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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1844
Page
1
The Washingtonian is published every Saturday morning by James McCafferty. Subscriptions cost one dollar per year, five dollars for a club, or ten dollars for a club of twelve payable in advance. Postage is prepaid for mail subscriptions. Rates for inserts vary by frequency and length, with discounts for advertisers.
The article compares two corn curing methods and endorses cutting up the crop from the bottom for fodder value and higher grain yield. It notes that chaffing stalks into feed benefits cattle and sheep, cites experiments showing yield gains, and discusses preservation of apples using lime and chaff in casks to reduce moisture damage.
A dense extract blends farming advice on corn handling to resist frost with vivid war imagery. It contrasts agricultural practice with heroic Civil War scenes, praising sacrifice and freedom while denouncing deceitful liars as societal poison.
The pamphlet by John Henry Brown describes Fannin’s Massacre and the fall of Crockett. It narrates Crockett ducking into a church niche and denying surrender, firing back with rifle and sword while his blood drenched, a portrait of liberty and American valor amid the Texan struggle.
The Foreign Quarterly Review recounts a Kordofan duel where two rivals battle with hippopotamus leather whips on a couch edge. After blows and blood, exhaustion ends the fight, hands are shaken, and spectators toast with melissa as wounds are washed and rivals reconciled.
A moral piece urges young men to devote evenings to learning and self improvement. It cites figures like Sir William Phips, William Gifford, David Attenhouse, and James Ferguson, who advanced through study after humble beginnings, rather than idle games or lounging.
A Charleston Mercury excerpt warns that Scarlet Fever rages across the country with high mortality in some areas. It stresses early treatment, noting doctors often err once the disease takes hold and urges rapid medical aid at onset, avoiding drastic remedies. It cites symptoms and urges prompt care.
In a Charleston Mercury letter dated February 8 1844 the author recounts a swift remedy for scarlet fever after several enslaved workers fell ill with sore throat fever neck gland swelling and rapid deterioration. The writer seeks public dissemination of the treatment believed to be effective.
Edwin Caapir recounts a home remedy regimen for scarlet fever observed on a plantation. He claims jalap doses, strong red pepper tea, and calomel controlled throat soreness and reduced illness. He notes eight children recovered after his approach, while two died after medical intervention.
The Lancet presents a quick method to raise a blister. A surgeon uses a brown paper disc placed on the limb, moistened and heated with a smoothing iron. The heat and moisture create a vesicated surface rapidly, claimed to be faster and less painful than older methods.
An elderly American patriot urges the current generation to follow their own conscience and rely on Providence for outcomes. He proclaims the proudest man is the pauper fed by divine bounty, reflecting on moral precepts handed down by forebears.
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