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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1843
Page
6
Heavy emphasis on temperance pledges, subscription notices, and upcoming publications. The Washingtonian editorial page cites abstinence from strong drink, praises the Life of Washington project, and highlights the American Phrenological Journal. It notes lectures by John Hawkins in Charleston and announces a proposed Alabama temperance convention and petitions in New York.
A lengthy temperance sermon urges Senators and the public to end intoxicating drink indulgence. It extols temperance, warns of ruin from vice, and exhorts mothers to raise virtuous citizens, stressing the mother’s crucial role in shaping future leaders and society.
A civic voice urges Georgia legislators to adopt a married women rights bill, denouncing petticoat government talk and urging protection of a wife’s person and estate. The piece argues many states already shield these rights and warns against commercial speculation harming families. It also notes New Orleans debates over a game and a near burial mishap in St. Louis, plus a new type-setting machine claimed to work like a piano.
The article argues shaving predates common knowledge, citing Rosselini’s translation of Isaiah and Gliddon on Egyptian practices. It notes Joseph shaving before meeting Pharaoh and claims sculptures around pyramids show the habit earlier, concluding that we shave in expectation of company.
John W. Jones of Louisville Kentucky has been sent to the Penitentiary for living with two wives. He claimed his first wife would fight him so he took a second to let them fight each other and save himself. This time Jones faced the greater of two evils.
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