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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1845
Page
3
A fervent account of John B. Gough’s Washington tour praising his impact on temperance reform. The piece highlights his emotional reach among diverse listeners, his rapid effect on moral feeling, and the large crowds drawn to his lectures. It notes pledges, ongoing engagements, and hopes for a Richmond reception.
Thomas Wightman Esq presents to the Charleston Total Abstinence Society as part of the Hon. J B O Neal proceedings.
Edgefield District March Term reports Granville Hoard convicted on a single witness for retailing spirits in Edgefield in 1844. Counsel cited Daniel Webster on the Massachusetts 28 gallon law. Judge Frost overruled, upholding state police powers to maintain peace and order. Temp Advocate.
A New York bill proposes altering the license laws and refers to a statewide vote on licensing. If the public votes against licensing, all licenses would be denied and penalties for selling intoxicating liquors would be enforced. The Massachusetts Standard notes the Empire State at last advancing on this issue.
In Georgia a man pledged before a magistrate and God that he would not drink again. Since the vow he has been seen in a bar where the bar keeper pours for him, prompting a warning that the keeper may face divine punishment for aiding the habit.
A Cincinnati source lists 67 liquor sellers in two streets over fifteen years, noting 53 died and 46 died drunk. The piece warns of life risk, insolvency, and prison rates among dealers, citing 76 in Connecticut’s penitentiary and 150 in Ohio’s state prison behind the bar.
Reports from Cracow show temperance groups improving health and lowering mortality amid a wet autumn with four deaths in a 6000 parish. Holland towns reflect growing movement, with 40 to 50 communities under study and Rotterdam alone listing about five hundred abstainers.
A report from Chamber's Journal notes Holland's gin price and cites a letter from the Apostle of Temperance claiming over five million total abstainers with few back-sliders. It praises Temperance Societies in Africa as powerful, with Kat River listing 1400 totalers and Liberia showing one fifth of the population as members and low vice levels.
A reflective tale where a child’s broken thread sparks a mother’s mercy and a man’s insight into spiritual healing. The writer recalls how small acts aid others and how they return blessings to the giver. He compares a broken thread to souls needing divine mending through earthly kindness.
Obsequies for the 83 year old Russian poet Kryloff drew 30 000 mourners and 500 carriages including three imperial ones. He rests in a grand coffin beneath a gold laurel crown and a bouquet from the Empress. a sarcophagus is planned.
The new Post Office Law will take effect on July 1 next. Until then the law regarding private mails remains unchanged.
A compact quotation notes that death holds no terror beyond what life has already wrought, reflecting on mortality with stoic calm.
The Augusta market shows brisk demand for cotton with prices fully sustained. Extremes quoted from 44 to 64, principal sales 5 to 53, bagging slow with little activity and no price change, groceries steady at last quotations amid limited demand.
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