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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1845
Page
7
A fragment from Neal's Gazette portrays an Englishwoman dominant in a harsh schoolmistress style toward her Indian spouse. The piece questions if such stern economy and blunt language reflect the supposed savagery and magic of frontier life.
The Paris National portrays Abdel-Kader as a heroic Moorish chief with indomitable spirit. It details his daily routine of prayer, reading the Koran, and rallying his troops. The piece notes his handsome features and simple dress, and discusses Moorish appearance versus popular racial stereotypes.
The Cadiz Ohio Herald recalls a former medical student who became a state legislator and endured harsh canvassing and hostile press. He reflects that the political campaign exposed him to harsh scrutiny and personal attack, warning readers about the misfortune of public bids for office.
The piece notes a visitor recalling the Thames Tunnel on the Tower where the 1200 foot dual passageway gleams with gas light. Pedestrian foot tolls of one penny each way are paid as vendors line the inner piers and the vast cost of future carriage access looms.
The Tuscaloosa Monitor argues Alabama’s mineral wealth could astonish with thorough study. It notes inexhaustible iron ore, several iron furnaces in Bible, Talladega, Shelby, and Tuscaloosa, and local production rivaling Swedish iron. It mentions Riddle of Talladega sustaining hundreds, annual output of a hundred tons, and durable castings from Benton and Talladega forges at cheaper prices.
The item lists varied notes including Parson Miller’s fixed time for future light, Florida and Iowa seeking admission as slaveholding and non slaveholding states, rising anti rent unrest in Rensel New York with troops deployed, William A. Graham sworn in as North Carolina governor, New Hampshire endorsing Texan annexation, a joke proposal about rubber printed laws, a United States cotton crop forecast of 2.5 million bales, and Maine’s Geo Evans reportedly retiring from the Senate to practice law in New York City.
A collage of reports from Ohio Maryland North Carolina and Tennessee note runaway slave tensions in Ohio. a jail escape in White Plains New York. a breach of promise suit in Washington County Maryland. ship and trade notes in Philadelphia Liverpool and Lowell. a Tennessee silver mine push. a Florida ice and weather item. a Kentucky disease in Gibson County and warnings of Scarlet Fever in Asheville.
Moderate demand for cotton with Inferior to Fully fair grades selling at current rates. Square bale prices higher than round bales. River traffic good with freight to Savannah 40 50 cents per bale. Bagging activity limited. Groceries show moderate demand with prices unchanged.
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