31 May 1845
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1845
Page
1
The Augusta Washingtonian publishes weekly on Saturdays under James McCafferty and Josh-Sereet opposite the post office. Pricing includes one dollar for six copies, two dollars per year, with advertising rates at fifty cents per square for the first insertion and subsequent continuations. Postage restrictions apply.
A fragment outlines a pledge by unnamed men to form a Society for mutual benefit to guard against drinking. They vow not to drink any spirituous or malt liquors wine or cider, citing health and family welfare.
A long read recounts the fate of a dog during a harsh winter expedition by William Sublette and Black Harris. The dog carries a heavy pack, is killed, resurrects at the fire, and is finally consumed as hunger drives the travelers forward toward home. The piece then shifts to a firsthand account of infamous lynching punishments and an 1845 letter from J. H. Green detailing intertwined murders, betrayals, and survivor testimony.
The Tennessee Agriculturalist urges farmers to avoid barnyard manures to curb potato rot and to plant sod-grown potatoes. It praises sod cultivation for sweeter, meatier yields, describes a ten-acre sod trial, and notes timing for early and late plantings and a method using milk to aid cream rise.
Miss Emily describes a winter butter method after testing Russian techniques. She details heating water, washing the milking pail, and returning milk to a warm environment to separate and churn, aiming to mimic summer butter quality in winter.
Green the reformed gambler recounts an interview at Auburn State Prison where Rev. O. E. Morrill introduces him to a prisoner Wyatt jailed for the Gordon murder dated March 16. Wyatt, who has long gambler ties in the South and West, expresses interest in talking to Green. The door to the cell is opened for the meeting.
A narrator recalls Wolcot’s rare serious alarm after a quarrel with General M’Cormic. They spoke sharply the day before, provoking anger and a challenge set for six o’clock next morning on the Green at Truro, then a secluded spot.
The South may soon build a self supplied cotton fabric industry with raw materials nearby and cheap labor. Scottsville in Bibb county founded 1834 by David Scott now runs 18 000 spindles 24 looms producing about 4500 yards weekly and consuming 400 bales annually. The factory employs 45, with annual dividends as high as 33 percent. Bibb county rich in iron ore coal and water power boosts prospects with plans to expand capital to 100000.
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