26 Apr 1845
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1845
Page
1
For a single copy one year costs two dollars. Six copies cost ten dollars. Thirteen copies cost twenty dollars, payable in advance. Advertisements charged at fifty cents per square for the first insertion and cents for continuances. Twelve lines equal a square. Liberal deductions for yearly advertisers. No letters accepted from the Post Office unless postage paid.
Dr Daniel Beep serves as president with Rev William Haw and Vice Presidents Hawkins Huff and William Haines Jr. L D Sallerstedt is secretary and treasurer.
The article argues for early controlled breaking of a young horse, starting with halter breaking to prove the halter stronger than the horse. It guides on teaching moving on command, following, and backing, stressing kindness over brute force, and warns against heavy loads before age three. It notes meeting trips and early driving, plus signaling commands clearly to the horse.
A younger brother uses bribery and forged witnesses to seize an estate from his elder sibling. A lawyer, seeking a thousand guineas, enlists help from Lord Chief Justice Hale who disguises himself as a miller to expose the bribery and recast the case at Chelmsford.
The speaker analyzes truth and falsehood, exposes contradictory witness testimony, refutes pleaders’ sophistry, and demonstrates the elder brother’s title to the estate, ending in victory for truth and justice.
A fifty year ago Scotch merchant in New York saved about four thousand pounds but believed his balance showed six thousand after a clerk’s audit. He doubled furniture and home upgrades awaiting the truth of his wealth, then tracked down the error at midnight by storm. The tale ends with his clerk startled by a heavy knock at Wall Street.
The frenzied merchant claimed a yearly total but misadded the year of our Lord among the items inflating his fortune by about two thousand pounds beyond the true amount.
A Mercesburg Visiter excerpt extols a wife ruling her husband through subtle appeals and unwavering deference. It claims the more a wife gratifies her husband and submits, the more he will respect, love, and protect her, citing biblical authority as justification.
A letter from Grant Thornburn the New York florist known as Laurie Todd to the Boston Courier recounts fifty years in America without illness. He notes a large family, seventy three years old, good health, lively appearance, and frugal eating habits, claiming never to have been drunk and rarely sitting for meals.
The Raleigh Register reports Jasper Jackson a boy from Orange County who weighs 117 pounds and stands about 4 feet 85 inches tall though not yet eight. His waist is 45 inches hips 47 thighs 26 knees 18 neck 17. His mind and manners are those of a typical child. William Stringer has left for northern cities to exhibit him to the public.
A short item notes the Neapolitan bonnet as the fashion rage for spring, signaling a shift in style. The piece emphasizes its anticipated popularity and youthful appeal in regional shops.
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