Washingtonian Total Abstinence Pledge
A fragmentary pledge form notes members form a society to abstain from spirits wine or cider to safeguard health and mutual benefit. It lists signatories and expresses commitment to avoid pernicious practices.
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1845
Page
5
Officers Augusta W. T. A Society
Dr. Daniel Hook presides as president with Rev William J. Hard and others listed as vice presidents. William Huff Hawkins and William Haines Jr. serve as officers along with L. D. Sallerstedt as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel. Hook
WM. J. Hard
S. Dod
Hawkins Huff
WM. Haines, Jr
Secatrary
L. D. Sallerstedt
How to Raise Turkeys and Fatten for Market
A detailed guide from a New Jersey farmer on raising turkeys for breeders and meat, including winter care, nest setups, feeding with clabbered milk and Indian meal, outdoor ranging, and December fattening with corn and boiled potatoes. The piece also contrasts efficient fattening with costly methods and cites local market returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
New England
Cherries without Stones A French grafting method claims stone-free fruit
Parisian correspondent reports a new cherry production technique. A young tree is split along the trunk to remove pith, then resealed and air excluded. In two years the tree supposedly bears cherries with a thin pellicle at the center instead of a kernel. Trial warns to use a nonvaluable tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Courier Des Etats Unis
A Hint at a Cheap Water Steam Discovery
A London scientific correspondent hints at a forthcoming discovery that could rank as the era’s cheapest invention. Water has long powered motion. steam has risen in recent decades but may soon yield to water once more, implying a major shift in motive power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hydro Mechanic Apparatus hailed to supplant steam power
The piece discusses a new patent titled The Hydro Mechanic Apparatus claiming to combine hydraulic and mechanical principles to supersede fire and steam in machinery. It argues the invention uses natural laws without creating power, enabling unlimited speed with efficient force, and notes experts see no error in its premise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hydro
A Good Witness and the Sodom Arbitration Tale
Major Kelly of the Louisiana Chronicle notes four witness types and recounts a tale of three neighbors serving as arbitrators in a dispute over stolen chickens near Sodom. The piece mocks the witnesses with caricatures, highlighting Lanty Oliphant and the absurdity of testimony in a rustic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Kelly
Louisianna Chronicle
Blue
Sodom
Corson
Emanuel Allen
King of the Marsh
Copeisble
Lanty
Mister Oliphant
Oath Value and Lanty Testimony at Local Hearing
A senior board member questions Lanty and Mister Oliphant during a hearing. Lanty describes bread and meat shortages, wind on the stomach, and a speckled rooster in a pot as he testifies about Lot and Mr. Allen. The referees press Oliphant on roosters, and Lanty counts hens to explain forty odd birds as the session ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanty
Lot’s
Oliphat
Allen
Speech of Lot Doolittle on Men Roosts Protection
A humorous political speech defends a bill for Men Roosts protection. Doolittle mocks opponents and uses a mock-solemn midnight scene to describe roosters guarding hens, depicting a rural legislative style with satirical tone.
A Beleaguered Speech Proposes Egg Punishments
A fiery speech denounces a wretch and proposes absurd penalties for offenders. The speaker rails at criminals, mocks natives and savages, then suggests the first offence to suck twelve rotten eggs and the second to sit on twenty until they hatch. Reported by an unnamed observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammaleh
Jehosaphat
Rock of Gibraltar
Gulfs of Mexico
Speaker
Death Notice for Witty Punch Contributor Blanchard
The piece mourns Leman Blanchard a lively Punch contributor. It notes his wit his anxiety during his wife’s illness and his untimely suicide by throat cutting in delirium. It praises his social grace neat dress and bandbox appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchard
Noah’s Messenger
Leman Blanchard
Punch
Jailer Duped by Prisoner Treasure Digging
The Hampden Post recounts an 1830s Springfield jail incident in which a prisoner lured Deputy Day to Westfield with talk of treasure. They dug at multiple sites without luck until the prisoner freed himself, fled, and left Day cuffed, robbed of the moment and wonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampden Post
Springfield Mass
Westfield
Boss Day
Deputy Day
Springfield
A Gold Mine Found on a Wild Lake
A small lake in the wilderness yields almost virgin gold in large quantity according to report. The discovery sits in rugged terrain near the Ons and promises significant value once mining plans firm up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilder Ons
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Lot Doolittle
New Jerusalem
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Mr. Speaker
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