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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1844
Page
2
Editorial urges unity against drunkenness and hypocrisy among temperance supporters. It rebukes drunken lapses at mass meetings, pleads reform, and vows to continue moral campaigning. The piece argues moral action, not despair, will preserve liberty and honor, urging pledged members to recommit.
The passage warns against moral ruin and drunkenness urging reform. It cautions that violating a sacred pledge leads to loss of self-respect and danger of sliding into vice, while appealing to readers to avoid deception and pursue reform.
An excerpt contrasts The Honest Fellow with The Tippler, detailing their drinking patterns and consequences. The Honest Fellow indulges, preys on guests, prefers seven bottles over virtue, and often falls to illness or murder. The Tippler drinks in small, regular amounts, starting mornings unwell and seeking stimulants to raise spirits.
The Clay Club of Burke awards a Silver Cup to the liquor storekeeper of Waynesborough for refusing to sell alcohol on Cup day. The piece urges the keeper to keep his shop closed permanently, citing the evils of drinking and urging religious societies to reward his conscience with lasting happiness.
A brief verse examines why one drinks with reasons such as good wine, friendship, or abstinence as possible motives. The lines sharply frame the toper's logic and question why any justification matters.
The mayor sat through a city court session, questioned each defendant on habits and education, and gave personal advice rooted in righteousness and temperance. The New York Herald noted criminals heard a dignitary speak with sympathy and religion, sometimes urging sober living over punishment.
A humorous tale from an old issue recounts Professor Von H of Boston returning home drunk and asking for more drink. His wife offers cognac and water and he drifts to sleep, dreaming of drinks. Dr Crusty notes drinkers see odd morning visions, warning Blinko of looming consequences after continued drinking.
The snippet shares a quip by Morat about a tippler who is “dry” and a retort by Von. It contrasts choosing drinks that quench thirst with those that create it, reflecting a humorous, old style warning in a Middlesex Wash publication.
The article recounts Antonio de Ulloa's account of his Quito expedition where extreme cold forced keeping food over coals, noting he found ardent spirits useless for warmth. He states liquor offered no real protection and may harm health, prefacing remarks with a temperance-era caution.
Article notes symptoms of drunkenness and severe intoxication including facial swelling dark red complexion difficult breathing and apoplexy like signs. It prescribes emetic cleansing with white vitri or tartar emetic warm water enemas catheter aid and cooling head treatment plus warmth for cold extremities. Ends with a warning to poison dealers.
In Randolph era lore the infamous Tory Fanning commands a brutal tour of violence and power. His mare the Red Doe, a fleet and loyal companion, helps him evade capture after Hunter’s failed execution. Hunter survives a flanking escape aided by the mare through rivers and forest until retirement.
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