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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1845
Page
4
A poem from Ackerman's Forget-Me-Not for 45 depicts a weary child seeking heaven and God as it travels west toward a golden door. It endures rough ground, prickly briars, and cold night until it prays and sleeps, becoming an angelic figure as the sun sets. Later, a crowd cheers the Teetotal Mill atop a hill.
A whimsical poem describes two men visiting the Teetotal Mill where pledges are signed to avoid alcohol. A changed drinker exits healthy and hopeful, while a violent man and his wife show improved temper and harmony after the mill. The piece ends with gratitude to the Teetotal Mill for transformation.
Dramatic tale of Mary Delifield, left an orphan, who eloped with Augustus Edwards against her guardian Mr Delifeild. They moved to New York in 1835, endured marital strain from his drink and infidelity, bore a daughter, Mary died of consumption, Edwards briefly reformed then sank back into drunken ruin in the city’s eastern district.
A 19th century edifying sermon argues that the Temperance movement signals the coming millennium. It praises reform as a divine sign, urges Christians to back moral improvement, and warns that opposing temperance would oppose prayers for the millennial day.
A prospectus-style ramble promotes a monthly phrenology and physiology journal. It vows reform, female improvement, and moral uplift through magnetism and phrenology, outlining low subscription rates and distribution details led by U S Fowler at 131 Nassau Street, New York.
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