09 May 1865
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1865
Page
1
A prose poem depicts the thaw and awakening of nature as winter recedes. Birds return, flowers push up, and buds burst while sunshine warms the land. The scene moves from frost to green with lilting imagery of maple, dogwood, cowslips, and swaying grasses as May gives way to June.
A miscellany piece argues that mental exercise and ethical living sustain health. It contrasts vigorous bodily life with vigorous thought, warning against light reading and urging simple faith. The piece ends recalling a 600 mile trip and asks for reports from readers.
A reflective piece on sleep struggles and dreams. It notes how anxious thoughts haunt sleepers and suggests strong-willed stillness and mental discipline as remedies. The excerpt later shifts to observations from Captain Grant’s Walk Across Africa about opium use, household life, and cultural scenes within Moossan’s home and harem.
A column notes tales of a monstrous tree by the Rio Branca in the Amazon region with a canopy said to shelter 10,000 men and a legendary bird, the tommydon. It mentions Brazilian names Sunina and Upper Amazon, then shifts to satirical anecdotes about Danish women, Sherman lore in Raleigh, lamp explosions, and random notices including a fatal kerosene lamp incident in Utica.
Reports from 1862 recount Senator Johnson urging vigorous action to crush the rebellion and to rally support behind the flag under the cross, with calls for liberty and union. Other items note Wilkes Booth’s body removal, Irish emigration rumors, French concerns over Mexico, caterpillar extermination efforts, and various society items including gossip and fashion trends.
President Lincoln letter to Lizzie P. Gurney praised for evangelical purity and prayerful support. Reflections on war, faith, and government duty. Canada hosts rebel refugees. UK-US tensions rise. Halleck orders oath of allegiance for Richmond and Ferrisburg trades, clergy, and marriage officiants. Governor Buckingham praises federal triumphs. cabinet unites behind Lincoln. Rebel ram Webb destroyed near New Orleans after engine trouble. guerrilla actions easing in Virginia. domestic jokes and doggerel noted.
A York Republican critique denounces reverence for Robert E Lee as treason and murder. It accuses Lee of perjury and slaughter, cites Arlington estate, freedmen schools, and graveyard injustices, and condemns sentimentality toward rebel leaders while urging punishment of traitors.
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