26 Jul 1847
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1847
Page
1
A reflective piece from the Globe on maternal strength at a child’s deathbed, contrasting a father's grief with a mother's enduring devotion. It moves through phrases about singing in childhood, German and Swedish childrearing, and ends with a beggar girl clinging to a mother’s ring as a final relic of love.
A moral exhortation urges youth to honor religion with gentleness and social grace. It warns against ostentation and shallow piety, promoting virtue as central to a useful life while contrasting genuine religiosity with gloom and superstition. It cites old maxims and notes the harm of imagining offense where none was meant.
The North American describes the Tonga as a powerful narcotic drink from the thorn apple used by Peruvian Indians to induce ecstasy and communicate with ancestral spirits. It recounts a trance where a man spoke of visions and the continued belief in spiritual communication despite Christian influence. The report also notes an unrelated arts achievement in Daguerreotyping a freak of light in St Louis by Mr. T M Easterly.
In a Boston tale a husband burdens by drink and lies to his wife Susan about milk. He searches the house for milk while intoxicated, only to discover the truth in a comic evening confessional. The misadventure ends with change and restraint. Also notes a Boston ice trade and Millerives move toward a South Camden conflagration speculation.
The piece surveys high altitude air properties, winds, and air density with quotes from Scientific American, followed by anecdotes and quips on toasts and public figures. It includes a witty militia toast mishap with Gen Root, praise of Abby Folsom’s two day July speech, heroic women at sea, Westward marriage trends, and Sam Slick’s quips on female curiosity.
A lengthy editorial weighs the toll of the Mexican war on the United States noting heavy expenses and loss of life while questioning the war's necessity. It cites civilian and newspaper views, praises Gen. Taylor's presumed impartial presidency, and reports on Oregon temperance and Cape Palmas colonial governance amid broader notes on hay and crop prospects.
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