Washingtonian pledge and reform editorial in 19th century issue
The Washingtonian prints a pledge for a temperance society with signers and outlines reform rhetoric. It includes editor notes on postmasters collecting subscriptions, a critique section by "Rewarder," and a parade of moral unity across professions and races in the temperance cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Baaxity
P.M. Rossitson
W.J. Hann
D. Hoox
Don
S.T. Cuarman
Geo.f. Pierce
James Hanren
Col
Joan Mittevar
Washingtonian
Washingtonian Praise and Advertising Notes in Augusta Paper
The article extols the Washingtonian movement's blessings, praising triumphs of sobriety and unity. It discusses the paper as an advertising medium, noting circulation in Augusta and nearby regions. It mentions B. F. Kenrick as proprietor of the Globe Hotel and contrasts dry water with alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washingtonian
Augusta
Flour
South Carolina
B. F. Kenrick
Ourselves and the Poets A Temperance Paper Supports New Verse
The paper aims to advance Temperance while offering general reading appeal as a family newspaper. It plans to cover religion literature morality science news and more, avoiding politics, and to praise virtue while condemning vice. It praises some poets and invites earnest contributors to persevere with guidance from the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Cowper
Pope
Shakspeare
State of the cause shows apathy in temperance efforts
The piece laments inactivity in the local temperance society with leaders sleeping and no meetings for months. It notes rising drunkenness and delinquencies while praising recent reform efforts at balls run temperance minded and urges action to rouse the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kenrick
The
Globe
Clay
Beware of cotton market risks in a temperance note
An adviser warns Washingtonians about speculative cotton trading after recounting a friend’s profits and losses. The piece urges readers to avoid buying or selling cotton recklessly, noting most operators lose money and stressing prudent restraint to protect finances and temperance values.
Grog Sellers Protest and Eulogist’s Challenge
The writer censures the Grog Sellers for neglecting his advice on a procession for Mr. Clay’s visit and questions their right to any title after his prior praise. He provocatively offers another chance to demonstrate their true rank and wealth through further honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clays
Questioning Motives in Trade and the Grog Trade
A speaker challenges grog sellers to abandon greed and deceit arguing money cannot justify theft or murder. He warns that those who live by duping others will face ultimate destruction and urges reform to earn true justice and honor. The passage frames traders as self-serving villains and calls for moral reformation.
Weather and temperate calendar contrast with Augusta June
A reader argues that Augusta’s seasons should lead London by about two months, estimating London’s latitude and climate and proposing April as a sample month. The piece cites temperate ranges, frost patterns, and a request for meteorological tables to back the claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Augusta
London
Weekly garden calendar guides planting and pruning tasks
The text lists monthly gardening schedules by week for flowers fruit trees and kitchen crops. It covers flowering periods for numerous plants, kitchen garden crops rotation, bulb planting, bulbous and perennial planting, transplanting, and care tasks for trees and nursery stock with cautions about late season pruning and pest control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
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the Washingtonian
Washington
Friends of Penance
Alexander
Napoleon
Savannah Star
Washington Temperance Society
Mariners’ Church
P. A. Strobel
Ling
Washington ‘Ten ‘Perance Society
Strom
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