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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1844
Page
8
A speaker from Galambia Washingtonian rejects the purple tide and intoxicating drink. The poem proclaims that youth’s heart burns and intellect withers, urging a return to water and an end to the burning cup. The cadence emphasizes temperance as a moral renewal.
An 1844 temperance meeting at a Charleston mariners church drew seamen from ships in port. Captains and Rev. Yates spoke as sailors pledged abstinence, with Judge O Neally and Rev. Gitman presenting, totaling 25 new signatures amid applause and hearty testimonials.
A speaker writes from home sharing a personal evening scene with a request for reader participation and shared enjoyment. The fragment conveys intimate tone and invites engagement.
The Savannah Republican notes growing temperance among port seamen with a meeting on the Triton where forty signed the pledge. It cites a Port Society and Bethel services, and a joke about Hannibal at Hewlett's Hotel. An Albany letter praises temperance, with the Chancellor noting no wine or bottles consumed. The piece urges Georgia temperance statistics to map society strength.
A 1843 prospectus promotes The Washingtonian, a monthly and weekly paper devoted to temperance and morality. It details subscription rates, engravings, and support from notable figures like John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, and various lawmakers. Postmasters and editors are urged to recruit subscribers and establish agency networks.
Prospectus advertising a Lexington debate between Alexander Camp Bell of Bethany Virginia and Rev N L Rice of Paris Kentucky on six propositions about baptism and creeds. It announces a forthcoming published work in octavo with seven to eight hundred pages at two dollars per copy and bulk discounts for ten to one hundred copies. Orders due February 1, 1844 to D S Burnet Louisville Ky. Subscriptions received at the office.
Bargain sale of a two story house and lot on Reynold street near Lincoln street in the lower city. Adjoining Mrs Gardner's vacant lot. Sold low for cash. For further apply at this office. June 24 3.
The editor urges citizens of the South to sustain the fifth volume of the Southern Quarterly Review. It explains aims to provide impartial criticism, discuss important topics, defend Southern institutions, and foster literary advancement. Published in Charleston quarterly. $5 annual subscription, payable in advance.
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