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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1845
Page
5
For a single copy one year two dollars for six copies ten dollars for thirteen copies twenty dollars payable in advance. Advertisements charged at fifty cents per square for the first insertion and cents for continuance. Twelve lines constitute a square. Liberal deduction to yearly advertisers. No letters accepted from the Post Office unless postage free.
Officers listed include Dr Daniel Beep as President Rev William Haw as Vice Presidents Hawkins Huff and William Haines Jr as Vice Presidents L D Sallerstedt as Treasurer and secretary roles noted for the Augusta W T A Society with multiple officers named in the record.
The article explains starting halter breaking early to ensure obedience and safety. It emphasizes making the halter stronger than the horse, teaching movement on command, gentle persuasion over brute force, and training to walk and back. It warns against letting colts run wild and notes best ages for loading and driving.
A younger brother schemes to seize an estate by bribery and false witnesses. A lawyer takes the case for a thousand guineas, visits Lord Chief Justice Hale for help, and a miller in disguise exposes the graft pausing the assize. The real Chief Justice Matthew Hale then returns to preside in person.
The narrative details how the elder brother proved his title despite conflicting witness testimony and flawed arguments. He exposed sophistry and reached a complete victory in favor of truth and justice.
An old Scotch merchant in New York discovers a balance sheet showing six thousand pounds instead of four. He investigates by candlelight, renovates his home with imagined wealth, and learns the truth only after a late night visit to his clerk in Wall Street.
The frenzied merchant admitted that adding the year of our Lord to the total inflated his fortune by nearly two thousand pounds. A passerby challenged the tally, citing the miscalculation in the accounts.
A Mercesburg Visiter excerpt argues a wife can govern her husband by submission and appeasing his wishes. It claims power grows as the wife pleases and yields, prompting increased trust, affection, and protection from the husband. The piece cites biblical authority urging wives to submit to their husbands.
Grant Thornburn the New York florist known as Laurie Todd sends an excerpt to the Boston Courier describing seventy-three years of age and thirty-one descendants, noting perfect health and vigor. He claims never to have been sick, never drunk, and to eat sparingly, reading without spectacles and remaining active after decades in America.
A fashion note signals the Neapolitan bonnet as the spring season’s trend. Designers unveil playful shapes and bright colors, predicting wide adoption in markets and wardrobes.
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