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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1844
Page
1
Advertisement rates and mailing terms for a weekly newspaper. The notice lists subscription prices one dollar per year for an individual, five dollars for a club, ten dollars for a dozen, with postpaid communications and discounted advertising rates based on frequency, plus postmaster general rules.
A Kendall excerpt describes starving to death with vivid stages from hunger to weakness and delirium. The piece also notes the death of longtime pioneer Mr. John Stufflebean, a Revolutionary War private born 1735, who endured captivity, escape, and frontier hardship before his death at 119 years.
A curious vignette centers on Old Cluff a renowned eccentric in the City of the Lakes region. In 1832 cholera fears spread. at Eagle Tavern a dandy asks for brandy and water with a subtler mix. Cluff’s sharp wit leads to mock questions about the pestilence and society. The article features a comic bear tale from an election season and a quirk about a Kilmarnock cloth holed by an Irish weaver seeking to dodge a fine by merging holes into one.
The Portand Tribune piece extols printers as the nation’s best editors and leaders, noting many mayors and scholars are of the trade. It urges young apprentices to stay dedicated, study during leisure, and resist bad habits to become useful, honorable citizens.
A historical vignette recounts the moment when Wig Monsieur Perrot fought a Sioux in battle. His pistol misfired and the warrior struck him down yet Perrot rose, pressed to protect his hair, and mocked the danger with a dramatic wig replacement. The tale ends with praise from The Prairie Bird.
The large village of Brock near Amsterdam is praised as an example of remarkable order and tidiness. It is chiefly inhabited by wealthy residents and reflects meticulous attention to cleanliness.
A midnight meditation on the clock’s chimes reaching distant friends and hidden sorrows. It notes wives awaiting husbands, mothers waiting for children, merchants fearing ruin, and lovers learning harsh truths, all under the hush of night. The piece laments unseen misery and the ache of solitary vigil.
A poet raises eyes to darkness as his pulse drives a rising, fiery spirit. He fears the world will trample his imagination to ashes yet seeks the soaring beam of his towering fancy toward the sky.
A long political stump speech in Artificias features nine oclock voters near one hundred assembling. The orator mockingly cites classical phrases while urging support for Tom Cressy, with the crowd cheering as Cressy is proclaimed elected after a three hour rally at Wolf's Mouth.
A farmer recounts a cucumber planting experiment where another farmer used dry ashes in holes before sowing seeds. The result was a thriving, long bearing crop, contrary to expectations. The writer urges readers to consider ash use near doors for similar reward.
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