25 Nov 1829
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1829
Page
1
The notice lists subscription prices: one year at ten dollars per annum paid in advance or seventy dollars and fifty cents if paid over the year. Premises under a square are published three times for one dollar, with twenty five cents for each continuation, and larger premises over a square priced proportionally.
The poem contrasts life’s narrow bounds with divine religion. It laments the despair of existence without faith, then asserts religion as the ray that turns darkness into day. Bright sun and blooming towers symbolize heavenly hope reflected from faith.
A Pawtucket Chronicle reflection on the frequent falsehood of saying sorry, contrasting hollow pity with real aid, and contrasting youth’s bright promise with the harsh realities of adulthood. It weighs social hypocrisy, friendship, and the fading glow of youth as duty and sorrow accompany growth.
A vivid narrative from an Irish immigrant who travels from Tyrone to Philadelphia. He recalls choosing “Push” as a life motto after a stagecoach encounter and describes rapid early success in America, including real estate speculation, a marriage to a merchant's daughter, and a prosperous life. The piece blends personal memoir, moral counsels on marriage, and scattered archival notes on Choctaw witch trials, Indian marriage ventures, and oddities in 1829 news snippets.
A fragment condemns self styled moral guides who preach temperance yet drink ardent spirits. The speaker mocks those who claim religious principle but act in conflict, noting Hilliamstown Adu as the source context.
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