09 Jan 1849
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Newspaper
Columbus Times
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1849
Page
1
A shipment arrives on December 12 1848 featuring the full stock of fall and winter men’s wear. The selection includes cloaks overcoats frock coats sack coats and frock styles along with pants vests shirts drawers scarves cravats stocks hats caps umbrellas and more. The notice advertises a broad assortment for gentlemen.
J B Wicks & Co advertises tin ware and a variety of coffee pots and tea pots along with chafing dishes and boiling vessels. They promote stove work and iron work by skilled United States craftsmen, claiming superior workmanship and low prices and inviting customers to compare.
A Columbus notice dated September 20 1848 advertises a sale of groceries including sugar coffee balt bagging rope and a full range of country produce. The ad invites customers to call and inspect the offerings.
Correspondent Lownes reports on Senate debates over Aspinwall contract, Douglass slavery measures, tariff references, and retrocession talk in Washington. He notes Southern gains in judiciary disputes, Free Negro enforcement tensions, and looming anti slavery mobilization, with calls for a southern address and a looming manifesto.
A Washington letter writer notes how public men struggle for words in dilemmas. He compares Calhoun Webster Cass Benton Mangum Johnson Crittenden and Hannegan, describing quirky gestures and timing as each seeks the next word from the President or English.
A brief note describes using a few drops of sandalwood oil, obtained easily by dropping on a hot shovel, to diffuse a balsamic scent through sick rooms or other confined spaces.
On the frontier of Granada the Abencerraje Abenda raez wins freedom and love through noble conduct after a spell as prisoner at Allora. Narvaez, the gracious alcayde, frees Xarisa and aids the couple, uniting families and earning Moorish praise for magnanimity and trust.
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