10 Mar 1856
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1856
Page
1
A fragment from a poetic work presents images of children at play with heavenly overtones. The text conjures angels watching over youth and a hope tied to innocence and happiness, urging faith in a land blessed by children’s joy.
Fragmented archaic verse questions gloom and urges harmony with nature. It invokes angels and eternal song, contrasting human weariness with the sunlit world and a call to revive the weary heart and world through belief in creation’s music.
A reflective piece recalls evening walks past three churches with unfamiliar tunes and one familiar hymn Corinta. The voice speaks of memories of the old deacon minister and choir, the lost lovers with blue and black eyes, and a belief that sacred singing endures beyond time in a future revival.
The excerpt argues that a person’s character is revealed by his loves and company. A mind drawn to vulgar pleasure shows a debased nature, while association with the virtuous signals uprightness and purity in conduct. It contrasts indulgence with righteousness.
A narrator recalls a midnight trip in a stove coach toward a village near a sugar-leaf hill. A comical man awakens the homeowner with a knock, exchanges quips about a lunar discussion, and reveals a prank to drain the lordly cistern. The chase ends with pigs and geese shocking bystanders as the party speeds away uphill.
A humorous office joke in Council Bluffs, Iowa, spirals into a near catastrophe when Quad and Rule plant a staged poisoned stake. Quill discovers the ruse and the fake antidote chaos erupts as staff scramble for oil and grease to save Quad and Rafe. Doctors intervene as the pair survive the dangerous prank.
A mixed excerpt shows youthful farewell poetry to Miss 4 E and reflections on meeting again, dated Pep 26th 1846, followed by a segment on The Spirit of the Lord's Prayer praising reverence, forgiveness, and daily bread. The two parts sit as period prose and devotional text.
An essay argues that no one is exempt from hardship and death. It notes universal experiences of loss and grief affecting friends, neighbors, families, and loved ones, urging compassion and supportive sympathy across communities.
A contemplation on studious life as healthy and long lasting. Observes regular study, moderate exercise, and proper rest contribute to health. The piece cites Dr Strong and a series of brief anecdotes and letters on weather, travel, and domestic advice.
A drunken man collapses in a barn shed near a town in Arkansas. He is found by locals who share warmth and hospitality, while he remains unaware of his surroundings. He wakes believing he is in a tavern with gentlemen and asks a pig present for the time.
Two curled up derkeys encounter a half-frozen acquaintance in a Washington Star column. They discuss a strange spell of cold weather and blame the world turning only half round while they hope the thaw will come soon. The piece preserves slang and a humorous tone.
A country girl defends marrying against her sisters' fate by likening the scene to pigs at a trough. She argues that one burned nose teaches nothing and that girls follow the crowd despite warning signs, ending with a sharp rebuke to a cousin.
The article introduces a dense table showing monthly temperatures and precipitation for the last seventeen years, with annual mean temperatures calculated from daily readings at 10 AM 2 PM and 9 PM. It notes rainfall includes rain and snow converted to inches and references a 17 year comparison of seasonal temperature versus precipitation patterns.
The text notes that half of that year's precipitation occurred in four months and cites a mean temperature for February 1836, described as the coldest period. It mentions monthly precipitation figures around 2.730 inches and an estimated snow measure of 274 inches, with other points promised for reader attention.
A Covington to Lewisburg era correspondent reports January 20 finds along Cady's section of the Central Railroad. A deep cave yielded a mummified hunter dead many years with his gear. A pocket book with bonds dated 1823 and 1826, payable to Jon A. Cross of the Olansbarger Survey, suggests a vanished past.
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