Total Abstinence Pledge Formed By Local Society
A local group signs a total abstinence pledge to avoid all spiritous, malt liquors, wine, and cider. The document lists names such as Dr. Jos A A Eve Rev WM J Bard, WM Haines Jr, L D Sallerstedt treasurer, and managers including James Harper Scofield Dod James Godby and John Milledge. The caption reflects a temperance society organizing to guard health and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos' A A. Eve
WM. J. Bard’ Haw Hufp
WM. Haines, Jr
L. D. Sallerstedt
Tressurer
James Harper
E. E. Scofield
S. Dod
James Godby
John Milledge
Manures and husbandry tips from a South Carolina farmer
A Greenville District farmer in 1844 urges better manure practices to improve exhausted lands. He details composting methods, littering stables, using leaves ashes and kitchen waste, and keeping poultry areas clean. He notes nine two horse loads of well rotted manure produced from yard piles and stresses practical, day to day farming improvements.
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Herbemont
Greenville District
S.C
Enclosed run for chickens with regular ploughing
Advice to keep a large enough enclosed space for chickens and to plough it regularly to prevent soil issues and improve habitability for the birds.
Look Where You Are Going a Moral From a Street Scene
A narrator recalls a mother’s cautions to a curious five year old on Chartres Street about looking where he goes amid shop windows. The piece extols a simple adage, urging caution in life and caution in ambition, warning against vanity, self interest, insincerity, and risky temptations in love and business.
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Chartres Street
Hebe
Look Where You’re Going Says N O Picayune
The passage urges caution in romance warning against trusting moonlit advances and lifted tresses. It remarks on the seductive atmosphere of delight and the temptation to misread intentions, advising careful listening and self awareness.
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N. O. Picayune
Scene of Battle and Aftermath Described in Saturday Visitor
The Saturday Visitor reports the night battle with Russia and France, noting cannon and musketry, a Russian deserter, and renewed assaults until about eleven. The dawn reveals a field of naked corpses and severe war havoc, followed by Meprium near Medellin where wounded groans and prayers fill the plain. A Newark carriage dealer tale ends with a moral about commissions and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemsaune
Wilson
Meprium
Rocca
Medellin
Trenicus
Local Advertiser laments external fire engine supply
The Cist's Advertiser repeats mortification over needing to ship a fire engine from the East for city use while praising local mechanics. It cites a Cincinnati Gazette quote on domestic industry and recounts a carriage maker who discovers Eastern finish differs from his own work, highlighting perceived quality gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cist
Cincinnatti Gazette
Philadelphia
Final dividend noted in Read & Co bankruptcy case
Assignee Morey reports completion of liquidation for the estate of James Read & Co. Debts at failure were about 850000 dollars. nearly 800000 dollars recovered, enabling payment of proved debts with a little over 50000 dollars left. James Read personally adds over 50000 dollars from recent earnings to ensure creditors receive full value. Boston Courier calls it an exceptional settlement in mercantile history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Read & Co
Morey
James Read
Commission
Read
Boston Courier
Peculiarities of Literary Men
A fragmentary sketch listing quirks of famous writers. Johnson bites his nails to the quick, Addison’s pulse is irregular, Pope braces himself with cotton, Hume writes best on a sofa, and Menage, Magliabechi, and Rousseau display odd habits linked to their work and passions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Addison
Pope
Hume
Science
Ben Johnson
Fuller
Shakspeare
Magliabechi
Grand Duke
Tuscany
Rousseau
Curious Portraits of Poe and Poets in Fragmented Text
An excerpt traverses anecdotes about writers and critics, noting Steele’s money troubles, Bloomfield’s chalk draft for Farmer Boy, and a long meditation on mother love from James The Gypsey. It reflects literary criticism and memory of parental influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele
Bloomfield
The
Muses
Rail iron from Mount Savage works showcased in Baltimore
A rail bar manufactured at Mount Savage Ironworks in Allegany County is displayed in the Exchange Rotunda for public inspection. Similar rails reach Philadelphia New York and Boston. The Mount Savage line to Cumberland aims to be completed by next month with rails to be laid there. A contract with Fall River Railroad Massachusetts covers one thousand tons at about fifty nine dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Savage
Cumberland
Fall River
Massachusetts
The Dying Boy Last Kiss at His Father's Side
A father watches as his dying infant contemplates a final moment of tenderness. He lays the child on a cloak and holds him close, pressing a last kiss before the boy's breath fails. The scene captures a poignant farewell and the moment life fades.
Payable at Sight Note and Fray Over Debt
A man questions a friend about a bearer note reading at sight I promise to pay and reveals he distrusts Brown since receiving it The exchange shows tension over the note’s reliability and the borrower’s credibility in a casual town setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Mr. Brown
Jim
Three Things A Man Should Keep In Good Terms With
A succinct adage noting that a man should maintain harmony with his wife if he has one, his stomach, and his conscience as guiding priorities for domestic and personal conduct.
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James McCafferty
Macintoshistri
Iecammmaan
Iety
Vice
Carolina Planter
Newark
N. J
American Rail Road
Tron
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