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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1845
Page
5
Classified notice outlines a weekly publication by James McCafferty with address Macintosh Street opposite the Post Office. Rates listed: single copy two dollars, six copies ten dollars, thirteen copies twenty dollars. Advertisements charged 50 cents per square for first insertion and five lines per square. monthly and yearly deductions noted.
The fragment shows a weekly publication from Augusta Georgia dated May 10 1845. It titles itself devoted to ice agriculture and miscellaneous readings and is marked No 43.
Dr Daniel Hook Paeswear Rev William J Hard CPS Dod Vice Prest Hawkins Huff Esq William Haines Jr Secretary J B D Lallerstedt Terastrer
The farmer recounts cultivating water melons after years of failure. Soil was prepared with manure and ashes, plus gravel and broken charcoal to shape and nourish the hill. Seeds were planted, watered with wash water and sink water, producing many melons weighing about twelve to fifteen pounds.
The piece describes lambs dropping wool they pull from ewes and chew, forming wool balls in their stomachs that may cause death. Maj. E. Wood cites a case from his son’s flock. It suggests cause is desire to ruminate and recommends better feeding of lambs with turnips or potatoes and ewe diets to avoid wool ingestion.
A Massachusetts Agricultural Society discussion clarifies the term load of manure. 30 bushels is proposed as a practical standard for premiums, with a suggestion to express loads in bushels for clarity.
A practical whitewash method described, mixing lime and water with a small amount of wheat flour to create a thick, hot mix. The slurry is stirred into the lime wash while hot to produce a durable coating.
A 19th century report explains copper and zinc plates buried at potato rows to form a galvanic circuit, accelerating germ life and yielding potatoes two inches thick in the treated row. The experiment shows marked size differences versus untreated rows, with a New York exhibition on April 7 from March sown seed.
In this excerpt from Liebig's Letters on Chemistry, the author contemplates the boundless universe and the incredible scale of cosmic distances. He notes light travels 180000 miles per second, stars are so distant that their light takes billions of years to reach us, and the universe contains vast and varied bodies unseen by the naked eye. He reflects on microscopic life, infinite gradations of matter, and the omnipresence of starlight as evidence of an immaterial, intricate cosmos.
Eyewitness accounts describe frantic attempts to save passengers as the steamboat Swallow wrecked near the Athena te channel. J C Carl recalls a woman’s agonized pleas while five others were saved by a boat that rescued a companion and a Detroit man with $1500 in gold. A coroner’s inquiry recalls a man losing his wife and a captain’s reassurance as the vessel lies shattered on a rock.
Reports detail a mob incident eight miles north of Bailey's Landing where self styled Regulators assaulted the Turnbull home, killed and wounded several family members, and planned further extermination. The case centers on counterfeiters and horse thieves suspected in Lincoln County with tensions running high.
Greenville Mountaineer notes W McBee's new mill seven miles below the village produced an excellent printing paper sample. Next issue will be fully tinted to showcase its quality. The paper era follows earlier mills south of the Potomac, with Col Dunham's large establishment nearby, providing work and thousands of dollars in rag purchases.
The Post Office Department plans a new system starting July 1 to replace franking for mailing subscriptions. Deputy Postmasters are instructed on the approved method to transmit subscriptions, replacing the old practice.
A Punch tone piece argues against unready marriages. It proposes a training for prospective husbands, listing questions on finances, household tasks, patience, and reading or writing under nursery chaos. It concludes only a man who can answer yes should marry.
A naval reminiscence recalls Admiral Lord Howe waking to a night fire near the magazine. He remains composed asking how a man feels when afraid, while the lieutenant reports the fire is extinguished, highlighting Howe’s fearless demeanor.
Wirt warns dreams do not build character while Foster urges decisive effort. The piece cites Hannibal crossing the Alps and notes Alfred the Great balanced action with study as a model. It emphasizes making the most of talent and opportunity through unyielding work.
Fragmentary pledge lines declare mutual benefit and health through total abstinence. The text mentions not drinking spirits, wines, liquors, or cider and repeats the pledge in a garbled cadence.
The passage extols a cheerful hardworking girl whose plain attire and steady labor earn respect, contrasting her with flirts and bustle-bound girls deemed useless unless idle. It lauds kindness, prudence, and productive employment as superior virtues in daily life.
A Paris correspondent reports that during the Vera Cruz campaign Santa Ana lost a leg which was preserved in a mausoleum in Mexico City. After changes in power the monument was destroyed and the leg circulated, ending up in a wax cabinet in London with other famous figures. a second leg may follow to market.
In a Canada tavern a group of old countrymen debated war pomp when one claimed Britain had the largest cannon. Joe boasted of a Yankee gun with such size that oxen pulled the shot and a prankish reply mocked the feat, ending with a sharp quip about freeing the oxen by driving them through the rent.
A rough, unnamed man visits Casco Houses in Portland asking to pay three dollars for a week of meals and lodging. The landlord Jonathan refuses and the would be boarder pressures him claiming seven men will stay. The confrontation escalates with a heated exchange over board and nightly rates.
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