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Newspaper
Virginia Advocate
Location
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1830
Page
2
The Virginia Advocate notes subscription terms and advertising rates while publishing reflections on religious virtue and the farmer's wealth. A passage recounts a reformer’s observation of minister Andrew Blair and ends with a meditation on farming success and moral economy.
An 18th or 19th century clipping cites a veterinary writer proposing a worm treatment for horses using milk soups brine and linseed oil followed by purges and gentle feed. It quotes authors and anecdotes about horse care, digestion and worm theory, with humorous notes on related society views and travels.
Biographical sketches praise prominent figures including Webster Livingston Wirt Randolph with portraits of their appearance and intellect. The piece offers commentary on their careers, social impact, and literary style, interweaving critique with homage in a 19th century biographical survey.
Baltimore county farmer planted a row of peach trees along a fence to the blacksmith shop. Most trees died after soil near roots received fine charcoal. one tree beside the shop remained healthy. The farmer believes the charcoal altered tree health, reflecting agricultural observations of the era.
Notice of sale under a deed of trust by Edwin Conroy dated October 1827 in Albemarle County Virginia. On the second Monday in October next at Albemarle Supreme Court day in front of the court house door, a group of enslaved people including a man named Wooten and several male and a female child will be sold to satisfy the trust purposes. The title conveyed will be limited to what the deed conveys. Purchasers obtain rights under the trust.
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