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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1843
Page
2
In Augusta on August 12, 1843 a Washington Total Abstinence pledge was adopted. Members pledge themselves to refrain from drinking any spiritous or malt liquors wine or cider for mutual benefit and health.
Fragmentary OCR lists Dr F M Oh Dr D Hook T Chapman Esq Race James Harrer Esq Illledge with no clear event or setting. Names and titles emerge without context or date.
The secretary announces a pledge drive at the Washingtonian Safety office through the drug store. Applicants are urged to sign daily from 6 A M to 9 P M except Sundays, with no need to wait for regular meetings.
The piece notes a rumored fire grippe epidemic and offers a physician endorsed remedy. It advises a warm mustard foot bath, ten grains of Dover powder, and ample hourhound tea at night, with ground mustard in large measure, claiming it will rout the illness with Providence.
A Georgia paper promotes itself as a growing advertising medium with extensive city patronage and expanding country subscribers across Northern Middle and Western states. It emphasizes reaching temperance supporters and affordable rates for advertisers seeking effective access to respectable families in town and country.
The Farmers Gazette notes Dunham & Buddley in Cheraw as a recommended paper store. It praises their paper quality and fair Southern prices, urging Southern mills to multiply locally to avoid Northern dependence and support Southern publishers.
The piece urges forming a large general Temperance Convention at Milledgeville during the next Georgia legislature session. It calls for delegates from counties, notes that many legislators belong to temperance societies, and argues such a meeting would advance the reform across the state.
The piece argues that true political morality must reject party bias and exposes tolerance for deception in campaigns. It questions whether suppression of truth is immoral, notes entrenched tactics to shape votes, and declares dishonesty in politics a sin against heaven and country.
The text argues against corruption and fraud in politics, urging adherence to morality even when end goals seem beneficial. It emphasizes to be just and fear not, warning that the end does not sanctify the means and the public mind should stay calm in current strife.
The piece warns about habitual drinking citing Yale President Dwight and compares temperance to a dangerous spark. It promotes Robert Merry's Museum as a beneficial juvenile reading magazine and notes the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane report, detailing admissions, costs, and outcomes, along with general historical references to epidemics and public health observations.
A plea from the Benevolent Society urging doctors and locals to report sick or needy families. It requests names and addresses of those requiring relief to speed visits and aid, specifying divisions and contact by Mr. Werrman, Dr. Fort, and Mr. Dov.
A call to action urges Washingtonians to seek out and rescue drink‑sellers and others who have drifted from temperance. The message condemns backsliding and insists on immediate efforts to bring strayed individuals back under the temperance banner.
Thirty years ago Judge Scriven led a reform meeting of the Bar to stop drinking gin and whiskey in court. Lawyers pledged abstinence and a clever attorney once asked for a brief delay for water after feeling faint from the usual stimulant.
A courtroom scene captures a man shouting to a bailiff for water and half gin, provoking a temperance backlash. The line from the speaker lauds temperance while mocking the bar, reflecting public conflict over alcohol during the era.
The article traces influenza history from 1580 in Europe as a pestilential cough, to 1743 when it gained its name, noting wide European impact with many families affected. It appeared in April and subsided in June, rarely fatal except for the aged or those with lung disease. It also cites La Grippe for hoarseness and mentions a later appearance in Europe and America per the Troy Whig.
In Merida Yucatan Capitol there are fourteen churches noted for Saint influence. The piece cites St Ann as a popular stop for ladies praying for good husbands and suggests gentlemen may seek similar favors. A traveller recalls a source saying lonely spinster petitions are often favorably received.
A writer contrasts the Church of St Ann with the Temperance movement, praising their common aim to protect the helpless and promote domestic peace. He argues temperance signals competence and prosperity and urges readers to support it as a guardian of respectable family life.
The author argues citizens may question liquor license laws and examines the moral impact of regulation. It asserts the community bears responsibility for the effects of licensing and questions whether Augusta can avoid blame for intemperance arising from its laws, framing the debate as essential social inquiry.
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