Temperance Society Plan urged at Augusta convention
An Augusta temperance pledge lists members forming a mutual benefit society to avoid alcohol. The piece discusses plans for an annual state convention, a delegate from various societies, and a call for a broad organization to strengthen the temperance reform nationwide. It urges action to rescue the sotish, reform the moderate, and exterminate the evil.
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Augusta Society
Eatonton
Friends of the Cause
Temperance Delegates Rally at Easton Convention
A letter praises the strong turnout at the Easton Convention and notes the temperance cause is spreading through society. It mentions larger than expected representation and reports that resolutions were passed, signaling continued zeal and effort toward moral uplift.
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Eatonton
Temperance Convention Succeeds in Eatonton
A State Convention plan emerges to unite temperance societies under shared aims. Delegates from counties meet to discuss moral suasion and publish a principled address. The Eatonton gathering proves lively with large crowds, female pledges, and hospitable town support.
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Anrich
The
Penfield Banner
Augusta Washingtonian
Alo
Eatonton
Temperance Movement Visited in Georgia and South Carolina
In travel notes from Georgia and South Carolina, the author laments roadside rum shops and denounces evasion of licenses. He cites a Greenville Court House grog shop that has “caved in” and a Anderson site where peach cordial is sold to dodge laws. He urges renewed temperance effort across Georgia and South Carolina.
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Antguinin C
The
Washingtonian
Georgia
South Carolina
Greenville Court House
Anderson Court House
Sam
Friends of Temperance
Savannah
Commodities Valued High and Low in Washington Market
An 1830s style commentary notes whiskey selling at 28 cents per gallon at auction while Cuban molasses goes for 3 cents less per gallon. The piece mocks whiskey as lacking nourishment and praises molasses as nutritious and pleasing, urging Washingtonians to value commodities properly.
Twenty Years Ago and the Alcohol Danger Theme
From the Organ and Washingtonian a reflective piece traces past customs praising alcohol despite its harms. A New Jersey tale recalls a father powerfully forcing daily bitter spirits on his sons, then a local clergyman promotes a total abstinence pledge to curb drinking among youth.
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Organ
Washingtonian
Earth
New Jersey
Pledge to Alcohol Reforms Two Brothers and Father
In a family scene a seventeen year old and his brother vow to live sober after signing a total abstinence pledge. Their father, offered a drink, is moved to shame and the pledge leads to a lasting transformation as the trio become active in promoting temperance in Washington society.
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William
Father
John
Cause of Truth
Dream of celestial Bliss and a plea on pledges
A dream of heaven shows a broken hearted wife rising to Christ as a wicked town is questioned. The passage recalls a beloved home and questions if such sorrow is in a dark place. It ends with a Taunton critique of pledges across professions and society, from merchants to politicians and ladies.
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Earth
Christ
Jesus
Taunton
Small Savings Aid To Poor Families In Hard Times
In hard times the poorest families rely on day labor and suffer most from unemployment. Temperance reform offers relief by reducing weekly spending on liquor, freeing six shillings a week to buy bread and prevent deeper destitution as want and despair intensify.
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di Hook
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Alicu Washingtonian
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