Temperance Pioneer John Hawkins and Daughter Story
John Hawkins, once a grog-shop wanderer, becomes a prominent temperance speaker with his daughter Hannah. He shares a vivid account of addiction, repentance, and revival in Maryland, New York, and Boston, inspiring crowds including the Maryland legislature and Faneuil Hall listeners as he joins the Washingtonian reform movement.
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John Hawkins
Hannah Hawkins
Hannah
Mr. Hawkins
Maryland
Annapolis
Baltimore
New York
Hawkins
Green Street Methodist Church
N. York
William Wright
Boston
Massachusetts
Faneuil Hall
Adams
Rui
A Call to End Moderate Drinking Myth and Alcohol Toll
A speaker argues alcohol corrupts society more than war and pestilence. He condemns the idea that moderate drinking is harmless, claims it breeds drunkards, and demands public opposition to liquor traffic. He urges households, churches, and communities to cut off access and prevent families from being ruined.
To Rumseflers Watchman of the Valley ends an attack
The Watchman of the Valley denounces rum sellers as moral corrupters. The editor accuses them of preying on drunks, taking their last coins, and giving “poison” that leads to ruin and death, urging an end to the practice before divine wrath.
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Rumseflers
What a Mother Can Do
A mother fearing her husband’s ruin by drink prevents him from tasting liquor after their second child is born. She educates him on its harms, and he grows to manhood abstaining. Now he and their large family join a temperance society. The article argues mothers should act likewise.
Moral Reform Call to Mothers against Intemperance
A preacher urges Christian mothers to form temperance associations and pledge to banish intoxicating liquors from homes. He links alcohol to crime, ruined families, and generations of suffering, appealing for collective action to protect children and society.
A Ghastly Dentist Tale From Hampton Virginia
A Virginia tale recounts Dr P R treating a tavern keeper who, amid fear and blasphemous talk about hell, is driven to despair. A companion mocks his death wish and the man later dies in a delirium tremens episode.
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Rum
Hampton
Virginia
The Grog Shop’s Plight Weighs on Town and Patrons
A Victorian tone laments tavern decline and the ruin linked to liquor trade. The Banner decries disarray from alcohol causing misery, with imagery of destroyed homes and the cascade of misfortune that follows. The piece condemns the liquor dealer as built from others’ woes and urges awakening.
Wouns Ladies Seminary Advertises Education and Music
Wouns Ladies Seminary run by Miss L R Williams from the British Provinces offers European standard instruction and moral training. Miss W is an experienced teacher with a noted music department and boarding options. terms available at Broad Street first door above the Bridge Bank Buildings.
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L. R. Williams
Europe
Broad St
Bridge Bank
Pneta Fl
Ters. S. W. Bush
Broad-street
W. Rush
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Wouns Ladies Seminary
Borst
Ances
Hen
M. M
EB. Ford
D. Hook
Prue Ling
WashiacTonian
THE
Southern Medical & Surgical Journal
P. C. Guie
APA
I. P. Garvin
M.D
Paul F.eve
P. C. Guien
Hamburg
Fisinner
EE Scofield
Insurance Bank
Broadstreet
M. Antony
Wm, Haines, Jr
Junham & Bleakley
Haviland
Risgee Ses
E. Starnes
Franklin
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