11 Nov 1843
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1843
Page
1
The notice outlines weekly Saturday publication by James McCafferty at one dollar per year, five dollars for a twelve subscriber club, and post-paid mail communications. It lists subscription and advertising rates, including rates for various insertion frequencies and discounts for regular advertisers.
An agriculture column argues for silk cultivation in Georgia as a promising industry. It advises starting small, gradually increasing cocoons, and sending cocoons to market like cotton. The piece cites a New York Courier and Enquirer extract from the Georgia Jeffersonian and notes a national convention of silk growers and manufacturers in session.
In the afternoon the convention came as a body to the fair and examined the specimens of American silks displayed there.
The column notes a long tooth without roots in horses aged three to six, located in the upper gum between bridle tooth and grinders. Observed in three dished-headed horses on the author’s farm, with two cases of blindness reversed by extracting the tooth. The condition suspected to be linked to corn feeding or hot climate, possibly affecting the eye via the gum. Owners urged to check and extract to preserve sight.
In a Washington Science Institute paper Mr Wheaton argues for connecting the Pacific and Atlantic by Panama and uniting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean via Suez. The Atlantic Pacific link promises Europe and Britain vast commercial shifts, with Britain gaining direct access to oriental markets and a revolution in global trade.
The article discusses the Isthmus of Panama and Nicaragua as viable routes for a canal linking the Pacific and Atlantic. It notes prior surveying by an American explorer, the removal of height barriers by Lloyd, and French-led work by Solomon Taile & Co. A deep canal between the Rio Chagres and Rio Grande is described as imminent, with vast trade and religious reforms anticipated through closer East Asia exchange and U S assistance.
An old craftsman counsels Sammy, a young mechanic, on steady effort and prudent living. He frames seven lessons from hardship, urging saving, avoiding debt, patience, modest ambition, gratitude, and daily bread prayers.
An early 19th century reflection urges readers to pursue self-improvement and public usefulness rather than mere accumulation of wealth. It cites Roger Sherman and John Neal as rising examples and contrasts property with a life of virtue and helping the needy. The Portland TribunePrint urges enjoying life through benevolence and peace.
An old Boston sailor visiting Vermont learns his betrothed and comrades have died in his absence. The tale contrasts his ocean endurance with heartbreak as he faces desolation. The piece praises honesty as a treasure of character.
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