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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1845
Page
5
A colonial rate card outlines pricing for single copies at two dollars per year and bulk copies at ten to twenty dollars depending on quantity. It sets advertisement charges at fifty cents per square for the first insertion and twenty three cents for each additional. Twelve lines constitute a square. Postal letters are not accepted unless postage prepaid.
Ofizers Augusta W. A Society presents Dr Jos A Eve as President and Dr Daniel Hook as Leg WM with Vice Presidents Hawkins Huff and William Haines Jr. as Secretary L D Lallersted as Treasurer, plus listed managers including Rev. C Dud, James Godby and John Milledze.
A Maine cultivator reports success after grinding corn cobs with corn to make cob meal. He credits the method with saving money on feed for horses cattle hogs and calves and says cobs are no longer waste.
A historical note advises using saleratus instead of saltpetre for curing meat, explaining its lower toxicity and similar preservative effect. It describes prep steps for hams and shoulders, including drying, salting with sugar or molasses, brining with saleratus dissolved, a several week brine period, and smoking in an airy smoke house.
A subscriber advises that fowls need variety in their diet. Wheat screenings from mills offer cheap, good feed alongside buckwheat, barley, oats, and Indian corn given occasionally. Add animal food from slaughterhouse offals, and when confined provide chopped cabbages, potatoes, and turnips as useful supplements.
Jack Marland, an Englishman in Paris, confronts a famed Paris pistolist in a duel challenge. He argues that firing at a man differs from firing at a wooden target, refuses to shoot first, and ultimately uses courage to prove he is no coward.
The text extols Washington as the embodiment of American virtue and national identity. It praises his role in war and peace, argues his character reflects the strength of U S institutions, and cites Webster's Bunker Hill Address to affirm that Washington stands as an American production and a symbol of liberty.
The passage extols sisterly love as pure and heavenly describing its peace and satisfaction. It then provides a kitchen recipe advising to mix milk saleratug with cream, stir in flour to form a smooth thick batter, and bake in a buttered pan.
The process improves butter by working it a second time after lapsing Q hours once the salt is dissolved. Watering particles can then be completely removed.
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