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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1844
Page
7
A Boston Journal excerpt recalls a moment of prophecy and bravado. A cheering chorus proclaims victory as Jupiter’s presage echoes among soldiers. The tale shifts to William the Conqueror stumbling ashore in Britain and using a quick gesture to claim the homeland, seen as a deft deception to quell fear.
Excerpt from a U S Gazette letter reports San Fernando on the Apure river overwhelmed by floodwaters. The Apure rose two yards above land, destroying houses and leaving streets as rivers. Emigrants flee to barges and survivors seek aid from government as Barinas and Maturin previously received relief.
A fourteenth century church at Weston England suffered lightning damage in 1630 and again about a decade ago. Age and repeated strikes weakened the north walls and spurred a noteworthy repair effort.
Under an architect guidance a 240 ton church wall was raised to vertical by heating three iron bars 23 inches in diameter. The bars expanded in cast iron boxes with charcoal, then screws drew the wall back to its original perpendicular over four steps as cooling followed.
The public is cautioned against counterfeit ten dollar bills from the Bank of the State with a modified head and a crude added letter s in the word Dollars. Detection urged by inspecting the body for the clumsy extra s. Charleston Patriot reports the warning.
The article reviews Odd Fellows statistics in England and Wales with 3,840 lodges and 325,000 members, noting gains in lodges and members, financials, and property value. It cites 130 MPs, 629 ministers, and 9,000 honorary members, and amusingly estimates per-member contributions and a long procession. It also reports Linseed Oil mills in Cincinnati and linseed oil production alongside lard oil, plus a Boston Journal account of a paralysis cure in Ipswich and Salem.
The subject began to receive encouragement from a sudden action and dug a place to place his arm. He covered it, slept about an hour, and awoke to find full restoration of arm use, which remains intact.
A Cincinnati Enquirer account recounts Mrs. Emily Tod leaping into the river near North Bend to save her three year old daughter who fell overboard. Unable to swim, she reached the child as it sank but the knot untied and both were pulled ashore exhausted. the child did not survive. The mother recovered after shore arrival.
A Franklin Banner recipe advises packing cleaned corn in tight casks with a strong pickle and brine to seal it in the husks. Kept away from air, the corn supposedly resists fermentation and remains freshly boilable for an extended time.
In Superior Court last week Berryman Jones and his brother Charles were found guilty of Jesse Moony's murder and sentenced to be executed on October 25. Other items note Captain J D Sloat to command the Pacific Squadron and sail from Norfolk around the 17th for Chagres.
Market notes 6 cents for best cotton, 5 to 5 1 4 cents for fair, inferior not above 4 1 2 to 4 3 4 cents. Large stock in England and US and expected average crop depress prices. Bagging demand limited as planters stay away due to favorable packing weather. Groceries show dull demand reflecting the same cautious tone.
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