30 Jan 1854
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1854
Page
1
The piece argues young men can build capital through honesty integrity and perseverance, more enduring than wealth. It extols a virtuous life inspired by moral capital, cites examples of industrious behavior, and warns that true worth comes from service to society rather than wealth alone.
A tale from Y villages near Lancaster recounts Mr. Smith buying antimonial wine, leaving a demijohn with Mrs. Jones who later served it to Mr. Jones. He nearly dies from the poison, a doctor intervenes with a stomach pump and antidote, the truth revealed, and the town buzzes with the mistaken fear of poison.
A chaotic miscellany notes Voltaire Newton and a prophecy about travel at fifty miles per hour, a tale of a Yankee and a parlor mischief, then clipped anecdotes on marriages ages, a Louisville wedding cake, Revolutionary War survivals, a courtroom verdict in Wisconsin, a shooting by a wife, Kentucky prison religious revival, and a Pendleton lightning strike report.
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