07 Mar 1859
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1859
Page
1
A fragmented narrative describes a bustling gathering with mentions of air, ambience, and a surrounding scene. It hints at competitors, festive cheer, and seasonal imagery, including Christmas and gathering rituals, with references to names and places as part of the local scene.
An excerpted, highly fragmentary diary or narrative passage reflects on movement through an arc of day to night, hope rising then fading as companions drop away. It contrasts youthful optimism with fading scenery, ending in a night in the grove and a meditation on wealth, virtue, and mortality. The text mentions Anickerbooker, a Good Pes, and a mused view of travel and conflict between gentlemen and a guard.
A humorous tale follows James Jones as he schemes to win a dentist's wife by staging a social amours ruse. His plan backfires when the dentist discovers the deception, a tooth is heartbreakingly damaged, and Jones loses his signal prop for affection in a comic twist of vanity and folly.
The Piqua Register recounts a jumble of anecdotes from a recent gathering. A jesting toast devolved into a shouted dispute about a prayer leader while Uncle Joe delivered a sharp negative in a Western debating society. A Buffalo arrest tale, neighborly supper talk, and a New Year plan to raise sheep are noted with a humorous, folksy tone reflecting ordinary life and small dramas.
A collage of anecdotes and vignettes on a preacher with a colonel for an audience, fluctuating scenes of court and public life, oddities in printing, Kossuth reminiscences, a fatal wedding beside a corpse, a suicide by a river and a chaotic legislative scene, all conveyed in a newspaper card style with scattered names and places.
An inventor GA Mitchell of Turner Maine patented a metallic shoe tip that strengthens the sole, prevents rapid wear, and can be made of silver copper tin or other malleable metal. The tips cut shoe damage, reduce weight, and promise long wear for men women and children. the device is described as flat when the tip is worn and is supported as valuable though unproven today.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.