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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1844
Page
1
A group of men signs a pledge forming a Society to abstain from all alcohol. They declare themselves gentlemen united to guard against a pernicious practice harming health and families and pledge not to drink spirituous or malt liquors wine or cider.
Officers Augusta W. T. A Society listed with Dr Jos A Eve as President and Dr Daniel Hook and Rev William J. Hard as Vice Presidents. Secretary L D Sallerstedt and Treasurer listed with managers including Rev C S Dod E E Scofield James Godby James Harper John G Dunlap and John Milledge.
An account from Enterprise Pennsylvania notes soil friendly rotation with a second wheat crop and a rye crop of twenty seven years without manure. It discusses cut worms and autumn ploughing, plus remarks on fruit trees for ornament and practical value, including an eleven year Baldwin apple yield from one tree.
John Milholland and Benjamin Crane of Chandlersville Muskingham county Ohio have invented a bee hive improvement. They obtained letters patent of the U S Government dated April 20 1842. The invention concerns building the bee house in horizontal long boxes without tops placed on a base with four legs and a double inclined bottom.
The article explains placing sections on the base and stacking them to raise the house to the required height, finishing with a horizontal top covering the upper box. The process outlines handling of offensive matter as part of the construction.
Two young men discuss rival lovers in a bar at a hotel. Lieutenant Redmond challenges author Blake to a duel using pens as weapons as a test of gentlemanly honor, with the Gazette as the battlefield. Blake accepts, Redmond is posted or apologizes, and the matter ends with Blake winning Mary Clinton's hand.
A 19th century note says burnt rhubarb in an iron pot should not be used for diarrhoea. It suggests a large dose up to 5,910 grains in milk as the proper quantity, but warns the drug loses two thirds of its weight when burnt and becomes tasteless.
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