The Washingtonian Weekly Ad Rates and Subscriptions
The Washingtonian will be published every Saturday morning by James McCafferty at one dollar per year for a single subscriber five dollars for a six member club or ten dollars for a twelve member club in advance Postmasters may franchise subscription money and ads run with postpaid mail Appearances of ads priced by length one square up to twelve lines fifty cents first insertion then twenty five cents per continuation weekly semi monthly or monthly rates apply with yearly advertisers a ten percent discount
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Slingluff
Acre
New Windsor
Skinner
Cotton bagging and corn farming tips from 1840s Georgia
A collection of agricultural notes urges Georgia planters to favor cotton bagging over hemp bagging to keep profits in state hands. It outlines potential cotton bagging production, rope and twine use, and the effect on cotton demand, plus detailed snippets on Slingluff’s corn yield practices and soil work. Also includes veterinary home remedies for chicken gapes and horse relief with turpentine and asafoetida.
Kean Pods Poisonous to Swine Warned by Farmer
An NE Farmer letter describes five of six shoats dying after eating Civy bean pods and pig feed mixed with them. The writer discusses symptoms vomiting and distress and argues the pods are poisonous, urging hog raisers to avoid Civy beans.
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Mr. Becx
Local Chick Disease Sparks High Market Prices
A 1840 note reports gapes decimating fowl in the region and driving up prices for chickens. It mentions remedies and calls for action from readers and farmers in Conca A, with Farm cabinet commentary on cures and market impact.
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Conca
Hope Memory and the Path From Youth to Old Age
A narrative of how hope and memory accompany a person from infancy to old age, guiding labor and knowledge while sharing joys and losses. An accompanying account describes an 88-year-old Revolutionary War veteran, Thaddeus Ferry of Springfield, who played Washington's March at the Society of the Cincinnati gathering on the anniversary of Bunker Hill.
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Memory
Hope
Mrs. Sigon
Washington
Revolutionary Army
Nixon
Jerseys
Andre
Springfield
Thaddeus Ferry
Society of the Cincinnatii
Bunker Hill
Mysterious Periodical Trade Notes Shrouding Papers
Fragmentary text hints at a periodical trade topic involving printers and paper vendors. It references improvised connections and controversial content, suggesting hidden networks linked to printer supplies and distribution. The readable lines imply a discussion of illicit or sensational material circulating through press channels.
Subscriptions and the myth of effortless periodical growth
The author rebukes the notion that periodicals flourish without care, comparing readers to those who think a magazine is a self-sustaining plant. He urges subscribers to send funds to support continued entertainment and delight in the publication’s columns.
Parade Glories of U S Flying Artillery at Frederick Encampment
The Baltimore American lauds the U S Flying Artillery from Fort McHenry under Major Samuel Ringgold for flawless sword drills and rapid maneuvers at the Frederick encampment. Observers from the Virginia Free Press praised the corps and noted Ringgold’s lineage and leadership.
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U. S
Frederick
Atrnecorp
Virginia Free Press
U.S. Flying Artillery
Fort McHenry
Samuel Ringgold
Churchill
Tompkins
Wise
Ringgold
L. Samuel Ringgold
Washington County
Congress
Remarkable Field Drill Demonstrates Cannon Mobility
The narrative describes a disciplined field exercise where eighty-four mounted gunners move cannon wagons swiftly. Gunners detach wheels, remount, and reassemble, completing two rapid exchanges. Four guns fire again in forty seven seconds, impressing onlookers.
Dissolution of Charleston Irish Repeal Associations
The Charleston Observer reports that O’Connell’s broadside split the Repealers of Charleston. The Charleston Irish Catholics, after internal debate, resolved on disposing funds: half to Sisters of Mercy and half to Ladies Fuel Association. The piece blames Daniel and Loyola descendants for entanglement in Ecclesiastico-Politico crusades.
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O’connell
Charleston
England
Ireland
Grimskre
Enenanp
Sisters of Mercy
Ladies Fuel Association
Dav
Daniel
Loyola
Mineral wealth of the North West cited by the Davenport Gazette
The Amaranth carries 7 500 pigs lead 20 000 lbs copper from Mineral Point and 1 000 hides down the Mississippi. Last trip she carried 18 000 pigs of lead. Rapids carried 13 000 lbs copper from Wisconsin destined for England. The Galena mine yielded over a million dollars last year. Also notes on handsome women and intuitive harmony of motion.
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Minograt Weatta
Wisconsin
Davenport Gazette
North West
England
Mississippi
Galena
Humorous Yankee Poem Recited at Hartford Celebration
A humorous verse from a Hartford historical celebration depicts a Yankee who kisses a Queen till a blister forms, clasps her with an arm around her neck, wears an old felt hat, and greets the King as Mister while inquiring about the throne’s price.
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Hartford
Connecticut
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