23 Jul 1855
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1855
Page
1
Fragmentary poem titled The Sleeping Child presents imagery of love and dreams. It weaves visions of a lovely girl, a sleeping figure, and a perilous dreamscape as it contemplates love’s pull. The verse references longing, fate, and the golden thread of affection linking souls across time.
A fragmentary piece argues the Sabbath as God's gift to workers and as a lifesaving, frugal tool. It extols the Sabbath’s health and economic value, praising the weekly rest and the Savings Bank as a ledger of renewal and longevity. The text links thrift, discipline, and spiritual duty to prolong life.
A reflective piece praising the timeless charm of a benevolent, virtuous woman. It extols kindness, mercy, and steadfastness beyond youth, urging young ladies to value virtue over fashion to retain grace. The prose intertwines moral maxims with folk sayings and editorial-like observations on conduct.
A vivid etherial piece imagines life on the Moon describing equal days and seasons, perpetual twilight without an atmosphere, and the stark contrasts of light and shadow. It muses on how Earthly observers would view the Moon while noting insights about Earth from the lunar perspective.
In a chaotic court scene a man argues his dog caused no offense under the statute while the justice questions the meaning of the act and what constitutes prohibited conduct with an odd reference to a toy and playing fields.
A garbled account details late school days and a muttered phrase to a teacher after a disrupted morning. The text mentions a captain and ocean travel, with unclear sequence of events and names.
A narrator recalls warning cats to end their moonlit gatherings near the dwelling. On a Monday night the cat convention grows noisy, and after threats with a double barreled gun, the crowd scatters as shots ring out, ending the disturbance by dawn. The tale is told in a rambling, humorous voice.
A boy scares a cat on a shed, finds it shot dead after a stormy scene. The speaker recalls a Maltese “chairman” figure and ruefully notes a quarrel over payment for the cat’s value versus powder and shot used, ending with reflections on disturbance and blasphemous language.
An old farmer, strict about his two daughters, discovers a lovers’ ruse when the pair use a sheet to invite suitors. The man mistakes the sheet for a signal and climbs, falling as the sheet slips, dislocating a shoulder and prompting new limits on relationships.
A Portland transcript recounts a juror from Washington County Maine with a strong duty to be consulted on verdicts. In a past case he attempted to lead jurors, claiming eleven of the most contrary devils had not reached agreement.
Fragmentary Southern Military Gayotte prose recalls John Larchem a famed Montgomery schemer. He allegedly forged notes and used pseudonyms like Peter Syarlefanier to claim owed sums, provoking a lawsuit in a court of justice. The piece also mentions Asbright Vhwaght in Arerdus and a perilous fall from a high house tied to a shingle incident.
A joker sends a rat to Nelly to cook for dinner. Nelly tries to pluck feathers from the fur in a kitchen, dipping the rat in boiling water as the mistress discovers the prank and halts the scene.
A man presented a three thousand dollar draft at an Illinois bank and demanded specie. An officer invited him behind the counter, opened the bank safe, and warned that only a tiny amount would be kept on hand while threatening revolvers if he pressed the issue. The robber took bills for his draft.
A Sherborne trial scene yields a jurors verdict note on restoring a prisoner to his wife and family. The text wanders through misheard remarks about a cat and a sawdust mistakingly called a male, memory as a tool, and a comic Irish maxim praising women.
A Charleston Courier correspondent recalls Gen. Washington voting for measures, not men, during a 1799 election at Mexandria near the courthouse in Kar fix county. The scene drew thousands as Washington’s vote was cast amid cheers and a crowded election precinct.
The California Christian Advocate treats swearing and child discipline with a washing mouth anecdote and cites Rev. Me. Booklin on gambling and ruin. A Dr Tewkesbury case shows camphor reversing strychnine effects in a boy after a bread biscuit.
A survey of the Atlantic Ocean describes vast sea meadows and deep troughs with shells and fossil remains on the bottom. It notes the basin stretches between America and Africa, with depths surpassing land elevations and whales navigating its ridges.
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