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Newspaper
Adams Sentinel
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1866
Page
1
A partial OCR line lists several individuals including Rev. C P Krvath, Prof. Mullenberg, Prof. M Jacobs, MLL Stoever, T L Bausher, and Huber, with unclear context or roles. The fragment provides only scattered names and initials from an academic or clerical page.
Fragmented antique verse depicts a young man in his final moments seeking his mother’s comfort. The speaker recalls childhood memories and asks for mercy, grace, and light, while the dying youth’s spirit ascends to the afterlife. The piece centers on maternal bond, faith, and the enduring mystic chord.
A Victorian style collection of anecdotes and opinions on women behavior, marriage, and social norms. Included are moralizing reflections on female propriety, a tale of a Bible anecdote with an amused old woman, a Dutch cure for drunkenness, a quip about kissing customs, a Nashville wedding interruption, and a spontaneous marriage by a country justice in Indiana.
An 19th century vignette string begins with The Honest Thief from St. Petersburg. A poor man’s fate as a model of integrity leads to a mistaken police capture after a cap swap by pickpockets. The batch of green caps triggers a mass arrest of supposed accomplices. Also recounted are misidentity cases, a sleepwalking guitarist prank, a corpse scare in San Francisco, mistaken identity at a funeral, a sham wedding in Mississippi, and humorous observations on hoops and travel.
Fragmented, period style miscellany about female behavior and social expectations. Includes lines on manners, gossip, love, and appearances, with humorous asides about a poetical magistrate exchange and the notion that praise, advice, and sentiment shape a woman’s heart.
The Helens Montana Republican reports a man posing as a gospel minister murdered an Irishman near Pend d'Oreille Lake, cooked parts of the body and served it to travelers, then confessed after being pressed, ending in his execution. Also recounted is Sarah Coombs of Nashville who, after abuse by her husband and desertion by others, attempted suicide twice in Alabama, Illinois and Tennessee, seeking a safer home and relief from despair.
A fragmented notice urges homeowners to prepare for autumn tasks such as ditching wells, clearing swamp holes, roof shingling, and dry weather work. It warns that days shorten and rains come, impacting quality and timing of labor, and mentions a charity solicitation amid garbled text.
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