15 Feb 1850
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Newspaper
Albany Patriot
Location
Albany, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1850
Page
1
Public gazette notice details advertising terms per annum and single insertion rates. Executors and administrators must publish sixty days before sale. Paternal property and estates require forty days notice. Land and slave property advertising limits and fees noted. Postal requirements for business letters.
A dated poem-truncated piece extols progress as a spirit awakening to truth over oppression and warps into a sermon on crucifixion, pain, and salvation. It contrasts healing water with tyranny and laments human sorrow while urging onward hope.
The Boston Post prints an 18th century letter from Benjamin Franklin offering moral guidance to a young woman. He urges piety, industry, frugality, and education, advising against excess and praising prudence. He references marriage prospects, the rule of three for arithmetic, and ends with a light note about returning to politics until the bell rings.
The Washington Union ridicules a late General Taylor era literary blunder, cites Abbott Lawrence’s London speech, and mocks the idea that Anglo Saxon pride ties to British lineage. It lists a humorous set of marriage admonitions warning against unsuitable matches and misdeeds to avoid in a spouse.
In a Republican era act the Georgia General Assembly fixes permanent criminal and civil authority over lands awarded by lottery and sold along the unsettled Florida Georgia boundary. The measure aims to prevent crimes from jurisdiction disputes as boundary operations await final settlement between the two states.
A walk through 19th century legal quirks shows women navigating coverture and divorce, with stories of a devoted wife in France bequeathing wealth to her husband, and a New York girl entangled in a mysterious bequest. The report highlights clever evasion of laws and the unfolding mystery of unclaimed fortunes.
The Franklin Banner reports Lyman and Todd in Louisiana adopted Melsen’s process for sugar making with notable success. The sugar is described as excellent, vastly superior to the old method, yielding little molasses and a thick syrup. The process uses bisulphate of lime in water to prewash the sap, then a device draws the liquid to a cistern. Professor Melsen believes the juice loses molasses as it leaves the cane cell, destroying subsequent unwanted extraneous substances. Scientific American notes the method.
The Athens Courier recounts a grisly tragedy at the village of Aniada Greece where a wedding ended in blood. The bridegroom Controubodieos and five others died as attackers fled after a brutal assault and counterattack by the bride’s relatives. The piece reflects on violent memory versus myth and contrasts political fallout in the U.S. national press about Mr Clingman’s speech.
Readable fragments discuss social perceptions of female liveliness and charm. The piece notes young ladies’ oral wit and public admiration, contrasting it with lasting affection. It criticizes excess and freedom, suggesting loud laughter marks social risk and reputation.
A compilation of curious measures and natural facts. It notes 14 pounds in England for a stone and 16 pounds in Holland, a fathom of six feet linked to a tall man, and a horse hand of four lochpe. It mentions potatoes growing best at one foot depth and retarded growth at two feet, Arctic rocks lacking solidity due to frost, and sea surface area estimates around 150 to 190 million square miles with an assumed sea depth near four miles.
Reports recount the collapse of the central tower at the partially built St Louis cathedral in New Orleans, causing major damage and injuring foreman Camp, with estimated losses rising to around 12,000 if the south wall must be rebuilt. alongside various dispatches cover coffee arrivals in New Orleans, political commentary, and notices from abroad, including Jerome Bonaparte’s marshal appointment and the world’s reactions to French events.
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