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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1843
Page
6
A Washingtonian notice from August 5 1543 urges gentlemen to pledge against malterns of alcohol including hard liquors wine and cider for mutual benefit and personal welfare in sober society.
The editorial urges churches to attend meetings and support temperance efforts, condemns repeated absences, and warns of the offensive impact of rum and peach brandy on families. It calls readers to inspect their motives, restore virtue, and rid the community of the smell of rum by disciplined action.
The writer describes using pine straw as a mulch to suppress weeds and ease cultivation. A mixture of rotten manure, lime, and ashes is spread, straw is sifted and laid about half an inch thick, then replaced and kept free of grass. Pine straw supposedly retains moisture and resists heat while containing 8 to 9 percent potash per Leibig.
The article argues clover can be grown with deep ploughing sowing and shading, requires clay soil and liming, suggests 20 lbs per acre on a wheat crop, and warns against pasturing before the second year. It cites Virginia Kentucky grasses thriving with lime and notes Lucern Musquito grass as promising pastures and the need for more information.
In a Washingtonian column the author argues enemies of temperance will scheme anew, praises rising membership to over thirteen hundred, and urges perseverance to expand the reform. The piece hails Washington and Christian example, condemns opposition, and notes nationwide July 4 observances promoting temperance ideals.
A man explains poverty prevents supporting the Washingtonian or temperance causes while another accuses him of spending on cigars and rum, highlighting conflicts over charity and vice in a terse dialogue.
In a crowded temperance meeting a destitute wife listens as the speaker tells hopeful tales of reform. She sees her husband among the crowd, moved by a simple story of truth, and signs a pledge with her friend, then resolves to return home with him.
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