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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1845
Page
1
For a single copy one ae two dollars for six copies ten dollars for thirteen copies twenty dollars payable in advance. Advertisements 50 cents per square first insertion and 25 cents for continuances. Twelve lines equal a square. Liberal deduction to yearly advertisers. No letters are sent from the Post Office unless postage is prepaid.
Officers listed include Dr. Jos A Eve president Dr. Daniel Hook Rev William J Hard vice presidents and secretary Ed Lallerstedt treasurer with managers James Harper E E Scofield Rev S Dod James Godby John Milledge and others noted in the historic Augusta organization record.
The article explains orchard planting best practices. It covers soil preparation with mellow ground and compost, proper hole size for roots, careful root filling, and watering technique. It warns against shallow planting and frequent surface watering, and advises soil enrichment and regular cultivation for faster tree growth.
Directions for corning beef describe using plates ribs and briskets packed in casks with salt between pieces. A pickle of four gallons water eight pounds salt three pounds brown sugar three ounces saltpetre one ounce pearlash per 100 pounds of meat is boiled and used, with a heavy stone to keep immersion. Beef packed this way may keep a year and improve. A veteran packer offers another method.
For 100 pounds of beef, mix 4 pounds brown sugar 4 ounces saltpetre and 4 quarts fine Liverpool salt. Pack the meat with this mixture, sprinkling evenly and without pickle. The juices will dissolve the salt. Press the meat under a heavy weight. Described as the best method when meat quality is fine.
An experiment shows unhilled potato rows produced more and larger tubers than hilled ones. The writer notes extra earth over tubers protects from sun but reduces moisture access, arguing mellow soil matters more than larger hills. The observations align with an Old Farmer’s Newfoundland contribution.
Cheraw Gazette reports a plan to form a new company to manufacture cotton bagging in Marlboro, with initial outlay around 2500 dollars. If realized, bagging could cost 15 cents per yard for two pounds and create a large home market, reducing imports and boosting local labor, while supporting James W. Burn’s Juniper Creek factory project nearby.
An American visitor recounts a comic Paris dinner fraught with missteps from fiery cauliflower to a butter encrusted hat. A spider scare and hat swap culminate in a dramatic exit, leaving the narrator vowful to avoid further introductions.
The speaker expresses confidence in a person's future success if life and health remain and no mishap occurs. He requests only protection and encouragement from free and unshackled trade, not personal favors or special aid.
An informed farmer says adding red pepper to the smoke house during the final phase of smoking hams keeps flies away without harming quality, effectively preserving the meat.
A Victorian home remedy recommends treating severe cattle wounds with a mixture of egg yolk and spirits of turpentine. The affected area should be bathed several times, with a claimed complete cure in 48 hours.
A letter from Daniel R. Coodey details the pursuit and capture of outlaw Bean Starr and his brothers. Starr fled a house raid, was shot in the right arm and body, captured after a mile chase, and taken to Fort Washita where Col. Harney placed him in hospital. Ten horses and mules stolen by Starr and his mates were recovered.
A description of the cocoa palm as a complete domestic resource for Singalese households. The article notes walls doors beams roofs and utensils from coconut parts plus oil milk and by products. It mentions toddy from the flower juice and brooms from leaflets, suggesting cocoanuts prevent starvation with few trees.
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