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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1866
Page
1
Fragmented verse urges departure to a countryside of sound and light. It contrasts toil with imaginative escape, describing nature’s scenes and visions that awaken the mind and heart. The speaker calls for wandering, worship, and a search for magic amid rural imagery.
A Maine Press report recalls a Bath girl who died at nineteen months past nine years, her last hours filled with fear then calm as she crossed to the unseen shore. The piece follows musings on growing beautiful through kindness and sympathy, and ends with a reflection on selfishness as the core of sin and a domestic sermon within.
Two Cincinnati men, Jack Wynsdale and Jerry the Parson, are described as sharp wits and heavy drinkers. Their late night letters to their wives cause a misdelivery, revealing the pair’s marital deceptions and resulting scandal with Mrs Brown and others. The tale ends with a humorous moral about the consequences of their escapades.
A sixteen year old recalls a romantic courtship at a Ticktown party. He meets Sallie B- at church after a brief introduction, shares a kiss, and is gently told by Sallie that he is “bad.” The piece weaves in humorous vignettes about patience in learning and light social anecdotes.
A kitchen tip extols a thin flexible steel knife known as a palless knife or spatula for scraping plates and scorched pots. It claims the tool removes residue without greasy patches, aiding cleaning and utensil care, praised as a true help to housekeepers.
The piece criticizes Heister D. Clymer for opposing secession, conscription, and Union victory efforts while praising his political stance as a state senator. It alleges he called Lincoln a tyrant and Davis a patriot, opposed national currency, and urged peace talks by ending the war. Read as a historical column, it frames his record as a candidate for governor and asks Pennsylvania voters to judge.
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