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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1845
Page
3
A conversation at the Hud area reveals workers troubled by drinking within weeks. A friend suggests forming a temperance society and signing a pledge with reformers to organize a meeting, though one man resists the idea of giving up drinking altogether.
Captain Breese and 30 officers aboard the United States Frigate Cumberland petition Congress to abolish the spirit portion of navy rations. Four hundred forty five of 450 seamen on board have stopped grog, and the Temperance Standard urges raising sailors' wages by six cents a day instead of funding rum contractors.
Hunt's Merchant's Magazine cites Preserved Fish who rose from blacksmith apprentice to seaman and commander, Saul Ally who toiled as a journeyman mechanic to build wealth, and Cornelius W. Lawrence a farmer's boy who became Bank of the State of New York president, arguing merit and frugality lead to fortune while noting societal inequality in a Queen Victoria era scene.
A Temp. Standard excerpt extols the farmer as independent and industrious, rich yet patient, hospitable and honest. It praises his social kindness, perseverance, and role as a pillar of society, noting his homespun attire and unassuming virtue.
A letter from Amanda Suita complains of husbands absorbed by business and public life, neglecting home. She urges editors to urge men to reconnect with family, restore harmony, and improve health and happiness, warning of dreary marriages and lost warmth. The piece appeals for guidance and social action.
An obituary style portrait contrasts Marshal Ney as a brilliant battlefield force and a vain social figure. It recalls his indecision after Napoleon’s return, his promise to bring Napoleon in an iron cage, and his ultimate fall when Bourbons were restored.
A recounting of a famed French commander who faced his fate with steadfast courage. The piece notes France's mourning of his losses and how only his noble deeds endure while his flaws fade from national memory. The tone mirrors a reverent wartime tribute.
An observer in Doylestown describes a peculiar moving figure seen outside an office. The creature appeared human but altered into a dandy with a hairy face and gloves, prompting wonder if such beings have mammies and if they know they are out.
A collage of brief items reports Horace Pagaud’s arrest in Mississippi warrants case, British drunken deaths, the non death of land pirate John A Murrel in Texas, Diogenes quip about envy, Massachusetts agent’s failed stance in New Orleans, a clash between Thomas Butler King and Charles Spalding, Gov Crawford appointing Dawson as judge, a steam-boat joke, a drunk man’s quandary, surgeon fees for coroner post mortems, Pittsburgh wire aqueduct progress, Torrey in Maryland Penitentiary weaving, Jackson’s health from Hermitage, North Carolina penitentiary proposal, Alabama 1843 census, Mobile population change, and Florida hemp sample gifted to the St Augustine Herald.
Citizens of Drayton Ohio begin a four mile hydraulic canal from Mad River to town to harness water power for manufacturing including an $80 000 cotton factory. A New York man wins 1400 dollars against city authorities after a Park trench accident. Professor Cleveland of Bowdoin College is elected to the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries in Copenhagen.
Cotton demand remains strong with holders securing advance on all classes, some square parcels showing gains. Bagging demand weak with planters well supplied for the current crop and prices unchanged in groceries since the Christmas holidays.
Augusta Mrs. Chambers paid through April 6 1945. A P Schultz paid through July 20 1945. R Factory E Gresham paid through July 20 1945.
Announcement for next Lord's Day services at the new Christian Meeting House Reynold Street. Preaching at 10:30 A M then 3:30 P M and 7 P M with topics Reconciliation The Gospel Apostolic Teaching All invited to attend January 18 Mirah od.
Governor George W Crawford designates February 13 as a day of Thanksgiving and Prayer in Georgia. He urges all religious denominations to gather at their usual places of worship to seek continued blessings for the state and asks newspapers to publish the proclamation.
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