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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1843
Page
4
Fragmentary verse traces a saving gospel arc from a past lapse to a renewed bond. A speaker recalls a fault revealed by time and asks divine aid to rescue a brother from guilt and misery. The voice laments separation and rejoices when love and mercy restore friendship.
An extracted temperance address by Rev. Turnbull uses a serpent allegory to warn against vice and describes a 1848 Civil War scene at Carr's Mill with rebels and royalists clashing at dusk. The mischief of alcohol is hinted through the serpent imagery and public reaction.
The piece extols cold water as a brain cooling remedy to temper volatile temperaments and aid discipline. It details methods from gentle head-washing to repeated plunges, warns of careful application, and links mental function to physical brain state. It also references a satirical portrayal of Alcohol as a defeated monarch in a colonial theater.
A Civil War era narrative recounts a desperate rear guard action with a Royalist commander and a victorious loyalist force. the scene ends with surrender, panic, and a last charge. The piece contrasts Marengo and Waterloo while praising the victors. The page also contains commentary on spurious port wine and a prison anecdote about Bible reading.
A reader recalls the Laurens district temperance convention with 60 to 100 delegates noting a single grog shop near the Court House. The piece praises statewide organization against intemperance, mentions teetotalers, and lauds Christian mothers for influence. A boy signs the temperance pledge, pledging not to break it until his mother does.
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