The Washingtonian Subscription Rates and Ad Rates
The Washingtonian will be published every Saturday morning by James McCafferty at one dollar per year for a single subscriber, five dollars for a six member club, ten dollars for a twelve member club. Advertisements priced by size with rates: fifty cents for a single square up to twelve lines, twenty five cents per continuation. yearly advertisers receive a ten percent discount.
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James McCafferty
Post-Office Department
Artichoke experiment draws farmers to Tennessee seed
J Gunnin reports on Jerusalem Artichoke trials on 196 by 66 foot plot yielding 200 bushels. Plants grew ten feet high shielding soil. seeds planted four feet apart with cornlike cultivation. He notes interwoven roots, high yields per acre from four bushels seed, and benefits to Tennessee stock without grain. He invites inspection and promises to share results.
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Columbia
Edgefield Advertiser
Tennessee
Preservation of Vegetables through earth and straw storage
European farmers preserve roots by burying them in dry elevated pits, then covering with earth and a straw bed to shield from frost and melt water. Surfaces must be dry before burial. Roots retain a preserving principle while still alive, unlike dead plants without seeds.
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North
Preservation of Vegetables Through Dry Heap Covering
The text explains how plant life rests when deprived of air water and heat and compares it to how dead bodies lose their animating energy. It notes beets carrots and potatoes can be stored through winter by piling on dry soil and covering with straw to guard against rain and frost, a method valued in England for keeping tubers.
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England
Farm report from Maine farmer on two years’ experience
A Maine farmer named A. T. Permins describes a productive two year period on a 30 acre farm. He lists yields of potatoes barley beets wheat beans oats hay corn carrots and poultry. He notes livestock counts and practices including sorting potatoes feeding warm meals and manure considerations.
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Maine
A. T. Permins
Remedies and notes on cows with bloody milk from veterinary sources
Letters from farmers and a veterinary surgeon discuss causes and home remedies for bloody or slippery milk in cows. Suggestions include pork root, yeast and soapsuds, leaf sugar smoke, marshmallow, glauber salts, and pasture changes. Also notes on milk vein age and risk of milk fever. The piece cites experiences from Louisville and Lincolnshire England.
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Louisville Journal
Cure for bleeding neck vein and wine remedy
Veterinary note from David Dickinson of Louisville Kentucky prescribes curing copious bleeding in the neck vein by drenching with dissolved alum and water and adding stale wine. The advertisement also promotes flower cultivation as a wholesome, space-efficient hobby contributing to happiness.
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David Dickinson
Leec
Louisville
Kind Blacksmith Helps Burned Cottage Neighbor
A blacksmith works longer hours to aid a neighbor whose cottage burned last week. He refuses a loan from Mr. Wilson, preferring to buy iron on trust and help the poor man rebuild. The story ends with a moral about helping others as Christ taught.
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Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Great Britain steamship built at Bristol with Archimedean screw
The Great Britain, a massive iron steamship completed at Bristol, will run as a pack et between Liverpool and New York. It has 3600 tons burthen, 1000 horsepower engines, length 322 feet, four decks, 252 berths, 1200 tons cargo capacity, 1000 tons coal, six masts, and a sail area around 1700 square yards.
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Great Britain
Bristol
Liverpool
New York
Great Western
The Lord's Prayer Echoes Across Denominations
A devotional reflection notes that the Our Father has been offered by Christians of all denominations millions of times. It states the prayer ascends from every shore like incense and will endure beyond heaven and earth until God’s will is done on earth as in heaven. It attributes the sentiment to Montgomery.
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Bourne
Montgomery
Decomposing Lard Method Offered by Huntsville Expert
Dr D Witterman of Huntsville Alabama offers a paid process to decompose lard into stearine and oil. The operation costs about ten cents per hundred pounds with a 350 percent stearine and 62 percent oil yield, a small overall loss. No poison is used and the oil resembles olive oil in appearance and flavor, with a 25 cent per pound star candle sold from the stearine.
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D. Witterman
Huntsville
Ala
Ends of a Knife Grinder and His Dog in France
A veteran knife grinder leaves the United States with his wife and faithful dog, taking about $10,000 to settle in France. His mother stays behind in France, and the family reunites later, living quietly as a French household. The piece reflects on wealth, travel, and cross cultural ties.
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France
Maine
Georgia
America
Richmond
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