Beersheba by Rail: Punch Charts a Far East Rail Ride
A satirical verse from Punch imagines a grand railway journey from Solmye to Judea with stops at Cairo Thebes Jericho and Beersheba using playful crowd calls and travel fantasies The piece blends mock travelogue with biblical place names and railway humor.
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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 of Intemperance
The Rev John Marsh editor of the American Temperance Union urges readers about the dangers of alcohol. He argues fashion and stimulus drive drinking, noting the rich set fashion and society to the intoxicating cup. He laments growing inebriates and graves as death rides the pale horse.
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John Marsh
American Temperance Union
Death
Father Mathew in Ireland and temperance zeal
A letter from Dublin notes Father Mathew delaying engagements due to a brother's death and recounts a Cork visit. The author praises Mathew, recalls a Dublin meeting, and comments on temperance, Yankee influence, and the union repeal era, ending with a reflection on kindness's power.
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Dublin
Father Spratt
Boston
Wright
Ticknor
Remember temperance on the nation’s perilous path
A fiery exhortation warns that intoxicating drink fortifies a deadly power men must subdue. It calls temperance supporters to relentless effort for ten years to eradicate the evil, lest it devastate the nation and future generations.
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Temperance
Friends of Temperance
Earth
Temperance Convention Opens in Carolina Hall
The Temperance Convention met at Carolina Hall with many delegates present. President John B. O'Neill spoke on the temperance cause in the state, urging unity and perseverance for a successful year. Committees were appointed and the body adjourned to reconvene at 9:30 a.m. the following day.
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Biate Temperance Convention
Carolina Hall
Jxo. B. O’neatl
Friends of Temperance
S. C. Tem
The Temperance Movement Faces Shifting Societies
The article argues that temperance groups rise and fall across the country yet the cause persists. It cites New York and Washingtonian societies fading while new organizations continually form to meet public demand, with Father Mathew as a model of enduring influence beyond formal societies.
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State of
New York
Washingtonian
Father Mathew
Ireland
Jour
Temp. Union
The Messenger Prospectus 1844 Plans and Departments
The prospectus outlines sections for romance, miscellany, fireside readings, politics, agriculture, foreign news, temperance, commerce, poetry, ladies and youths departments, original communications, Major Jones corner, and editorials. It announces a Saturday Evening Messenger starting January with a large imperial sheet, 28 columns, priced at 3 dollars per year, and invites early subscriptions and circulation help.
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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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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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