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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1857
Page
1
A long valed narrative extols a mother devoted to her family, praising daily duties of sewing, mending, and comforting children. It contrasts her with fashion’s frivolity and closes with a quatrain on night’s spiritual song and a Scotch divine’s sermon on God’s origin and supremacy.
A member of the Scientific Congress recounts a tale of testing earth rotation by a servant Sam who claims a cart’s rotation appeared after doubling brandy in water. The anecdote leads to a gossip club about prying neighbors and curious chatter, with various humorous vignettes and observations on society.
A long moralistic narrative warns of the dangers of novel reading on a young woman in a Northern state. The tale traces her ascent from a privileged home to ruin after embracing sensational literature, aided by a French governess, and ends with a grave warning to youths to avoid novels as a path to spiritual downfall. The piece emphasizes guardianship of conscience, the perils of fictional indulgence, and the need for religious guidance to prevent moral decay.
The Gettysburg Railroad Company reports plans to raise funds by a first mortgage on its line from Hanover York County to the Maryland line near Waynesboro. Subscriptions total 133,730 with 52,750 unpaid. The costs of graduation, superstructure, roads and buildings are itemized, with a total estimated road cost around 244,972 and a proposed loan arrangement to complete the line to Gettysburg and beyond.
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