even gentle hosts may slip into harsh words or actions, risking a child’s sense of safety. A sobering anecdote about a mother slapping a restless infant underscores the need for constant gentleness and love as a child’s main source of peace.
French couple M. and Madame Masson endure repeated separations and imprisonments from theft accusations starting with their wedding. He is jailed at Ambert for five years, she at Montbrison for two, again he for seventeen months, and she for six months. Their liberation timelines overlap as the pair remain apart. The tale ends with critique of correctional tribunals and a note on John Adams and Franklin in France.
A humorous exchange recalls Master Whipple at Pelton School with students claiming he is cross yet clever. The tale shifts to a funeral hoax prank and teaching moments about schoolmasters, topped by other curious items and anecdotes from a late 19th century issue.
A private clerk reports nightly killings by Mexican renegades in Mexico City and a brutal theatre stabbing. He notes heavy army losses from sickness, with a company reduced from ninety five to sixteen. Dispatches describe Santa Fe Expedition plans, 1500 American troops, 12 artillery pieces, and reinforcements to Chihuahua and El Paso amid harsh conditions.
A rambling fragment contains a tall Arkansas man demanding his baggage and pistols from a hotel waiter, mentioning three pistols a bowie knife and a pack of cards. It notes a misreported Columbus Indiana fire, stating five buildings valued at 5100 were destroyed.
A sceptical remark by a young man to Dr. Parr leads to a quip about belief. The New York State Prisons section lists inmate statistics including 3,364 for property crimes and 230 for crimes against persons, with breakdowns by gender race and literacy. A grocer’s vinegar remark and a proverb about humility round out the brief item.
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