17 Jan 1865
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1865
Page
1
A fragmentary and OCR garbled passage discusses political writers, moral standards, and public debate around November 6. It references Edward McPierson, various legislative bodies, committees, and calls for political action, with mentions of military organization and civic duties.
A fragmented overheard exchange shows Mrs Garey scolding about bedtime and a warning to keep children in line. The scene shifts to Ike and Goorse protesting restrictions while a shopkeeper urges participation in village life, inviting locals to the grog shop as readers question if she acted out of care or malice.
A garbled report describes Quaker voters and a contested election in Warren County New Jersey with tense rhetoric and threats of boycotts. The text references a factional clash over suffrage and quotes a speaker denouncing or defending practices, suggesting a heated public dispute around a local election.
The fragment describes tobacco usage and social attitudes across regions, mentioning Paraguay and India with curious, archaic prose. It evokes sensory detail of chewing and smoking habits, cultural reflections, and exotic settings.
A garbled 1805 report from Cyhien and Brankin County Maine outlines superintendent A Malilwai and the Supminiendant, mentions rebel fears, civil conflict, and a disturbing incident involving a family connected to a soldier in the 40th Regiment. It includes odd asides on hospitals, a Benito-like discussion, and a death of a 13 year old girl from Beals township due to a pin in her mouth, plus stray anecdotes about local figures, a chaplain, and a colorful, disjointed account of winter scenes, schools, and various inquiries.
A woodcutter near Burnsides Station on the Dartford Providanea and Bishkill Railroad accidentally felled a large chestnut tree onto the track moments before a passenger train approached. The engine crew signalled braking but momentum spun the trunk under the cars, yet the train remained on the rails. The woodman, questioned, said he would have preferred the tree fall on him rather than endanger the train.
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