02 Jun 1856
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1856
Page
1
A fragmentary poem contemplates flowers as emblems of life and mortality. It contrasts a bride’s beauty and joy with sorrow, asking whether flowers symbolize truth and nurture or fade with time. The verses describe blossoms as messengers of spring’s breath and seasonal passing, pairing imagery of white blooms, mourning, and ceremonial dress with questions of eternal meaning.
A dated homily urges swift forgiveness within families, using the prodigal son as a model. It contrasts unforgiving stiffness with Godlike mercy, calling parents and spouses to welcome penitence and heal discord through compassion and timely mercy.
An aged Mississippi politician Moses Stevens sparks a violent feud after boasting of killings. A mysterious youth confronts him in a tavern duel foretelling death. The duel ends with Stevens slain and the stranger vanishing, leaving gossip of a looming confession.
A garbled diary-like scene features Patang the Piz, a roistering light division Hibernian, evading a pursing General Arenford on a road in the Peninsula. The fragmentary text mixes comic exchanges, travel notes, and stray asides about meals, weather, and a prison-like interrogation of identity.
A fragmentary meditation on family happiness and morality, contrasting a ideal Christian home with social strain. It recalls Mr Webster’s benevolence to a destitute woman, a Baltimore murder misadventure, and local street scenes with curious, disjointed observations. The piece blends ethical reflection with wandering anecdotes and overheard conversations.
A long tale of a bachelor shopping at a milliner's shop ends in comic shock as he discovers the price of a lace veil, mistaken for a bargain. The simple man learns that the most dear article in the city costs seventy five dollars, provoking a wary lesson on gullibility and vanity.
News from New York on May 18 reports the Hughes printing press telegraph instrument nearing completion. The device writes messages in plain capitals at extraordinary speeds, supports two-way transmission on a single wire, and operates in all weather, surpassing Morse and Bain systems. It requires fewer wires and operators, and the American Telegraph Company, led by Peter Cooper, has acquired the patent for about 125,000 to 156,000 dollars.
Two foreign suitors, a Spaniard and a German, seek the hand of Melena Scharfequios by a strangest bet. Emperor Masimilian II orders a contest using a large bag and a chest doubly tested by force, deciding the marriage by which man can place the rival’s bosl into the bag. Eberhard von Talbert wins after a lengthy trial then carries the rival to the princess, and she accepts.
A Varna based Turkish steamer captain demands the return of a pocket book lost by two passengers. He gathers a large crew, tightens a rope to threaten the building, then retrieves the bag and contents after a warning. A German note reports a condemned criminal’s botched escape attempt by window and injury.
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