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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1845
Page
5
A fragmentary pledge text side notes a vow by gentlemen to abstain from all spirituous and malt liquors including wine and cider, to protect health and families. The readable lines show formal language endorsing temperance and mutual benefit among members.
An 1830s domestic sketch shows Mrs. Jones berating her husband for messiness and lack of order, while Mr. Jones resists reform. After a series of misunderstandings and a pivotal moment over a soiled dress, both resolve to improve. Over years, his habits become orderly and their relationship improves as she moderates her scolding.
The Richmond Whig reports a city horse tamer who says he can calm the wildest horse using a secret method. An experiment at the circus showed a mare made to fall and be restrained by a leather harness before rising calmly, with the tamer then lifting by the mare’s tail as an assistant led her away without fear or resistance.
A June country walk leads to a terrified mother, a sleeping baby under a silk shawl, and a copperhead snake coiled at the child’s side. Neighbors race for an ashen branch to paralyze the serpent while keeping the infant safe. The crew debates shouting. The danger intensifies as time runs short.
A rifle misfire near a group of women and children sets off a panic until William Johnson, a local hero, steadies a situation with precise aim. A child and mother survive, while the crowd erupts in jubilation at the near tragedy averted.
An 1818 Civil Code in Moldavia and Wallachia allows selling enslaved families in Bucharest. The notice from heirs of Nicholas Nika offers 200 families, mostly male laborers, as property, with minimum group sizes and favorable payment terms, legal under local law.
Advice from a bygone era urges readers to trust printers for news, avoid peeking at manuscripts, and not disrupt typesetting. It extols subscribing to the town paper in advance to support the press and ensure well being for the reader and their family.
An exchange reveals a grim, dark joke about a farmer named Hodge who treats misfortune with ironic cheer. His son Ben reports the family’s trouble with a black sheep and a double tragedy, ending with the farmer’s macabre quip about mutton.
A brief, garbled exchange recalls Dr John son arguing with Macklin over a Greek quotation. Macklin remarks I don’t understand Greek prompting a short reaction about understanding and argument. The fragment hints at a lively but unresolved discussion in a literary or scholarly setting.
A pompous lexicographer retorts stand all languages and Macklin answers by quoting from the Irish. This exchange frames a linguistic duel with a sharp repartee.
The Prague Wells water improves coffee flavor due to carbonates. Chemists recommend adding 43 grains of soda carbonate per pound of roasted coffee to neutralize acids and enhance flavor, with therapeutic effects noted. The Boston military now serves only cold water and lemonade at meals.
A farmer argues for varied crop rotation to preserve soil fertility. He notes that sowing the same crop repeatedly reduces yields, discusses root excretions affecting allied plants, and questions gypsum as a universal cure for four course systems. He recommends seven to eight year fallow intervals to restore clover crops.
The farmer describes selecting ripe seed balls from vines turning brown, drying them in a dry place, soaking in water, and pressing out the seed. Seed is dried and bedded to sprout, then thinned and trained as they grow. Large ones are kept for the next season, while seed quality varies with renewal and caution against pests noted.
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