19 Jul 1847
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1847
Page
1
A brief line appears to praise inner virtue, suggesting optimism and communal spirit without specific event or entities. No clear people, places, dates, or organizations are identifiable in the fragment.
A nostalgic reminiscence extols a mother's soft words as soothing and powerful across ages. It notes gentle speech calms boisterous boys, guides conduct, and exerts influence beyond the cradle, shaping character through a loving parental example.
A reflective piece on life's brevity and the value of remembrance. It urges readers to cherish connections and honor those who labor locally. The Lehigh Reporter promotes supporting local mechanics and buying homegrown goods to strengthen towns and national prosperity.
A Boston Post excerpt praises the industrious happy girl over flirts, urging steady, sensible partnerships. It extols strong minds and lasting love, contrasts work with idle fashion, and notes the heart’s constant activity as a metaphor for purposeful living.
A collection of humorous animal feats and social quips. A monkey rides hogs and a wild horse, with riders surprised by the animal’s balance and courage. David Crockett jokes about a rude compliment to a congressman and an apology, while two Quakers in Vermont stage a mud fight. The piece closes with satirical notes on Boston manners, U.S. military life, Santa Anna era foibles, and Mexican fashion observations.
Saltillo picket guard recounts Gen. Taylor’s limited Spanish during his year in Mexico. A Mexican complained of wood theft and Taylor misheard, replying with eggs and eyes. He planned to move camp to Agua Nueva, misnaming Agua Ardiente, then corrected to brandy.
In a Knoxville Tribune recount, Gen Pillow and Gen Taylor discuss the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. Pillow says he would have dated the actions differently. Taylor fixes Pillow with a direct response affirming his own view.
Col William Campbell's Tennessee legion numbered 1000 men on the march to Mexico. Only 850 rank and file returned to their homes. Col William T Haskell's second Tennessee regiment numbered 1040. only 360 returned. The dead lie in foreign sands without coffins or markers. Jonesborough Whig notes the tragedy and mournful homes. A London Journal of Arts notice from June lists John Allen of Cincinnati pat entering a method to restore fullness to the cheek using metallic pulps.
During a Cadiz Ohio sacrament at the Seceder Church an abrupt fever struck six to eight attendees forcing them home. The illness spread quickly through the congregation with over a hundred affected, many families prostrated and several deaths reported.
In a Springfield lecture on foreign manners, Bar re cites Frederika Bremer to detail Swedish wedding customs. A bride stands in a circle of bright lights while guests with candles critique her before a formal ceremony follows. Guests, including women, voice insults until the hour and a half ordeal ends, then a dinner and thanks conclude the gathering.
The Yankee explains rifle ball physics with three motions parabolic drop, gyroscopic twist, and point blank impact, noting imperfect spheres and rifled barrels. A Newark Advertiser report describes a water cooled axle experiment on a Jersey City to Elizabethtown railroad, claiming reduced friction and cost.
Reports indicate France faces an unusually insuciant wheat crop with weekly examinations by scientific delegates in eighty six departments. Despite large plantings and royal attendance at agricultural meetings, no disease outbreaks are yet noted. The text also contrasts happiness with wisdom, noting that self-proclaimed happiness hides folly while true wisdom reveals itself through empathy born from suffering.
A 19th century comparison argues the Amazon valley may rival the Mississippi for future empire due to vast fertile land and navigable tributaries. It weighs tropical Amazonia against temperate Mississippi, highlighting climate, labor, and civilization as decisive factors, contending American dominance will outpace Brazilian prospects despite Amazon potential.
The piece lauds Henry Clay as the Sage of Ashland, predicting future historians will place him among great statesmen. It recalls the 1844 era supporters as “Young Whigs,” and notes a legacy of country love tied to Clay’s failed presidential bid. It also reports Nantucket’s ice cream scare from tainted freezer handling, causing illness among men and women.
A printed fragment recalls a master builder and day laborer dispute over wages. The dialogue shows wage expectations from a dollar per day down to twenty five cents, with the laborer taking it easy at lower rates. A separate quip notes a young lawyer finding practice lags behind profession.
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