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Newspaper

Adams Sentinel

Location

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1857

Page

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Parcel for sale in Liberty township Adams county

Go subscriber now residing in Ohio offers for sale his parcel on the waters of Widdle Brook in Liberty township Adams county. The property lies seven miles from Gettysburg and five miles from Summitsburg and fronts on a noted watercourse.

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On Hearing an Old Scottish Melody

Fragmented OCR expresses a lyric meditation on memory and loss, describing autumn winds and decayed forms. The lines evoke a sorrowful mood and aged recollection through garbled phrases and partial phrases, suggesting a poem about music and time.

Pride and vanity compared to mortality and fate

The excerpt questions human pride in wealth honors beauty and power, arguing that life is transient and worldly glory fades. It urges humility before death, contrasting fragile earthly distinctions with the inevitable dissolution of pomp and riches. It energy emphasizes that pride harms the soul and invites reverence for shared humanity.

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The Dignity of Prayer and a Child's Rescue Tale

A meditation on prayer's dignity contrasts with a vivid true-life rescue tale of a father saving his dying child Evelysa with drastic measure after corrosive poison nearly takes her life. The narrative shifts to reflections on truth and gratitude, then assorted quips, maxims, and humorous anecdotes.

Strychnine Tree and Origin of Poison Nuts

The article explains the strychnine vomica tree in India and Ceylon, its orange berries, and the deadly nut used in medicine. It notes native use, gradual consumption up to twenty grains, and how preparation with meals avoids adverse effects. Also recounts a windless day incident where a man burned his nose on a chemical substance during experiments.

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Ugly tobacco plug and vast Dutch fortune tales

A New York Mercury writer recounts origin of the term Bag Usily tied to Baltimore’s Mount Vernon Took and Ladder Company, the tale centering a cigar vendor deemed ugliest in his neighborhood who served the company and inspired the cry Give us a plug Ugly. The item then shifts to a remark about England’s births and deaths, then notes J A Schroeder of Louisville, heir to a 2.6 million guilder fortune from Amsterdam, with compound interest since 1780 and heirs now about 120, making Schroeder’s share roughly half a million in current value.

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Bloods and a green on a river steamer levee tale

A Louisville party aboard a St Louis bound steamer spot a stranger on the levee. A boastful prankster tries to scare him, but the stranger knocks him down. The rest of the page quotes editorials on hoarding specie, then reports Wisconsin and Iowa growth, Liberia news, and the discovery of a corpse with a life preserver near Virginia Capes.

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