11 Jan 1847
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1847
Page
1
A lament for the passing year and the cost of conflict. It reflects on bereavement and loss, contrasting peaceful memories with the violence of war. The piece urges readers to ponder mortality, gratitude, and the need to live wisely as a new year arrives.
A long prose piece reflecting on child loss, faith, and heavenly hope with quotes from Beecher and Johnson, followed by brief vignettes on Norwegians and their simple happiness. It weaves moral anecdotes about tears, luck, and piety with poetic musings on mortality and future bliss.
In 1847, Mrs Franklin, widow of Isaac Praxxury, relinquished her legal rights and donated at least 150000 dollars to found and endow a seminary for needy children in Sumner County Tennessee. The feature notes Praxxury’s fortune largely lay in Louisiana and discusses legal quirks under Louisiana law affecting community property.
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