The Washingtonian Saturday Morning Publication Ad Rates
Announcement of a weekly Saturday paper by James McCafferty with pricing for subscriptions and club rates. Details include prices for one dollar annual, five dollars for six, ten dollars for twelve, and postpaid mail. Advertising rates listed for different frequencies and post office rules noted.
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Advice on fruit cultivation from Cuantes A Peanopy
A planter from Spring Hill, Alabama, describes methods to mature diverse fruits in a harsh climate. He emphasizes soil amendments, lime use, hogs to deter curculio, native grape varieties over imported, and minimal pruning. He cites Catawba Bland Isabella grapes, notes Isabella and Bland rotted by wet weather, and praises Catawba harvests. He ends with a Scotch saying and date November 8, 1843.
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France
Italy
Jack
Cuantes A
Be the Means of Eliciting Wisdom from Elders
A brief editorial urges older and more experienced residents to share valuable knowledge with the community. It highlights the role of seniors as a living archive, emphasizing mentorship, local history, and practical guidance for younger generations.
Manure Yard Guidance for Efficient Fertilizer Storage
A correspondent urges organized teams to gather heaps of manure and enclose a yard shaped as a basin to prevent evaporation. They advise spreading plaster or charcoal every two weeks to consolidate the liquid and preserve weight until spring carting. The plan aims to keep every pound of nutrient intact for better yield next season.
Caldwell raises 300 bushels wheat on 12 acres
The Danville Intelligencer notes Mr. Caldwell near that place harvested 300 bushels of wheat this past season from a 12 acre field, a jump from 30 bushels five years earlier. He has meanwhile spread 1500 bushels of lime on the field. Yankee Farmer.
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Danville Intelligencer
Beware of short Collars and a sick horse death
In Winthrop Me on January 18 1840 a man with a sick horse stayed at a house. The horse died soon after and a smaller collar was found on another horse. Post mortem showed internal inflammation in the chest and shoulder area. The writer warns others to prevent such losses and suffering.
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Maine
Mr. Holmers
Joan Lapp
Winthrop
A Sketch of Charity Calls and a Night of Awakening
A brisk December evening finds Mr A stressed by mounting charity demands and family expenses. A plain man delivers Bible and tract subscriptions, prompting Mr A to recall past prayers and the mercy of God, ending in repentance and renewed faith.
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M. E. Beecher Stow
Mr. A
Times
The
Tract Society
Bible Society
Village school job bait and a Yankee’s Latin jest
A Maryland village board sought a moral Latin teacher and advertised for one who did not drink or chew. A blunt Yankee answered with a knife and gin gingerbread, misquoting Latin from a mock text and claiming mastery of geography, leaving the committee amused and puzzled.
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Board of
Maryland
Cape Cod
Slick
Josephus
Hancock
Humble Exchange on Geography and Mathematics in Bay State Bar
In a terse banter a man from Staunton in the Bay State debates geography and math with a companion. They discuss state lines the thermometer and Euclid as part of a sharp exchange ending with a challenge to humbug.
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Euclid
Scourge of New Orleans Yellow Fever Stats Revealed
A New Orleans Republican article details a 826 person demographic list showing origins, ages, and sexes among yellow fever victims. It notes most victims were 18 to 45 and foreign born outnumber native born, with local exposure deemed central to spread.
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