10 May 1845
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1845
Page
1
Advertisement notice from James McCafferty at Macintosh Street opposite the Post Office. Rates listed: single copy one dollar, six copies ten dollars, thirteen copies twenty dollars in advance. Ads inserted at fifty cents per square for first insertion, five cents per continuation. reductions for yearly advertisers. No letters accepted at post office without postage.
The issue presents a weekly paper devoted to agriculture and miscellaneous readings from Augusta Georgia dated May 10 1845. It enumerates its issue number and establishes a local periodical focus for farm topics and readings.
Dr Daniel Hook Paeswear Rev William J Hard CPS DOD Vice President posts Hawkins Huff Esq William Haines Jr Secretary Jb D Lallerstedt Terastrer
The note describes planting melons on a hill in Bridgewater using soil amendments such as horse stable manure ashes gravel and charcoal. Seeds were planted in amended soil and watered with wash water or sink water. The melons grew well with many fruits weighing fifteen or twelve pounds each.
A winter issue describes lambs chewing and swallowing wool from their mothers causing wool balls in stomachs and potential death. Maj. E Wood cites a Maine case from his son’s flock. remedy suggests ample turnips or potatoes and feeding ewes to prevent wool intake.
A Massachusetts Agricultural Society note clarifies that a load of manure equals about 30 bushels. The writer suggests expressing loads in bushels for clarity and convenience, a standard the society could adopt to improve consistency.
A simple old method describes mixing half a pail of lime and water. Add a gill of wheat flour, blend with a little cold water, and pour boiling water to thicken. Combine with the white wash while hot and stir thoroughly for a lasting coat.
A 19th century report describes placing copper and zinc at opposite ends of a potato row and wiring them to form a galvanic circuit. The moisture in the soil allegedly quickens germ life, yielding markedly larger potatoes in the treated row than in adjacent rows. An exhibition in New York on April 7 displayed potatoes from seed sown March 12 using galvanism.
In Liebig's Letters on Chemistry, the vast universe is described as infinite and beyond limits. The text notes light traveling 180000 miles per second, stars so distant that their light takes billions of years, and microscopic life forms with unseen organs. It reflects on gravitational laws and the manifold properties of matter and light.
Eyewitness accounts describe the sinking of the Swallow with screams and cries as rescuers pull survivors from the water. A Detroit man with $1500 in gold loses it but survives clinging to a board, while another man fights for a board against him. The coroner's testimony reveals a husband's failed attempt to save his wife as the vessel wrecks near a rock by the Athena te channel.
A Lincoln County Missouri report describes a vigilante band called Regulators driving suspected counterfeiters from the county, then burning a house, attacking the Turnbull family, and wounding several. One Davis dies, two Turnbull youths are wounded, and others injured as the mob moves toward exterminate the family.
The Greenville Mountaineer notes a new paper sample from W. McBee’s mill seven miles below town. The article praises the quality, hints at a full issue tinting next week, and compares with Col. Dunham’s large establishment. It highlights regional mill growth and the value of rag purchases to the economy.
The Postmaster General has issued instructions to Deputy Postmasters ahead of the new post office act taking effect July 1. The franking privilege for postmasters is restricted, changing how subscriptions to papers are transmitted. A new method is proposed for sending subscriptions.
A Punch satire argues many men rush into marriage unprepared and proposes a formal education for suitors. It lists questions on household costs, budgeting, and practical skills, urging would be husbands to prove literacy, patience, and obedience before obtaining a license.
Admiral Lord Howe, then a captain, was awakened to a fire near the magazine. He calmly asked about fear, insisting he never felt afraid, and demanded how a man shows fear while the lieutenant reported the danger was extinguished.
The piece argues that dreaming alone won’t bring greatness and urges young men to command their energies. It compares study and action to Hannibal crossing the Alps and cites Alfred the Great as an example who balanced business with learning to make the most of talents and opportunities.
Our mutual benefit and pledge ourselves as G een the i en not to drink any spirit no ts or ja e liquors wine or cider.
The piece extols a cheerful hardworking girl who toils daily and faces dirt with resolve. It contrasts her with flirts and bustle-bound women, calling such idle figures unprofitable company and praising steady, pleasant, respectful character in all settings from palaces to hovels.
A Paris correspondent recounts the fate of Santa Ana’s severed leg from the Vera Cruz campaign. The embalmed limb was housed in Mexico City but later vanished with the mausoleum destruction, reappearing in a wax cabinet via a street porter who sold it to an Englishman.
A Canadian tavern anecdote has Joe boast of a Yankee cannon drawn by a yoke of oxen. The counterpoint recalls a British cannon rival, then Joe reveals the oxen were merely driven through the rent of a wall, leaving the room in laughter.
A rugged man visits the Casco Houses in Portland and bargaining with landlord Jonathan over a week’s board. He and seven companions propose lodging meals and travel costs, but the landlord refuses to take boarders at that rate, prompting a tense exchange.
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