01 Feb 1845
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1845
Page
1
Officers include President Augusta W T A Society EVE and Vice President WM J HARD with secretary M Haines Jr and treasurer L D Sallerstedt. Managers listed are James Harper E E Scofield Rev C B Dod James Godby and John Miliedge.
Report from Rev T Shepworth of Yorkshire details two gypsum tests on potato plots. In the first, a top dressing after planting yielded about 24 sacks more per acre, with slight advantage to ungyped rows for sun exposure. In the second, gypsumed tops on poor soil grew to among the finest in the plot after a light rain activated the gypsum.
A long nautical yarn unfolds on a Havre trade voyage with Jack the sailor recalling a courtship aboard a shipbound voyage. He describes meeting a fair onshore girl, a secret wedding plan, and a blue ribbon that becomes a token of true love amid storms and iron restraints. The tale blends sea lore with a romance set against ocean crossings and sailors’ camaraderie.
Jack laughed as he slapped him on the back and admitted he had told a yarn while aboard the vessel. The moment captured a lighthearted exchange amid a tense scene at sea.
Kohl details a roadside hedge school in Ireland with a clay cabin roofed in sods. Pupils sit close by the doorway to catch light while the ragged students recite the English alphabet under a teacher in traditional dress, then carry tufted tributes home in a sack.
An excerpt from Johnathan Slick on High Life in New York mocks promingue fashion and social airs at a cousin’s mansion, contrasting a boastful wife with other guests. A Turkish parable about two angels follows, illustrating mercy and judgment for good and evil deeds.
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