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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1844
Page
4
Poem expresses disillusionment with drink and liquor. The speaker renounces alcohol, urges replacement with water, and laments the extinguished vigor of youth and intellect. The verse contrasts a failed allure with a sober, clarified path.
An account of a Charleston temperance gathering at a Mariners Church where sea captains and sailors spoke on alcohol’s dangers. Rev Yates Rev Dr Gitman Judge O Neally and Mr Hawkins aided pledge signing. 25 signatures added, total 1844 goals nearly met as seamen showed strong pledge commitment.
A narrator sends a personal sketch of the evening, seeking the reader’s participation and a sense of shared enjoyment. The tone is intimate and reflective, inviting involvement in the moment described.
A Savannah Republican note reports seamen pledge signing after a meeting aboard the Triton. A port society forms and Bethel opens on Sabbath. temperance activists credit themselves for cutting piracy on the river. Albany reports praise from the Chancellor and calls for Georgia temperance statistics.
A prospectus from the Wash ingtonian titled as a temperance family paper announces a six week trial, low price of one dollar per year, with six subscription clubs and postmaster agents. It lists supporters including John Quincy Adams and Daniel Webster, outlines engravings and publication goals, and urges subscriptions and agency forwarding.
The prospectus reports a debate in Lexington Kentucky between Alexander Camp Bell of Bethany Virginia and Rev N L Rice of Paris Kentucky. It outlines six propositions on baptism and conversion with their proponents and opponents, notes publication as an octavo volume priced at two dollars, and offers bulk discounts with orders due by February 1 1844 to D S Burnet Louisville Ky. Subscriptions are received at the office.
Two story house and lot on Reynold street near Lincoln street in the lower city adj Mrs Gardner lot. Sold low for cash. For further apply at this office. June 24 3. If
The editor announces the launch of the Southern Quarterly Review in Charleston, urging Southern citizens to sustain a high quality periodical. It outlines aims to reflect enlightened opinion on arts sciences letters and politics, defend Southern institutions, and advance literary standing. Subscriptions are $5 a year, payable in advance, with discontinuances due by October 1 or the year remains binding.
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