Fragmented Verse on Memory and Loss
A poetic fragment reflects on memory and departed years. The speaker laments lost loves and the light that once rested in the heart, mourning what time has torn away.
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09 Jul 1849
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Adams Sentinel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1849
Page
1
Mind shape and early bias mold destiny of action
The passage argues that initial biases seed future actions and that character is moldable like clay by parents, teachers, and companions. It warns that faults and virtues imprint on a child’s mind and resist full erasure, even with time and reason.
Integrity and enterprise as a public capital
The piece extols a Rotterdam thread merchant who built trust and five decades of observed industry, noting customers would even send a Grind man or child to fetch goods. It argues that integrity is a greater asset than wealth, and that honesty earns lasting influence for any businessperson, large or small. It also references Coleridge and a call to endure injuries with Christian virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James al Adhsier
United States
James Mallister
Offrick
North Third Siscar
Philadelphia
Forrey
Getiyapures Toseph R
Rotterdam
Coleridge
A Man Who Never Saw a Woman From Monasteries in Levant
Excerpted from Visits to Monasteries in the Levant recounts a monk on Mount Athos who has never seen a woman. He recalls massacres in his birthplace, learns Italian from a monk, and ponders the Panagia images while pondering women’s appearance. The piece contrasts monastic life with broader human curiosity and includes brief other vignettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levant
Robert Canson
Titian
Sebastian del Piombo
Mt. Athos
Goly
Panagia
Stich Helly
Constantine
Retreating from a Battery A Colored S with a Doctor
A lengthy comic tale from a New Hampshire village about a boastful African man named Sambo and a farmer doctor. A galvanic battery scene ends with Sambo frightened and the doctor laughing, exposing bravado and a local prank gone awry.
Emigration to California Rivals in Numbers Across West
The article notes a steady wagon emigration from Independence to Fort Laramie and beyond, with over two thousand wagons and tens of thousands of people moving toward California. It cites sea departures from the US and abroad, predicts American predominance in California, and warns of possible clashes over mining rights amid Gen Smith's proclamation and rising tensions with foreigners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Calfornia
Independence
Fort Laramie
West
United States
Mexico
Peru
Chile
Sandwich Islands
States
Predictions and oddities echoed in letters and notices
The Washington letter cites a Roman manuscript predicting European upheaval and a papal crisis, while the Caddo Gazette notes a slave trade scheme involving abducted Africans bound for Texas. Other items recount a Belfast professor’s aquatic mishap, San Francisco’s population strain, and a Rochester Advertiser tale of a jail term for a young woman stealing provisions.
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Caddo
Sthult
Africa
Texas
San Bernard
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