05 Mar 1849
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1849
Page
1
A terse note on a song titled Three Days of Childhood appears in a brief column. The entry mentions Poe and a transcription, hinting at a literary or musical piece. Lack of full context limits detail but indicates a readers’ note on a work of verse or song.
In 1849 a woman named Maria Simpkins endures a sharp fall and injury after boasting of luxuries and comforts. Her mother-in-law guides a rebirth of gratitude as she endures pain, sleep loss, and a broken ankle, finding deeper happiness beyond wealth.
A miscellany notes parental influence on children, habits of fashion, and a laughing anecdote about a mother altering plans after a child protests. It includes a quip about a talkative woman, a claim about inverted tree tops lasting longer, a dog eating bread, and a boot pegging invention. Also cited is a runaway couple paying a five guinea fee to a minister and a brief note on Turkey Persia border talks with English mediation to Mosul.
Mrs. Joseph Harris Jr of this city patents a box and axle that require no oil and reportedly runs 1000 revolutions per minute in a lathe, potentially reaching 120 miles per hour with no perceptible heat. The design uses six anti friction rollers between two gears, keeping rollers in place by gear teeth. Death-Bed Confession notes Joseph Kelsey in Buffalo admits murder and theft after trial. An Ireland birth decline of ninety percent in one county during 1848 linked to extreme physical exhaustion per London Daily News.
A Philadelphia woman named Flaherty, long ill with heart and spinal complaints, reportedly found relief after a medicine said to expel a paper worm measuring fifty two and a half feet. Doctor S Heine administered four tablespoons, claiming instant success amid sensational local notice.
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