15 Oct 1855
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1855
Page
1
Fragmentary verses recall boyhood days and school memories in Choise Puch Journal. The speaker laments lost friends and time, touching on childhood joys, fears, and the ache of growing up amid familiar places and familiar name errors.
A fragmented poem-like text evoking memory and longing. The speaker references a sunbeam to the heart and delicate charm, with elusive figures and a cherished, imagined dream. The lines mix archaic spellings and oblique images to convey a wistful mood.
A satirical piece mocks atheism and zeal, recounting a witty exchange on belief. It parodies a steamboat incident where an atheist’s denial of a soul meets sharp householder wit. The text shifts to a list of "good" and "bad" signs reflecting social judgment and virtue.
In a rough street scene, Biddy Callaghan quarrels over Mikey Douoran with Alley Duolan, then relents as a rival appears. A bawdy exchange leads to social scrutiny amid a tale of love, betrayal, and a forthcoming reckoning in a rough urban setting.
A Montgomery Mail report describes a chaotic scene in Vike County Alstwana where witness testimony depicts Saltunstall strutting and sloshing through a crowd. The lawyer questions the evidence and several locals clash, with exchanges about who did what in the scuffle and Saltonstall swinging a big stick as the crowd pressed forward.
Fragmented tale recounts a peasant mailing a letter and a peddler replacing worn shoes with used ones. A conductor lectures Pat after a fare dispute, and a mischievous sequence of train travel ends with the traveler aboard again. The piece resembles a humorous, rural anecdote from an old newspaper column.
A satirical attack on Dunkirk in a letter to the Medina Tithe editor inflames a local quarrel over press and public morals. The writer mocks the editor’s views, imagines threats of punishment, and mentions calendar dates and holidays in a chaotic expose of ink and anger.
A balloon team led by Monsier Crippen and Mr Kelman rose near Cincinnati Monday but encountered a silent thunderstorm driving the craft at about 70 miles per hour. An abrupt descent into a cornfield caused a violent crash injuring several occupants including Gath, Call, Latham, Heal, Cripen, and Crippen. Crippen kept to the valve rope as the balloon and car hit a dead tree.
A fragment filled with archaic Bible language notes on pronouns and their relation to divine address. It links Isaiah comfort passages, contrasts Old and New Testament phrasing, and touches on ivy decor in German towns and a mix of curiosities from ships and disputes.
A satirical tale follows Adolphus Spriggins, visiting Purpkindale with fashion and bravado. He is trapped by a herd of cows around a rock, unable to move or fire, until his uncle Van Brommel arrives with a salt-delivery rescue. The scene ends with laughter as Spriggins learns the beasts were salted alive to free him.
On a single occasion the term pigeon shunting was casually alluded to by the Wenk who pronounced it an alwogious bowbug in a peculiar remark.
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