06 Feb 1860
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1860
Page
1
A fragmented poem reveals longing for home amid war. The speaker reflects on seafaring journeys, exile settings, and a veteran’s wish for peaceful fields. Images of palm trees, turbans, and memories of family contrast with trench life and distant battles.
An old essay argues superstition burdens the workday and harms childhood. It urges sound discipline to restrain fear, protect children from spectres of servants, and shape early ideas of God as a benevolent figure guiding through storms and nature. It promotes teaching metaphysics to link darkness with providence.
A rambling tale recounts Hudgins with two servants caging an overseer on a Cumberland county farm. The mischief escalates to a mock arrest led by a frightened, bound overseer and a chaotic escape to town amid jeers, ending with the eccentric jailed and his companions freed forever. A second piece notes a Western editor’s reflection on parental sympathy, a boy’s plea, and the value of mothers prayers shaping family love and child guidance.
A reverend offers cautionary advice on husbands and wives with comic irony. A holy writer warns men not to idealize women, suggesting sage tea as a cure for romantic folly and urging reliance on a sister’s judgment before marriage. The piece mocks gullible views of women and men’s certainty.
A long lost pocket book is recovered by a former poor man who kept it for three years after returning the owner’s name and note. He describes how he now prospers, includes a child named after the owner, and sends the money plus interest promised. The note ends with light anecdotes and local jests.
Joe Stetson returns home from a brutal outing with injuries and a tale of a fierce brawl with Jim Andrews. Polly demands who won as Joe describes a wild, chaotic street fight in Seth Ronel's grocery yard.
Official inspector Dr Miram Cox describes a grocery liquor test in Cincinnati where two patrons drank whisky and suffered severe reactions. A litmus test turned scarlet, and analysis showed 17 percent alcohol instead of 40 percent, with dangerous additives like sulphuric acid and caustic substances. One pint of such liquor could kill a strong man.
A student Miss Sallie FM Moor of Western Female College Osford Ohio escaped by tying bedclothes together and sliding from a fifth story window after flames closed exit routes. The dramatic rescue highlights brave acts amid the March blaze.
A health periodical warns that many fatal winter illnesses stem from cooling off too soon after exertion. It cites cases from Rachel to Abbott Lawrence and a tenacious habit of rapid undressing, urging five to ten minutes of warmth after activity to avoid illness.
A tale from Plaster Be a township describes a German girl engaged to B and a rival C. Drugs, a wedding license, and a staged elopement lead to the girl being taken to Port Clinton, later denying the marriage. Her husband-to-be rescues her, and she files for divorce. the incident ends with legal action looming.
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