Joppa to Cairo by Rail in a Punchinello Tone
A satirical piece ascribes a wild steam travel dream from Solmye to Beersheba via Nile routes. It mocks tourists and asks who would take a sixpence journey to Judea, with city names and biblical sites flashed in a London Punch style. The verse riffs on travel, crusades, and exotic locales.
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Racnaro
Joppa
Mascus
Pyre
Sidon
Jerusalem
Lem
Shar
Egypt
Pharaoh
Cairo
Nile
Pyramids
Thebes
Engedi
Ims
Red Cross Knights
Judea
Jericho
Solmye
Beersheba
Temperance Advocate Warns Against War on Intemperance
Rev. John Marsh of the American Temperance Union argues that intoxication thrives on fashion and stimulus. He warns that fashion, personal indulgence, and wealth spread the intoxicating cup, devastating the nation with hundreds of thousands of drinkers and rising deaths.
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John Marsh
American Temperance Union
Death
Father Mathew in Ireland Distressed by Death and Temperance Meet
A letter from Father Mathew in Cork explains a brother’s death delays his engagements for a month. The writer describes a Dublin meeting, mentions American visitors Mr Wright and Mr Ticknor, and praises temperance. He warns against pledges tied to repealing the union and reflects on kindness’ power in society.
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Dublin
Father Spratt
Boston
Wright
Ticknor
Temperance Message Says Nation Overpowered by Drink
A fervent exhortation warns temperance supporters that intoxicating drinks wield vast power over the nation. It urges steadfast, decade long effort to eradicate the evil, reminding readers of parents patriots and Christians to oppose the cup of death and save future generations.
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Temperance
Friends of Temperance
Earth
Temperance Convention Convenes at Carolina Hall
The Carolina Temperance Convention met at Carolina Hall with a sizable delegation. Chairman John B. O Neall urged unity and perseverance, noting slow reform progress but promising hopeful outcomes for coordinated action this year. Committees were formed to prepare business before adjournment to reconvene at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
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Plate
Carolina Hall
Jxo. B. O’neatl
Friends of Temperance
S. C. Tem
Temperance Societies Rise Fall But Cause Moves On
The article argues that the number of temperance societies declines over time yet the movement persists. It cites the rise and fall of Washingtonian and New York groups and notes new organizations continually arise to sustain the cause. It compares Father Mathew as a lone instrument whose work outlives any single society.
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State of
New York
Washingtonian
Father Mathew
Ireland
Jour
Temp. Union
Prospectus for the South Carolina Messenger of 1844
The prospectus outlines departments including Romance, Miscellany, Fireside Readings, The Politic World, Agricultural, Foreign News, Emperance, The Commercial World, Poetry, Ladies, Youths, Original Communications, Major Jones Corner, and Editorial. It promises weekly content with moral essays, poems, political and market news, temperance advocacy, and editions by editor and Major Jones. Subscription is $3 annually or $6 for two copies, with first issue January 4 next.
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Messencer
Follo
The
Messenger
Missenere
Messex- Ger
Augusta
Jones
Josefa Jones
Pineville
Saturday Evening Messenger
William T. Thompson
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Irena
St. Patrick
Joan F. Cores
Saul
David
Wellington
Joseph
Jesus
Calvary
Temperance Movement
Prospectus
W. T. Thompson
Ourself
Noel
Macintosh Street
Constitutionalist
HAM & Bleakley
E. Staanes
Franklin Literary Society
Washingtonian Printing Ofte
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