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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1845
Page
6
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The Temperance Society gathered at City Hall on Thursday night and reported a spirited, hopeful turnout. Franklin Literary Society members delivered addresses and more names were added to the cause as plans began for a debated issue at the next meeting. The piece urges civic support, labor value, and family duty, contrasting fashion with virtue and noting the Rev Dr Brantly’s death and legacy.
Philadelphia women push temperance reform with a memorial to the Court of Quarter Sessions. Signed by many ladies and presented by a deputation led by Hon. James Todd, the document asks for relief from alcohol’s harms. The court’s reception is uncertain but the effort draws wide attention and gratitude if successful.
The Mobile Herald reports hundreds of unemployed young men in Mobile and nearby New Orleans areas seeking work at wages barely enough to live on. The note reflects a broader pattern of job scarcity described across papers in both cities.
In a Washingtonian report, speakers at a Thursday temperance meeting praise education and virtue. Markee links temperance to intellectual improvement, Bell argues its political necessity, Hard condemns vice, Noel cites temperance among women influencing men, Dow stresses harmony and female education, Danforth urges member effort to boost attendance.
The piece notes six valuable additions from a Franklin Literary Society meeting. Three speakers were members of the society, praised for deserving respect and gratitude from the Temperance Society and parents. The observer expresses gratification and best wishes for the society's continued noble work.
The educated mind holds great power to move restraint and joy affecting life and others. Yet many educated people withhold their influence against intemperance, despite clear evidence of harm. The piece urges educated minds to lead by precept and example to warn, aid, and uplift, citing Byron Burns and others as cautionary cases.
The temperance lecturer John B Gough spoke in Washington and Alexandria last week. He and Rev. Marsh addressed crowds at Lyceum Hall and the second Presbyterian Church with messages on female influence and compassionate action for suffering children.
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