06 Nov 1829
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Newspaper
Virginia Advocate
Location
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1829
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes show No 5 draw changes and late entries. Details are unclear but indicate a postponed draw with distances and offers noted. Further readable facts include limited numbers and references to participation timing and potential winners.
The fragment notes volume three of a newspaper printed and published by Carr and Elliot, editors and proprietors, priced at three dollars per year with advance payment indicated.
The Advocate prints a long verse in praise of Sandy and the Muse with notes on Baron Coyer’s critique of the latest geology work. It discusses Prof translations, fossil records, and the history of quadrupeds across earth's epochs, alongside an advertisement for a Mustard Seed remedy with cautions and usage.
An essay extols agriculture as the path to lasting happiness for all classes. Wealthy and famous figures seek country refuge to avoid city cares, while farmers and professionals aspire to rural health, leisure, and the tranquil arts of domestic life. The piece argues exercise, temperance, and nature bestow vigor and contentment.
Readable fragments outline executions and murders in the town. Edmund Thowes, Neholes, and Pieter Walc heer died at the scene after being deprived of restraint. Their bodies were moved to the County Infirmary under escort. Clonnel Adn and Miles S Miles were implicated in a separate shooting at Palatine Montgomery.
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