13 Mar 1854
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1854
Page
1
A fragmented poem describes a scene of wilted leaves and fading tones. Imagery of harps, waves, and forest echoes conveys sorrow, longing, and lost beauty amid a somber mood and fading memory.
An OCR fragment presents a poetic tribute to women guiding moral life. It speaks of maternal thought, protective care, and influence on orphans, praising women’s sway in society and their nurturing impact on vulnerable children.
A fragmented reflection on childhood bonds and distant reunions. The piece recalls swift friendships, shared joys, and the ache of time as years pass and faces drift apart, with hints of hopeful meetings in the future.
The article passages discuss moral faults and dishonest habits in society. It contrasts petty deceit with mercenary motives, condemning those who justify wrongdoing by business or competition and urging adherence to higher principles. It reflects on conscience, honor, and the quest for virtue amid life’s trials.
A bear star in the Bolwmia theatre's melodrama The Bear of the Mountain goes berserk during a dance scene. The bear mauls a dancer, lunges toward the pit, and chaos ensues as guards fire blanks and the bear is led away by menagerie keepers. The crowd flees, doors jam, and the bear is later calm on a bench as authorities publish a cautious note.
A near-forgotten voice recalls northern travel humor and tall tales. The narrator jokes about Sir A- sharing a cabin with a well dressed American aboard a lake steamer and a British quip about the tooth brush incident amid crowded berths. Other vignettes recount General Wool’s headquarters in the saddle and a Clay anecdote of frontier bravado.
The Razor Strop Man Staith offers a humorous temperance lecture with extracts on grog and beer through tales of a cat and a kitchen, contrasting the life of a drinker with abstinence. He outlines the shift from poverty to plenty and moral improvement, using playful rhymes and contrasts between Smith drunk and Smith sober.
A National Intelligencer correspondent reports on marriages by proxy in Virginia with a sailor General and a colored bride named Alilhea Sally, plus a Dayton Ohio tale of a baby born to a husband’s wife and playful local curiosities including a Paris fashion invention and a self expanding vehicle for horses.
A Detroit editor argues that exporting 4.2 million of 6 million yearly wheat bushels harms Michigan by depriving the state of bran, shorts, ash, and fat, which could boost dairy, beef, and pork. He notes bran oil, phosphate ash, and wheat’s value at home, and questions free trade vs protection for farmers.
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