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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1845
Page
5
SS Dr. Daniel Hook Paz Rev. WM. J. Hard C. S. Dod Hawkins Huff Esq J WM. Haines Jr Secretary L. D. Sallerstedt Treasurer Dent Vice Presidents
The author stresses the key to quality butter is removing all buttermilk and washing with cold pure water to preserve flavor. Dutch butter is cited as the best, with success dependent on complete milk separation, clean packing vessels, low storage temperature, and proper salting.
Gen Leslie Combs recounts the murder of his son by O Blennis after land disputes and threats. The narrative details the pair’s confrontations near Red River and the fatal double gunshots that killed the son as he rode home with a companion. The account closes with the burial plan and reflections on justice.
A dark midnight aboard the steamship E on the Mississippi ends in catastrophe as passengers frantically scramble while the vessel sinks. The author recalls gamblers, blasphemy, and fear as the ship goes under in thirty to fifty feet of cold water, with one hundred people in the saloon.
A letter to the editor suggests a comic courtship method in church, proposing two men sit near women and have one gently scratch a head to spur a presumed breach of promise suit. The writer vows to join the scheme, hoping older maidens will be stirred toward marriage and praising the plan as beneficial for bachelors.
Boston Cultivator notes a farmer uses salt around cabbage plants to kill worms. He claims placing half a spoonful of cheap salt near each plant will deter the pests and protect the crop from damage.
The Southern Chronicle critiques monarchy and urges republican virtue. It denounces pandering to kings and praises American ideals, arguing isolationists in the South cling to impractical exotics and refuse a flawed coin. The piece frames treason to republic principles as a social failing.
The narrator recalls the dreadful moment and searches for the gamesters. Fear grips the men once brave and defiant as they flee, scream, and frantically seek aid in the ladies cabin. The author mocks their supposed bravery and honor.
Dr. P. D. Badger of Peterborough New Hampshire publishes statements claiming newly painted houses are hazardous to life. He cites the deaths of his wife and a two year old child and other similar cases, with the disease affecting the lungs.
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