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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1844
Page
5
Fragmentary note references postage, rates, and advertisers with phrases about cents per square and twelve Jiggs. Mentions Post Office and Augusta Washingtonian. Context unclear but indicates a discussion on fees or deflection related to mailing or advertising.
Officers include Dr Jos Eve Paxsivent Dr Hook Rev J Hard and vice presidents A Huff Esq WM Ines Jr Stenerang L Bela Stedt treasurer. Managers listed: James Harper Rex C S Dod Solin Milledge James Godby and others.
A discussion on social class and merit argues that mechanics deserve equal citizenship and political rights. It cites Mr. Buchanan of Pennsylvania defending mechanics against disparaging views and urges pride in the trade as a path to respect, noting mechanics can hold high public office.
A Washington period piece recounts Allston’s rigorous method in painting, noting how he tests drawings with light and geometrical projections. The anecdote shows his disdain for errors and his belief that true skill lies in praising art with informed judgment.
A vivid descriptive sketch portrays Nicholas II at age 42 as a six foot two inch, stately ruler with Grecian features, calm blue eyes, and imposing carriage. The text emphasizes his formidable presence and unyielding expression, noting the lack of warmth in his face amid royal grandeur.
The narrator describes walking toward the village church where a pop preacher spoke to a packed meeting. Everyone stood as the speaker held forth, and the author remained standing due to lack of seats.
An unnamed narrator describes attending a meeting where he gazed on by many faces, witnessed flirtatious glances from a young woman, and chased an idealized courtship through a pastoral scene. The piece shifts to scenes of punishment, tribal rites, and a dramatic escape, followed by notes on bathing and horse care.
A Panola Mississippi laborer employed by a Holmes county clergyman aided by a white man stole a black man and two young girls two horses and fled toward Arkansas or Texas. A twelve man extrajudicial court cowhided both suspects after bringing them back to Panola.
Pindar, London correspondent for the Post, describes a Highland wedding procession in the capital. A bagpiper leads a laddie and lassie in clan costume, followed by bridemaid and brideman, all boarding a steamer at Greenwich amid a dense crowd.
An excerpt recalls a traveller defended by an umbrella after a plunge, then parries a wild Indian with a weapon-laden scene. The narrator compares danger, weapons, and a wig preserving W's life, as a first rate naturalist in backwoods America encounters a panther or hostile tribesman.
A Hartford Times reader reports a farmer found fence posts set fourteen years ago show uneven rot. Posts planted upright in the natural growth orientation rot less than inverted ones, suggesting planting direction affects longevity. This observation aims to guide farmers in future fence work.
A simple garden device uses a hollowed turnip with a scalloped edge placed shell-down on the soil. Insects retreat through the holes into the turnip, drawing them away from beds of squash, melons, and cucumbers.
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