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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1844
Page
3
The text argues leaves are the key vegetable organs enabling respiration digestion and nutrition. It describes a plant as composed of multiple fixed embryos with independent life actions, growing upward to form branches and downward to form wood bark and roots. Respectfully, W. W. P.
A letter from Savannah dated February 19 1844 reports Mr Hawkins praising temperance efforts in the port. He describes freeing drunkenness prisoners at the city jail, urging reform, and notes strong pledge uptake among sailors on ships and the revenue cutter Van Buren. He outlines plans visiting Macon Milledgeville and Charleston and hopes for broader impact on temperance.
A Hampden Washingtonian account tells of a tavern keeper driven to stop temperance critics after neighbors visit a sick mother and her child. The temperance man presses for truth. the woman reveals destitution from her husband selling flour and tea for liquor, ending with a sober call to the tavern keeper. They later meet the drunken husband. the scene ends with the temperance advocate renouncing further talk of robbing bread.
Augusta market notes a generally downward trend with hopes for a bottom and later improvement. Bagging demand is light with little sold last week, while groceries face limited demand across items due to low cotton prices and bad weather.
The National Intelligencer reports Capt. Stockton gradually recovering after the Princeton catastrophe. Sailors Daniel Harrington Peter Bolus William Taylor Charles Lewis John Riswick James Green Thomas Jones wounded. some slightly. Navy surgeons say two cases are critical B Taylor and James H Dunn. others improving. Temporary cabinet appointments announced Ad interim Attorney General John Nelson as Secretary of State and Captain Lewis Warrior as Secretary of the Navy. Ward the gun maker travels to Washington for investigation.
Mrs R Lambert introduces a new patent right for cutting ladies dresses and accessories after a three hour lesson. Classes run daily at 137 Broad Street with a book of instructions and chart for each student. Buyers can obtain rights for other cities and a full set of patterns for 50 cents.
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