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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1845
Page
2
A notice explains subscribers can pay their Washingtonian subscriptions without postage by handing the amount to the mast er to remit to publishers, facilitating easy payment through local agents.
A nineteenth century plea urges statewide thanksgiving on a February 13 as Augusta faces hard times from intemperance and vice. It calls for enforcing laws against grog sellers and for moral reform to restore prosperity and curb social ills. It contrasts virtuous citizens with rum sellers in a moral wake-up appeal.
The article argues for moral suasion as the sole path to reform the drunkard, rejects forced temperance, and advocates letting voters decide liquor traffic by popular vote, declaring the majority principle as the true path for peaceable or forcible action if needed. It contrasts gentle persuasion with coercive measures and cites Cincinnati as a model.
The Virginia Governor McDowell hosted a government house party with only water served to guests, rejecting cognac champagne cider and spirits. The piece notes the governor’s good taste and discipline, contrasting with implied snobbery over liquor at the event.
A letter recounts the immense temperance campaign led by Father Mathew in Ireland and England. It notes donations totaling thousands, medals distributed to children, printing costs, and lodging for signers. A Dublin arrest and Cork relief meeting illustrate the movement’s reach, with plans to raise £5000 to pay debts and £20,000 to sustain future efforts.
J H W Hawkins is on a temperance tour across the West via the Ohio River to Cincinnati St Louis New Orleans Mobile and Charleston. The note hopes he is well received and rewarded for his labor.
A speaker urges parents to abolish intoxicating liquor as a beverage to prevent their sons from becoming drunkards. Mr. Gough argues no parent would accept a loathsome disease or death as a drunkard and calls for collective action.
J H W Hawkins reports from Pressuren on December 21 1844 about meetings across Maryland eastern shore and Baltimore where many signed or renewed pledges. He describes addresses in Baltimore Maryland December 8 9 and in churches and halls. crowds and pledged attendees noted.
Mr. Cecil shares a lesson of faith with his daughter through a tale of beads burned for trust in him. He explains that sacrificing small things now yields greater rewards and urges the daughter to place total faith in God and His plan for good, even beyond understanding.
Mrs. Ellis argues that admiration for beauty can hinder moral and intellectual growth. She suggests true feminine virtue lies in humble, disinterested affection that serves the beloved and pursues lasting happiness beyond mere appearance.
Nedl s Saturday Gazette endorses a New York Legislature bill to grant married and single female patentees sole control over their inventions and profits. The piece argues current law makes women’ s property disposables upon marriage, calling for emancipation from barbaric practices and fair recognition of women’s genius in arts and crafts.
The passage argues personal beauty is valued differently by cultures and individuals. It cites examples from Tunis where women are fattened for beauty, and Mungo Park's account of Bondoi women accepting a white skin and high nose as defects caused by a mother's milk bath and pinching.
Mrs Hale argues young ladies should pursue arts and accomplishments but prioritize practical duties at home. She contends female education should equip women to manage households well, fulfill social duties, and support happiness and respectability within their sphere.
An observer recalls how recalling one’s own youth helps teachers show patience with learners. A sign painter defends his apprentice after criticism, noting his own early efforts with a rough lion drawing. The anecdote appears in the Gazette of Education.
The bride Nollekhem known as Strong Winds has returned to her family home after a London wedding as reports conflict with Detroit Advertiser claims of a comfortable life together. The paper recounts seeing the couple shopping for housekeeping goods and notes she is described as very fashionably dressed.
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