22 May 1848
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1848
Page
1
Fragmentary notes indicate preparations for May elections in Adams County. The text references attendance, open meetings, and a request to secure readings or entries, but details are incomplete and unclear.
The scrambled text presents unreadable phrases with many broken words and missing context. No identifiable events or names emerge to anchor a coherent news item or summary.
At an Orphans Court in Adams County on April 17 1848 the court granted a rule on all heirs and legal representatives of Peter Steffy deceased to appear and accept or refuse the real estate. Heirs named include Martin Steffy Christina Catherine Elizabeth Lydia Mary Rebecca Sarah Nancy Julia Ann and others with spouses. Personal notice to county heirs and publication to nonresidents for three weeks. Proceedings set for May 23 at Gettysburg before William N Irvine Esq President and the court.
Amos Pragiume informs friends and the public he moved his Clock and Watch Establishment from Taneytown Maryland to Gettyshure near the former Jostru Maruias property. He offers clocks watches and repairs at reasonable prices and warrants satisfaction. Gettysburg October 12.
Sickness in children and adults is blamed on worms with symptoms like offensive breath, teeth grinding, coughing, and fever. Sherman's Worm Lozenges and Camphor Lozenges are promoted as rapid cures with testimonials from Sister Ignatius and other notable figures. The ad warns of imposition and lists numerous distribution points across towns and states.
The excerpt blends moral reflections on death and the afterlife with practical tips and quotes. It muses on wealth, poverty, and the virtues of good works as eternal companions at judgment, urges respect for all, and includes farming tips, notes on ice transport, a Jean Paul quip on gendered communication, and a remark on prayer and bodily heat.
A lyrical meditation on tenderness and loss as night falls and hope of lasting peace glimmers like a rainbow. The speaker contemplates parting from loved ones, the fear of eternal separation, and the belief in a brighter afterlife where sorrow ends.
The cross signature once tied to illiteracy is discussed as a sign in Saxon times and its oath-like meaning. American Rural Life portrays farmers in New England and beyond living orderly, self sufficient lives on fifty acre holdings with steady crafts and family labor. A Scene reports American Anti Slavery Society debates in New York with Burleigh, Wendell Phillips, Garrison, and Henry Clay, including cheers and rowdy interruptions.
A humorous tale from Alabama Reporter recounts a Southern captain’s escape through sedge and bush during a mock march, a tongue in cheek joke about General Jackson that travels through quirk and mischief in antebellum humor. The item blends assorted anecdotes, from war expenses to curious marriages, with musings on the Washington Monument and brief notes on shipping losses, to reflect a miscellany issue.
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