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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1845
Page
2
The text discusses New Year pledges and personal reform urges, urging honest self-criticism and virtuous change. It then reviews the Southern Medical and Surgical Journal, praising its authors, editors, and potential to elevate Southern medical practice and knowledge.
The Fair on Wednesday night surpassed expectations of the kind ladies who organized it. The event was tasteful and well run, appealing to sympathies for the poor. Augusta’s women looked bright and radiant as they presided and contributed generously.
The issue notes the retirement of Mr Arthur from the editorial department and prints his parting address to patrons. It states a successor had not yet been chosen at that time.
A former clerk describes his descent into drink and dissipation in Augusta and his dramatic reform after joining a temperance pledge. He credits the Washingtonian editors for moral guidance and urges peers to avoid alcohol to safeguard health, reputation, and future prospects. ComMERCE. 28th Dec., 1844.
A Middlesex Washingtonian piece argues drinking intoxicants is learned, not natural, as children imitate parents and guests. It cites Basil Hall's account of a boy urged to drink to be “a fine fellow,” warning that early exposure seeds lifelong drunkenness and decline.
An unnamed speaker laments lifelong struggle with drink and temptation. He describes heavy drinking as a miserable daily burden, noting plans to reform by day yet relapse at night. He contemplates joining a temperance society but doubts its help.
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