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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1845
Page
7
A discussion urges frankness in marriage over concealment of income and finances. It warns that pride and hidden resources corrupt the union, citing husbands and wives who ignore income and expenses yet deplore extravagance, and argues honesty sustains well being and trust.
The Go shen paper notes a farmer with 80 to 100 hens selling 7 680 eggs in ten months at about 11 c a dozen. Eggs are considered more profitable than chickens, with 50 hens yielding 5 000 to 7 000 eggs annually worth $50 to $70 at one cent each.
The Hartford Times recounts a brave act by a firefighter's father at a Rhynmacy furnace. The boy slipped on rails and fell into the blaze. the father leapt in to rescue him, saving the child but nearly sacrificing himself, exiting barely alive after grabbing a red hot iron bar. The hero was carried home in a dangerous, uncertain state.
The Washington News and Gazette editor argues that newspaper success hinges on supportive subscribers. He warns that tardy payments and indifference destroy spirit and profits, while punctual, generous readers in advance keep the paper lively, respected, and worth publishing.
A reader notes a new comet visible southward just after sunset. The observer likens it to a space visitor popping in to view Santa feasts, congressional debates on Texas annexation, and future fortunes, finding amusement in the spectacle.
The article surveys diverse calendar beginnings from autumnal and vernal equinoxes to lunar new years in Egypt Chaldea and China. It notes Roman reforms under Romulus Numa and Julius Caesar, church year starts, and shifts to January 1 under Gregorian reform and English Britain adoption in 1752.
The 1643 Massachusetts law required freemen to cast Indian corn for election and beans for rejection to choose Assistants. The article notes the cry to the polls and suggests the bean voting might have inspired the modern poll call.
The widow of Alexander Hamilton visits Arlington House where Washington relics are showcased in her honor. She aims to place Hamilton Papers before Congress, including over a hundred unpublished Washington letters. The aged, vigorous figure recalls the Heroic Age as a major national treasure may soon belong to government hands.
Samuel Hall named Solicitor General of the Flint Circuit replacing Wingfield. Octavus Cohen becomes Navy Agent of the Port of Savannah. Items include odd anecdotes from Europe and America, Santa Fe trade figures, a Rochester baby note, health tips, rail and mint data, New Hampshire militia changes, and temperance support for John B. Gough.
Cotton demand eased as supply outpaced buyers with prices slipping some. Ordinary 4a 4, fair 5c, good fair 5a 52, square bags higher for choice. Bagging activity light with no price changes. Groceries show fair activity with prices steady except coffee dipping slightly.
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