24 May 1831
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1831
Page
1
A poetic fragment from the Soston Even Gasette reflects a sailor’s longing for home. The wanderer endures harsh seas and distant towns while one word echoes as comfort: home. The piece notes hope amid peril, and the cherished sound of home sustains the traveler.
A column warns against debt and credit purchases, sharing the Thornbury and Foster tale to show ruin from excessive borrowing. It urges paying what you owe, avoiding new debt, and living within means, with homely vignettes on temperance and prudent spending.
The Baltimore Register cites New England farmers as examples of thrift and discipline. It highlights 1825 Massachusetts Premium winners and typical farm outputs, praising orderly work, diversified winter chores, and the robust, contented rural families who supported liberty at Lexington and Saratoga. A Cincinnati Chronicle note warns of hydrophobia cases and cautions hides traders to avoid rabid material amidst rabies concerns.
An account reports a Persian ambassador's dinner where wine was served and debated amid religious proscriptions. The envoy asserts that wine may be consumed for health and in a manner consistent with the Koran, while witnesses question the stance and customs of the Persian party.
The Louisiana Advertiser describes a planned railway connecting New Orleans with Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas. It details route, swamp crossings, embankment, and a future artificial harbor with a 699 yard pier to reach nine feet depth, aiming to boost regional commerce and westward trade.
In the Jamaica House of Assembly a motion to bring a bill against wharfinger frauds is discussed. Mr. Haus Philips, MP for St Andrew, supports the motion calling wharfingers rogues, while recalling long exposure to such schemes. General Bernard returns to French service as an engineer officer.
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