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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1843
Page
4
A voice laments how two starving sisters suffer stigma due to their father's drinking. They plead not to blame the innocent children while facing social scorn and neglect from a world that shames the family for the father’s alcoholism.
A short devotional prayer asks for divine protection through the night and cheerful light at dawn. It seeks ongoing guidance from a heavenly Father to rise free from pain and press on along life’s thorny path with daily support.
A dramatic table scene with a haggard man and his wife, amid a temperance discussion led by a Cork secretary, recounting beatings and pleadings for abstinence. The piece argues against moderate drinking, warning that daytime moderation often leads to genteel drunkenness and urges abstinence with the motto Touch not, taste not, handle not.
The Albany Evening Journal editor praises Father Mathew’s gentleness and benevolence after describing him in public praise. An Irish temperance speech is quoted urging the moral impact of drunkenness victims voices and calling for support to complete a global work.
A man pleads for help and confesses to drinking while his wife and children suffer. In a tense scene, his wife weeps yet urges forgiveness as friends offer support and a pledge to stay sober for the sake of their family. Ireland by Mr and Mrs S. Cy Hail.
The Hon. T. F. Marshall, a congressman and temperance lecturer, travels Kentucky promoting total abstinence. Reports say crowds from all ranks greet him with praise and hospitality, reflecting broad support for the temperance reform and Christian charity.
A 19th century note argues wine and cider cause gout, claiming abstinence cures or mitigates the ailment. It asserts that meat eaters who drink water remain unaffected, while abstaining from wine and cider leads to relief even with indulgent eating. It also notes women are nearly exempt from gout.
The Washingtonian Army of Michigan claims more than twenty four thousand men and soldiers as core strength and national defense presence in a period narrative detailing mobilization and resolve.
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