18 Jan 1847
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1847
Page
1
A lyrical Italian studio scene portrays a young artist in Rome awakening and praying. The poem describes her serene beauty, modest dress, and humility as she asks for mercy and forgiveness from heaven.
Ge Ory Wood describes Westminster Abbey from an English voyage in August 1916. He details the approach, the Poets Corner, royal chapels, notable tombs and monuments, the awe of architecture, and the shift from solemn reverence inside to bustling London streets outside. He recalls the coronation chair, old books, and the emotional impact of art, death, and memory.
True friends are described as those who point out faults in prosperity and aid with heart and hand in adversity. The piece emphasizes honest counsel and loyal support as the essence of friendship.
A reflective piece extols rare true manhood over social status and money. It contrasts polished appearances with hollow virtue and praises a man whose heart and actions honor friends, strangers, and principle, denouncing exploitation and cynicism in a cold world.
A column argues happiness comes from daily small acts of kindness and encouraging words. Sees 365 kind acts yearly transforming lives, noting the impact on digestion and sleep, then segues into a brief note on marriages in the West, mentioning a Mr Schnichenhopfen and a Mrs Schregengost.
A humorous tale from a college era recounts two students planning thefts of Dr Nott’s turkeys. The roguish pair are outwitted when the doctor playfully serves them as a feast, turning the prank into a Thanksgiving joke about Old Prex, son John, and daughter Sal.
A British emigrant named Milo, working on a 200 acre plot, becomes trapped when his plough is pinched between a fallen tree and a stump. With his right foot and ankle jammed, he contemplates amputation, frees himself by cutting the oxen, and is later found bloodied but safe as the laborer arrives. The event ends with his dramatic extrication.
The piece mockingly lists Gen. Taylor’s purported enjoyments from military victories over Northern and Southern Indians and Mexicans, praising his moderation and courage while noting he lacks Polk’s approving mention. It closes with a xenophobic, gendered simile about a dove and a wounded woman, implying concealed pain.
A collection of brief quotes and observations on youth leisure, ancestral merit, health in students, age and vanity, self harm in Paris, the Mexican war’s mortality, and the emergence of The National Era anti slavery paper in Washington, illustrating period commentary and public discourse.
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