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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1844
Page
2
We, whose names are hereunto annexed, desire to form a Society for mutual benefit and pledge ourselves as gentlemen to abstain from intoxicants including strong drink, wine or cider, to guard against pernicious practices harming health and conduct.
Editorial committee members listed including Rev W T Brantly and Dr F M Robertson with several others. Postmasters are authorized by law to remit money to publishers for subscriptions, so Washingtonian subscribers may pay to the Post Master for remittance to publishers, avoiding postage costs.
The piece argues temperance publications still matter by informing and inspiring readers and converting others through shared facts and arguments. It urges readers to disseminate the truth, plant new ideas, and motivate broader community action despite waning excitement.
A fragment describes a Georgia based variety group formed within a private family in a southern county. It notes monthly meetings with essays, speeches, and songs, calling them a valuable educational instrument.
The Executive Committee of the State Temperance Society hires Rev. Joan Curriver to lecture across South Carolina and organize societies. Fundraising and travel support are urged, with Winnsborough as his address. A Botanists’ note explains plant sexuality and how to create hybrids, detailing pollination steps and selection for flavor and fruit traits.
The article lists soil types and their plant indicators, noting argillaceous soils by colt’s foot goose tansy and bitter vetch among others. calcareous soils by speedwell lychnis mullion dwarf sunflower and others. ferruginous by sorrel. peaty by bilberry and cranberry. saline by wort wrack grass and lungwort. aquatic by marsh marigold and water violet.
In this excerpt W P describes soil texture and composition. He notes that carbon content and organic matter influence plant nutrition and cultivation cost, while clay and sand determine tenacity and feel. Methods to estimate organic matter include drying, ignition, and weight loss. The text also mentions acidity, metallic oxides, iron content, and capillary rise as indicators of soil quality.
A Washingtonian reader argues gardening blends science and labor, teaching geometry, chemistry, botany, and civil engineering. He says practical study alongside work fosters useful labor, supports independence from stimulants, and strengthens attachment to rights and orderly government.
A lyrical note to Amelia speaks of spring breezes and starry nights. The speaker recalls meeting, memories, and longing under moonbeams while distant music and fragrance stir the heart. A Latin motto and medical phrase follow, hinting at deaths from intemperance and urging reform.
An essay in the New York Religious Inquirer extols the temperance movement as a divine plan to end intemperance, arguing it deters crime, preserves families, and civil society. It condemns liquor trade as inherently evil and urges Christians and philanthropists to sustain the anti drinking effort.
A voice condemns drunken ruin and its crimes. It laments intoxication that drives people to endanger lives and property and leave innocents jailed for actions done while in a maddened state. It argues that most crimes stem from intoxication.
Rev Worcester describes the Cherokee Temperance Society formed in autumn 1836 with a pledge against all intoxicating liquors. About 1500 Cherokees signed, with fewer than 100 abstainers still active, and public sentiment shifting toward total abstinence. References to Washingtonian efforts and calls for reform appear in the New England Washingtonian note.
A piece from the Albany Evening Journal praises Harper of Harper and Brothers who has been elected Mayor of New York by the Native American party. It recalls 1816 journeyman days alongside James and John Harper and notes his rise to head a major publishing house and respected citizen. It adds a maxim on speaking well of others and doing well to them.
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