26 Nov 1855
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1855
Page
1
Fragmented OCR style poem prose presents an imagined land of reward and ruin. It invokes a journey toward a sacred, radiant realm with angels and stars, but contrasts with chains, labor, and hardship across deserts and seas. The piece blends mythic imagery with moral yearning and social critique.
The excerpt argues that occupation preserves the human spirit amid sorrow. It urges turning to work to divert grief, channel dark waters into life’s duties, and find renewal. Grief is portrayed as selfish when indulged, while steady toil fosters growth and light in duty despite obstacles.
Reading from a historical text, it details human and animal muscular counts and heart pulsations, noting sixty bones in the head and limbs, four hundred thirty four muscles, and heart beats totaling 3,240 per hour. It compares speeds of sloths, ants, antelopes, eagles, and camels, highlighting that size and construction only loosely affect motion, while force transfer reduces motion in the donor body.
The article argues a deer skin and a bas in suffices for cleaning windows. Use two wads of washcloths and a dry sheet, wipe glass with one cloth then dry with another. Avoid large splashes, as excess water damages panes. It praises simple tools like bees wax and a stout woman and warns against overcomplicated methods.
A young heiress Linda falls for Slocum, but a wealthy uncle opposes their marriage. Linda is swept into intrigue when a mysterious rescuer, the uncle’s chosen heir, reappears, triggering jealousy, a fatal illness, and a dramatic revelation that tests love, loyalty, and fortune.
A collection of short comic scenes about thrift and everyday wit. Mrs Wiggins spreads butter on bread to look thrifty, a printer fixes a blurred Bible page for fifty cents, a German peasant warns enemies playfully, and neighbors joke about appearances and true friendship amid budget tightness.
A boat boy fell into a core oven at the Gaysport Foundry after workers built a blaze. He crawled inside to warm himself and slept. He woke amid sparks, cried for help, and escaped as others assisted. The incident, reported by Mullideysburg Sead, suggests he may avoid repeating the peril.
The text explains why fast cooking preserves meat juices and flavor. It contrasts boiling water immersion with slow heating, noting that quick searing locks in albumen and juices while slow heat or tepid water drains juices, resulting in dry, tasteless meat. It cites Prof. detustin on slow boiling.
An OCR fragment describes ladies attire including a sealskin stocking with fur interior, seal-skin boots, seal skin pants, a seal skin jacket fitting closely, a heavy jaara of callow, a neck ornament of tar, and a leather hat. The decoration is said to be stylish as in the Bloomer style.
Fragmentary 18th/19th century style text warns of female influence and seductive behavior. It references guardianship, propriety, and social pressures in public streets, discussing how women and temptations affect men and family life. The piece appears as moral commentary with antiquated language and scattered examples.
The article lists measurements for Lake Superior Michigan Huron Erie and Ontario including lengths, breadths, depths, elevations and areas, totaling 1595 miles and about 90000 square miles. It then recounts a humorous tale of a Governor of Obie being tricked in a Peter Funk auction, mistaken for Buckeye aid, and left poorer yet wiser after a staged sale episode.
Two volunteers wrapped in blankets lie buried in mud at night and discuss motives for volunteering. Volunteer 1 says he has no wife to care for him and volunteered to be out there. Volunteer 2 explains he has a wife and left for peace, then both drift back to sleep in the mud.
A fragmentary 1667 account recounts the treaty with the Muckingack Indians for land around Newark Bloomfield and Orange, detailing barter items and noting Newark’s small, farming beginnings. It tracks growth to 1850, then rapid rise by 1860s, and includes quirky anecdotes on locals and a judge’s wit, with assorted notices and curios.
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