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Newspaper

Augusta Washingtonian

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1844

Page

7

Garden culture and fruiting tips from a 19th century guide

The excerpt explains staking and trellising for peas beans and berries, shading and mulching to reduce sun damage, and watering and soil stirring practices. It emphasizes timing for strawberry and other crops, protects roots with planks and shingles, and notes temperate watering by barrel or pipe. It also praises Ramon Ortiz of El Paso for humane conduct toward Kendall and officers.

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Dignity of Labor and 1843 Patent Office Report

The piece urges respect for manual labor and highlights national prosperity from farming and industry. It cites religious statistics, then summarizes the 1843 Patent Office report: agricultural outputs, patent activity, and finances including 531 patents granted, 446 expired, 819 applications, total 13,523 patents issued, receipts of 35,315 dollars, expenditures 24,750, and 4,538 dollars for model restorations after the patent office fire.

Commissioner of Patents Henry L. Ellsworth House of Representatives Ellsworth United States Patent Office

A Speck of War And Other 1830s Notices

The New Orleans Bulletin reports Gen Gaines with a division ordered to base on the Sabine River and a naval force of seventeen ships planned to rendezvous in the Gulf under Commodore Conner. Armistice with Texas waning, hostilities expected. Also mentions a perpetual motion machine by Col Boon, a mad dog scare in Anderson, and a fatal elephant incident at Hopkin’s menagerie in Mount Pleasant.

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Thunder Storm Safety And Remedies Across Daily Life

The text outlines safety tips during storms indoors and outdoors, advising against trees and water, recommending recumbent positions or carpeted floors indoors, and cautioning about chimney conductors and open windows. It also notes a Col Boon’s perpetual motion idea, iron revenue steamers, alum throat cures, and a reflection on Christianity’s influence before a discussion of Delaware’s Blue Hen emblem.

Augusta Market Cotton Prices Steady Amid Demand

The Augusta market reports fair cotton demand with most sales between 5 and 63 and prices at 43 and 7 extremes. Stock remains large, dealers expect further Liverpool declines. bagging shows no price rise as planters delay purchases. Groceries see improved demand due to planters visiting for the Railroad Convention.

Liverpool

Payments to Washingtonian and others through June 1845

Record lists payments to the Washingtonian in Montevideo and to June 1845, with Decatur sums to W H Dabney through June 1844, and Lawrenceville Dr J M Gordon through June 1844. Names include E J Gordon, J P Henricks, and J M Gordon. Contains mentions of Augusta and Lawrenceville.

Washingtonian Montevide E.j.gordon Decatur W. H. Dabney Lawrenceville J. M. Gordon Augusta J. P. Henricks

Exchange Table Specie Basis Inquiry

A brief exchange table note notes a specie basis issue with terms broke and nogale amid a terse financial inquiry. The untranslated lines suggest a ledger or market shorthand needing clarification on values and classifications.

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