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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1845
Page
4
A poem from the Washingtonian praises Amelia with vivid affection. The speaker voices longing and devotion highlighting her beauty, innocence, and the claim of a lasting bond as he lingers near her and hears her soft song. The piece centers on romantic emotion and intimate moments between lovers.
A temperance address denounces liquor taverns and urges youths to lead a reform. It calls on young men and women to pledge total abstinence, praise sober living, and resist moderate drinking as a peril to health, family, and society, citing biblical and moral examples and a penitentiary warning.
In the Ohio Penitentiary scene on the 5th alt, Carey of Cincinnati spoke to about 450 convicts and visiting legislators. His Temperance sermon traced the rise of drink from first use to degradation, moving prisoners and observers to tears and inspiring resolve to reform after probation.
The Evansville grocers, tired of repeated murders, resolve to sell no intoxicating liquor to any Indian for two months. They vow to extend the ban if crime diminishes, arguing expulsion of liquor will curb crime and vice. The note is attributed to the Indianapolis-based Journal Organ.
The fragment notes references related to Hort MM Dye Rev E E Ford and Dr D Hook for a Young Ladies Seminary event on September 28. The sparse text suggests a gathering or notice involving these figures, with no further details provided.
The prospectus argues phrenology reveals human nature to reform character and society. It promises a future course with expanded physiology sections and samples from recent volumes, asserting the science tests morals ethics and religious creeds.
A prospectus for a monthly journal promoting phrenology and physiology as foundations of health and virtue. It argues bodily states shape mind and morals, urges study of magnetism, and pledges to publish discussions on female education and social reform with subscription rates and distribution details.
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