02 Sep 1850
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1850
Page
1
A prose spread blends spiritual musings on departed souls with a humorous Vermont train incident. A precocious dying child is recalled, followed by Dr. Drake on cooking errors, and a comical clash between a Vermonter and a city dandy aboard a moving train.
The text presents a rough debate where Krac and Iohy discuss standing up for rights and bearing consequences. A male speaker asserts resolve to defend rights, while another replies that John must provide his own wagon going forward. The passage closes with a proverb-like line about worldly rebuke and seeking excellence.
A fragment from the Carlisle Falienteer prints a hand-bill note advertising 140 acres of land between Wits Town and Hulley Furnace near Gatesburg Road, with features like a saw mill, five houses, a kitchen stove, and livestock. a mock sale praises the land’s crops and alleys the landlord for posting it. Also included are assorted items from Quick Intelligencer about a Washington to New Orleans telegraph message and various society notes on Jews, Swift, marriages, and local anecdotes.
In a Pays de Cans chateau Cuvier tutors a Count de Mericy’s children and observes swallows defend their nest from rival sparrows. After clever avian diplomacy and a hawk attack, two swallows reestablish their home, nurture six chicks, and later face loss, inspiring Cuvier to pursue natural history.
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