03 Sep 1855
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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1855
Page
1
A fragmented poem recalls a moonlit grave vigil with hush, a lone figure praying, water and wheat imagery, and a bowing gesture as silent hymns fill the dark. Names and clear details remain obscured in the garbled text, leaving a somber mood and nocturnal ritual.
A village scene recalls a child cut by glass and the quiet pity of a passing woman who dries his tears. The author praises humane acts over pride and lauds women as a nurturing influence amid hardship, urging steadfast kindness in daily life.
On a Mississippi steamer at Nutche’s Landing a young gambler wins vast sums from a hunter before forcing a slave girl into sale. A dramatic backroom deal unfolds with a bill of sale, a secret bet, and a pistol threat. The hunter later buys back his prize wife after traveling to Natchez and meeting her former owner. The tale ends with the couple's marriage and a farmer Levi Dubworth praised for hospitality.
Advice for mothers on firm gentle education of children. Emphasizes respectful obedience, calm correction, praising love over fear, and shaping souls for eternity. Encourages patience, self restraint, and teaching usefulness while recalling one was once a child.
A garbled 18th century note recalls Judge Holt at the Old Bailey and a highway robbery case, with remarks on Welsh contributions to American history. It cites several figures, including Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and General Wayne, and discusses Welsh origins among early U.S. leaders and presidents in a sweeping, if muddled, antiquarian tone. The fragment ends with a jokey aside about romantic epistles and social manners.
The article discusses spitting as a social irritant and health risk, condemning the habit and praising cleanliness as a civilizational virtue. It cites gendered behavior, notes health links to saliva, and attacks public spitting with moral tone, citing examples and advice about personal hygiene and social manners. It also references early medical tips for breaking a cold and a French chemistry advance on separating aluminum for industrial use.
Anecdotes recount a Boston street smoking fine dispute with a crafty man named Zeke who argues about law and liberty. A constable profits and a mint julep follows. A separate gag shows a streetwise editor trades jokes about newspapers and stock in hand.
An amused domestic scene opens with a wife and husband negotiating meals and a kiss before the husband heads to business. A quick exchange about the price leads to a joke about hiring money next trip to market. The column then lampoons social mores with names and witty exchanges, including a girl named Mogg and a reported daguerreotype request. The piece shifts to satirical notes on a Boston Traveller sermon and a spectrum of national stereotypes about loafers and habits.
A mosaic of brief items: commentary on Chinese funeral rites showing men and women.. Then notes on Rev J C Eccleston’s European travels, Heidelberg and Baden Baden, hotel life in Germany with prices, and various travel curiosities. Also a Pottsville Journal note about a railroad daylight miscue and a Greek church seating quirk, plus a church charity recommendation and a Lewiston fire report.
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