McCafferty's Ofrosite Post Office Saturday Publication
Publication details for a weekly newspaper edited by James McCafferty at Macintosh Street Ofrosite Post Office. Rates show prices for single copies and yearly subscriptions, advertising charges set at fifty cents for the first insertion and twenty five cents for subsequent insertions. Postage rules restrict letters from the Post Office unless postage is paid.
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James McCafferty
Macintosh Street
Ofrosite Post Office
Total Abstinence Pledge Society Formation
A fragment describing a pledge by members to form a Society for mutual benefit and guard against pernicious practice. It commits gentlemen to abstain from spirituous or malt liquors wine or cider to safeguard health standing and families.
Local Society Officers and Officials Announced
The document lists officers and officials for Augusta society including vice presidents Dr. Jos A and Dr. Rey, president Huff, treasurer Lallerstedt, and managers Bibs FeKrpci Rev C S Dod John G Dunlap E E Scofield John Milledge James Godby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. A. Baa
Rey
Ta ‘Hard
Tis Huff
Es Lines, Jr
Cay
August Vegetable Calendar for the Farm and Garden
August farming guidance covers cauliflowers and cabbages with transplanting and sowing tips. It details carrots turnips lettuce spinach endive onions and beans care, spacing, protection from weather and pests, and notes on hay making with clover and timothy including salt treatment to prevent mow burning and improve cattle feeding. The author R L Pell from Pelham Ulster Co dated January 21 1844 signs off.
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Early York
Drumhead
Savoys, &c
Norfolk
Hanover
Acre
Seeding Grass Lands Proper Time and Curing Hay
A contributor from Albany Cultivator describes experiments on meadow and upland preparation. He outlines feeding on wheat before sowing and shares methods for seeding and curing hay with emphasis on timing and practical results.
Catacombs of Paris Described By Professor Durbin
A Journal item recounts Durbin’s sketch of the Paris Catacombs from the Seine quarries to subterranean cemeteries. It notes bones arranged in walls and chapels, with shafts and doors guarding centuries of remains beneath the city.
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Durbin
Europe
Paris
Seine
Barriere d’ Enfer
Ess
Pretty Sentiment of Childhood in Quiet Hours
A reflective piece recalls childhood memories, a mother's love and prayer, and the old church and schoolhouse. The text suggests these images bring purity and sweetness during dark hours of sin and sorrow and in times of joy, like a remembered dream.
Irish Orator Philips Defines Bigotry In Vivid Speech
The Irish speaker Philips portrays bigotry as a heartless, headless force. He describes it moving in wrath and pausing amid ruin, with prayers that are curses and communion that brings death. This vivid personification frames bigotry as destructive and inhuman.
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Philips
Bigotry
Vengeance Theme Echoes in Mortal Flight and Blood
A stark meditation on vengeance portrays a figure whose law is written in victims' blood. The text suggests pauses in her infernal flight only upon kin, prompting a harsher, more desperate pursuit of strength and ruthlessness.
Canary sings two airs after Europe voyage
A gentleman in this city returns from Europe with a canary that distinctly sings two tunes the Hunters chorus from Der Freischutz and a Beethoven Waltz. The bird was trained by a blind flute player and can beat time while singing. Such precise birdsong lessons require vast patience and repeated practice of the initial notes. The piece also notes a bulfinch misidentified as a canary and a Ginger Pop method using ginger root and gunpowder.
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Europe
Philadelphia
Washingtonian asks subscribers to pay via postmasters
Post Masters are authorized by law to remit money to publishers for subscriptions. Subscribers to the Washingtonian may pay by handing funds to the Post Master and requesting remittance, avoiding extra postage costs for both sides. The notice is signed by the editorial committee and local figures.
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Post Masters
Washingtonian
Post Master
Philadelphia riots and church armament controversy
A historical review of the July riots in Philadelphia describes a mob attacking Native American Association tents, arming the St Philip neri church, and a sheriff led search revealing muskets, pistols, and hundreds of cartridges. The piece cites Judge Jones on unlawful assemblies and notes the sheriff dispersing crowds with aid from Hibernia Greens while tensions persist.
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Philadelphia
National Intelligencer
Native American Association
St. Philip
Dunn
Sexton
N. McKinley
N. Me. Kinley
Wm. H. Dunn
Porter
Hubbeil
Jones
Court of Quarter Sessions
Sherriff
Guske
Hibernia Greens
Callahan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Augusta W.T. A ‘Society
R. L. Pell
Pelham, Ulster Co
Albany
Broadway
Andy Residence
the Washingtonian
Augusta
W.t.baanrig
W.J. Harp
C.S. Don
J. D. Hook
James Harpén, Esq
W. H. Dunn
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