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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1845
Page
5
A fragmented pledge item shows members forming a society to abstain from all spirituous and malt liquors wine or cider for mutual benefit health standing and families. The text lists names as signatories and emphasizes commitment to temperance.
Dr Dantel Hook serves as president with Rev William J Hard as vice president and Hawkins Huff Esq and William Haines Jr as officers. L D Sallerstedt is treasurer with duties listed and the group titled Augusta W T A Society in the entry.
On a voyage from Batavia to Boston the Evening Star crews lure a twelve foot long shark with beef bait. After a hard haul the hook bites, the rope and ringbolt hold, and the shark is hoisted aboard amid cheers. The beast thrashes, damages gear, and is finally killed by Standell and Rollins with an axe, while the crew recounts peril and bravado at sea.
A Genoa, New York man Lorenzo Patrick, long regarded as an upstanding figure, performed a singular act to show his love for his wife on the evening of Wednesday the 5th. The incident comes to light through strong local testimony and is noted as unusually odd by this paper.
A Morristown New Jersey item reports doctors in New York offer guidance on mad dog bites before hydrophobia appears. It claims wound management and cautions against healing wounds, noting hospitals’ use of cleansing and cauterizing to prevent hydrophobia.
Fans of the copper balloon in Paris await public exposure as scientists anticipate its use to study electric phenomena. The device, built from copper sheets about 0.2 inch thick, measures large and weighs roughly 800 pounds, with demonstrations planned at the French Institute.
The essay describes turpentine production from pines along the southern coast, noting boxing the tree, collection into barrels, and the yearly yields. It details kiln fires that produce tar and coal from old wood, and the forest setting where this work supports thousands, with reflective musings on nature and kindness attributed to Upham.
A fragment reflects on kindness as a natural force with divine efficacy. It claims kindness can tame even wild animals, citing a dog remembering and returning love, and suggests sadness can soften ferocity into enduring affection.
Solomon Piper narrates a Down East courtship where an old man in distress finds relief with Miss Ofelia. He confesses a stomach ache and heartache, swears to desperate action, and is met with a blunt test of virtue. She asks if his mother knows he is out.
A man does not rise by drinking says the piece. It contrasts a low grey shop beginning with ascent to a fashionable saloon and ends with descent to a stew and kennel. Moderation is urged for drinkers.
A Yankee editor recalls a Boston visit where well dressed ladies mock a country man until he speaks clearly and reveals their misjudgment. He explains that appearances deceive and many in the city are also relatives of country folks, ending with a courteous farewell.
A wry note ponders where the devil would retreat if his tail vanished asking whether dram shops would grocery his de-tail of bad spirits and offer a quiet haven.
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