19 Jun 1832
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1832
Page
1
A dramatic 1832 sermon excerpt narrates a man’s fall from virtue under wealth and habit, his moral collapse, and a wife ruined by a drunken husband. It warns readers to beware of intemperance, portrays the toll on family, and ends with a stark exhortation.
A speaker recalls a once wealthy couple ruined by alcohol. The husband’s decline left him on the floor, the wife shivering amid tattered bedding. Once a happy home, their lives ended in degradation, hospital scenes, and shattered virtue as drinking corroded all that was once cherished.
A London newspaper excerpt notes that long exposure to sun requires restraint on drinking. It cites Denham and Clapperton from Africa and advises workers in hot fields to avoid daytime beer or cider, drink minimally, and prefer nourishing meals. The piece argues moderation and timing matter for health and strength.
The New York Standard boasts invention of a shad bone picker. A crowd in Philadelphia offered a reward for the device while the Standard mockingly describes a ridiculous machine with a crank wheel and steel spindle. They demand $599 in bank bills to grant a patent and a lawyer’s power.
An old London scene recalls a spider killed rather than a lawyer, while a Paris Boulevard des Italiens coffeehouse dispute ends with a pistol demonstration. Seconds arrange, a shot is fired at a bird, and two Napoleons for cholera patients are pledged as the bet. The tale blends humor, bravado, and social commentary from observers.
The piece from Faverrevinina dated May 30 1842 reflects on fortunes and misfortunes, praising kindness and memory of affection. It notes widespread benevolence after a family event, reports 116 houses completed with twenty acres treasuring, churches and a Market House under construction, and a planned central steeple and market space.
A fragment from a letter by General Leravetg dated in April notes French papers report the capital’s cholera death toll near ten thousand. The writer says the outbreak is abating yet will spread to other parts of France and beyond.
A parliamentary speech denounces the alien bill and criticizes European powers for breaches of faith toward Poland and refugees. It condemns Emperor actions and Prussian Austrian pressures, urges non intervention and supports extending protections for refugees and Romagna’s promised reforms.
The bill rechartering the Bank of the United States passed the Senate 28 to 20. It extends the charter fifteen years from March 8 1836, sets note denominations, requires circulation rules, imposes annual payments to the US, and restricts offices per state while ensuring cross-office acceptance of bank notes in balances.
The proposal limits branches to two per state and contemplates withdrawing small notes from circulation to boost specie in general circulation. It would pay funds into the National Treasury rather than distributing dollars to states, masking a question of continuing the Bank of the United States with added restraints for public security.
Correspondence of the London Medical Journal describes a Paris family in Saint Jacques quarter: a nine foot ten inch father, a one pound beef and four pounds bread daily shared with wife and child, with minimal daily intake. The husband from Caen, wife from Lyons, seven children conceived with five deaths from teething convulsions, mother nursing with scant meals.
A London correspondent notes mid April reports from Paris detailing cholera’s shift from attacking a few to spreading across the city’s south bank and Faubourg Saint Germain. Coffins and black-decorated doors rise as funerals multiply and streets grow desolate, with Parisians guarding hands to cover their mouths amid airborne fear.
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