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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1843
Page
5
Publication notice lists subscription prices at one dollar per year for single readers five dollars for a six person club ten dollars for twelve subscribers paid in advance. Advertisements priced by square with 50 cents for first insertion and 25 cents per continuation weekly or monthly discounts apply and yearly ads receive a ten percent discount.
The article describes a snow grafting method where scions are buried after dipping ends in pitch or wax, claiming trees may bear fruit in three to four years. It notes a local man planted twenty scions of pears flourishing and cites wax as the composing material.
Old medical and agricultural remedies are described. A sulfur lime wash for grapevines is prepared in a seven gallon vessel then sprayed with a pint and a half through a syringe covering foliage fruit and wood. The corn measurement method uses a 12 by 11 by 6 bulk to compute bushels and ears with a decimal 4 rule and an error adjustment. A horse head cure for burp and wind involves drilling a skull hole with a nail gimlet and releasing the matter, or a milder salt cavity under the skin between the eyes for a rapid cure.
The text describes a brief pruning routine aimed at grape vines when fruit is forming. It notes the method can be applied twice or thrice weekly for two or three weeks. Completing the process for one or two hundred vines should take no more than half an hour.
A method uses a long reed with a sponge end dipped in turpentine to reach nests. The spirit penetrates the nests and destroys the caterpillars within ten minutes. One gill of spirit cleanses five trees without injuring the trees.
The writer reports one quarter acre of cabbages nearly covered with cabbage lice. After removing and burning the outer leaves, they used tobacco liquor diluted with soap suds to spray the plants, and believe it killed all lice as none were afterward found.
The article notes that every cucumber and melon grower must know the yellow striped bug and suggests quick lime on vines to destroy it. It also cites Illinois total agricultural product value from the last census at 22,398,185 dollars.
An Athenian recruit with a lame foot faced ridicule from troops when he joined the army. He replied with firm pride that he is there to fight, not to run, asserting his readiness despite his limp.
An account of Charlotte Corday's execution era heroism during the French Revolution. It details her age, demeanor, plan to kill Marat, trial statements, and motive to halt anarchy. The piece also notes moral exhortations about study and self-improvement for young men, citing self-made figures and urging disciplined occupations over idle leisure.
The piece argues that society should guide children toward productive lives, not by government mandates but through voluntary efforts. It warns that idle or delinquent upbringing burdens the community and that placing children with better influences prevents future pauperism and crime, benefiting both public wealth and conscience.
A Boston visit turns costly when a country gentleman stays eleven days, lodging with a merchant’s wife and racking up a horse bill at a Hanover Street livery. The merchant seeks payment, the keeper asks for an order, and the gentleman departs with lingering questions about settling the charges.
A dialogue reveals a man insisting a bill be paid for his keeping while the merchant notes the man is his wife's cousin, adding a cryptic line about the horse. The exchange hints at social tension and implied negotiating leverage.
An 1830s Academy account describes animals reacting to a solar eclipse. Birds reportedly die from fear after the event, linnets in a cage perish, a fasting dog stops eating as darkness begins, cattle huddle facing outward, and mice stop running as the eclipse starts.
In Silliman's Journal, M Coster shows chlorine can decompose saliva poison from rabid dogs to prevent hydrophobia if applied within six hours. A strong chlorinated lime wash may destroy prussic acid and other poisons by removing hydrogen. A Baltimore widow inherits half a million after her brothers die leaving no issue or will.
A witty exchange features a rich relative refusing to bear support, retorting it would be a lean effort, while a poor relative fires back with a sharp, humorous reply. The fragment highlights class tension and clever misquotation.
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