01 May 1840
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Newspaper
Georgetown American
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1840
Page
1
The Winyaw Indigo Society announces a discourse on its anniversary at the Methodist Church delivered by Rev Williams. The hour will be announced by the ringing of the Episcopal Church bell. James Smith, Secretary. 37 April 24.
A fragmentary poem fragment urges gentle rebuke to reclaim a wanderer and spare bitter words. It contrasts calm patient care with harsh rebuke and emphasizes reform through kindness. The second poem laments a widow's grief and prays for mercy for the lost, recalling a mother's ache and the care of a young child.
A reverent widow pleads for protection from Heaven for her daughter’s former joy and a son misled by a treacherous world. The poem laments bereavement, asks for strength to guard a child, and recalls the lasting sorrow of a broken family bond from Hartford in December 1839.
A staged courtroom scene in an Illinois Criminal Court shows a judge confirming a death sentence for Sam after a late 19th century jury finds him guilty of murder. The judge arranging the hanging date insists on a Monday through Thursday time, rejecting Friday as unlucky, and Sam quietly accepts the fate as the sheriff confirms the sentence.
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