29 Nov 1847
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1847
Page
1
A framed tale shows Lydia sharing treats with her younger brother Oliver, choosing kindness over self-interest. A second legend recalls Jesus in Jericho, Peter’s delay for cherries, and a moral about humility and giving. The piece blends family virtue with religious folklore and scattered science notes.
The article discusses bread quality and health, noting carbonic gas released from fresh bread and how cooling in airy rooms aids digestion. It mentions refining techniques like steaming stale bread and using less yeast. It weaves in election banter, a joke about voting twice, and a note on Lt. Myers leaving the Massachusetts regiment to marry a Mexican woman, with plans to start a Monterey paper.
Harriet Martineau’s Palestine letters describe the perilous route from Jerusalem to Jericho as they descend from Bethany, passing into a valley feared for bandits who have long infested the region, while noting Jesus sought solace with Lazarus and his sisters nearby.
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