This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1866
Page
4
A dated letter from Maj. Gen. J. W. Geary advocates protective tariffs to foster home industry, boost employment, and reduce reliance on foreign goods. The piece highlights his view that tariffs support national wealth, pay debt, and avert revenue shortfalls, alongside other brief items and notices from the period.
Be3 A Fair for the Mt. Olivet cemetery at Hanover opens on Thursday and runs to Monday evening. Round trip tickets from Gattysburg Oxford and Luthestown available at moderate rates as preparations by the Ladies proceed. County meeting at Gettysburg on Oct 17 discusses war losses and urging state relief from legislature with a committee appointed to present proceedings.
Several delegations visited the President in the week before last. A colored delegation led by Frederick Douglass praised progress and urged race advances while he warned against broad suffrage measures. Montana, Virginia lawmakers, and Christian Commission leaders reported to the President, who spoke frankly on loyalty and national policy. The Chambersburg relief bill passed the Senate for 500000 raised funds and distribution rules. A note on British free trade efforts and a Pithole City fire report concludes this summary.
Both branches approve a bill exempting all real estate from state taxation for state purposes after passage on Wednesday. The measure does not relieve taxes due before the act, so some last fall levies may still be collected. Estimated gains include 12817 for Adams County and about 400000 from banks plus railroad and transportation firms.
Investigators expose fake whiskey returns by John Cookson of Mountjoy and James B. Severson of Strasburg township. Total unpaid tax about 84 thousand dollars. Distilleries seized. Severson faces numerous perjury charges and has fled. Other parties under examination.
Washington Republican reports a Friday conversation between the President and Henry J. Raymond, noting Raymond’s key roles with the Republican Party. The piece discusses party relations, unity within the Union party, and the President’s stance on fighting battles within party lines. It also mentions a local missing couple case in Huntingdon county and a Missouri bank robbery of seventy two thousand dollars by twelve armed men with guard diversions.
A former Lincoln partner recounts his legal principles. He notes three traits: first his demand that wrongs be dropped and rights exercised, second that even right claims require strong evidence, and third that a client should persuade neighbors to do right or face consequences, with emphasis on justice and jury minds.
The March number of The Lady's Friend magazine features a steel engraving titled The Expending Ruin with fashion plates and dress engravings including carriage-dress Pelerive and child’s dress. It highlights poems, stories such as The Impending Rutn, and Beatrice Volonou's song Victoria Regina, plus editorials, fashions, and receipts.
A list of marriage notices from Carroll and Adams counties dated in the early 1900s. The items record multiple wedding banns and engagements across Littlestown Crabbs Hotel Hanover and Gettysburg areas, naming brides grooms and counties with dates in the 8th 9th 11th and 12th inst and places like Littlestown Meager towns and parsonages.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.