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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1845
Page
8
A fragmentary verse from The Washingtonian praising Amelia's beauty and virtue. The speaker vows devotion while describing her blush and soft words. The poem dwells on love's tenderness and the idea of a lasting, divine treasure claimed by the speaker.
In a temperance address from an elderly speaker, readers are urged to scrutinize grog shops and the men who frequent them. The text lauds youths for pledge drives and moral reform, condemns moderate drinkers as enabling intoxication, and cites Elijah and Naaman as scriptural parallels to advocate total abstinence and persistent persuasion.
Mr. Carey of Cincinnati delivered a temperance lecture to about 450 convicts at the Ohio Penitentiary, with many legislators and observers in attendance. The scene drew tears as the speaker described the downward path of drink and the hope of reform, leaving the warden and inmates visibly moved.
Evansville merchants vow to sell no intoxicating liquors to any Indian for two months after repeated murders and ongoing crime. They will extend the period if crime does not abate, arguing prohibition reduces vice and crime. The plan aims for a fair trial of this policy.
An item notes references to Hort MM Dye Rev E E Ford and Dr D Hook linked to a young ladies seminary with a date of September 28.
The prospectus promotes Phrenology as the science of human nature and the guide to improving character and society. It claims to reveal the laws of being, happiness, and suffering, and to judge all ideas and creeds by native constitution. The issue promises additions and samples from prior volumes, with new departments to follow.
A prospectus outlines a monthly journal devoted to phrenology and physiology, linking bodily health to mental morals. It argues education for women and vital magnetism enhance well being and society, offering 32 pages monthly at escalating subscription rates from one to twenty copies.
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