17 Mar 1863
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1863
Page
1
A Charleston captain conducts a recruiting ruse by dressing finely and offering to whip volunteers who enlist. After three strong men are defeated in mock combat, the crowd agrees to follow, yielding a full company. The tale underscores the captain's fighting prowess and persuasive, theatrical method.
A fragmented 1862 literary page features verse praising inner worship over grand temples, a passionate Civil War tribute to the Stars and Stripes, and nostalgic reflections on a vanished old congregation. It includes exhortations on respecting women, seeking equal dignity, and humane conduct, tied to a Virginia context and local voices.
A reflective monologue compares life to a clock with a suggested life span of fourscore years, dividing it into twelve parts to mark each life stage. It ponders time’s mysteries, urges purposeful living, and extols a clear conscience as the source of inner strength amid joy and sorrow.
A reflection on how a child’s pure perception awakens love and faith in adults. The text argues that conversing with a child about religion grief and love reveals deeper feelings, inviting empathy, hope, and shared tenderness without judgment.
A five inch pasteboard tube used as a makeshift eye piece creates an optical illusion where both eyes appear to see through a hole in a book. The right eye looks through the tube while the left eye views the book, producing a fused image. A later note mentions Rev. T. Stare King in San Francisco facing church dissent over his preaching style.
A Philadelphia school mishap ends with a reward for naming the culprit as a rowdy student taunts the master. A later scene shows an old man at a new school where a crowd watches a chaos of dead cats being arranged by a mischievous boy, prompting a humorous query from a bystander. An American anecdote from Punch notes a witty purse-less English visitor in Washington who borrows, pays back, and earns two cents interest.
A humorous narrator warns of a woman with many suitors, comparing loves to coals in a furnace. He says one cools, the others fade, and warns that some will burn or grow cold. The piece ends with a playful admonition to beware of overheating passions.
The Theatre of Ephesus was examined and measured as possibly the largest ancient theater. Its diameter reached 660 feet and could seat about 56 700 spectators with space for each person. The building is linked to Acts epic and Pauls early Christian outbreaks in Ephesus and references by writers to differing biblical passages. A young Irishman complained of early marriage hardships, vowing never to wed again if he lived to Methuselahs age.
A fragment describes a quarrel between neighboring families on Market Street. A furious father, aiming to settle a dispute, acquires a raw hide and confronts the other household seeking the man of the house. The passage includes garbled dialogue and reflections on life and law.
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