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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1844
Page
4
A Victorian style verse celebrates a shoemaker who works wax and leather with care. The speaker admires his skill and steady labor that saves feet from illness, and notes the man’s peaceful end as he moves from bench to grave. The poem ends with a fable about mutual dependence and balance.
A discussion in an exchange paper debates whether a woman can reform a man who drinks. The view asserts marriage rarely changes character or habits, and warns against marrying a drunkard, gambler, or libertine to reform him. Obed argues female influence is stronger with lovers, urging reform before marriage.
A reformer from Poughkeepsie presents a fable about deception by alcohol. A rattlesnake begs to be saved but would bite the rescuer, illustrating the danger of drinking despite claimed good intent. A youth asks if a neighbor belongs to the church while questions of temperance and conversion arise.
A crowded scene shows a reformed man delivering a powerful speech about alcohol and religion. He recalls his fall into rum and contrasts it with his current respectable life and hopeful wife. He urges peers to sign a pledge and reject temperance opponents amid taunting revelers.
Seven to eight year liquor sellers addressed an audience pledging total abstinence not only from drinking but also from vending jam. The wife of one signer joined in the pledge as the crowd lauded the solemn scene. Organists urged guardians to avoid gambling and vice shops to stay clear of temptation.
A plea from the Temperance Statistics column asks subscribers and friends of temperance to report Georgia societies. The notice seeks names of societies, total members with male and female counts, and the nature of each pledge to extend the state table.
The Augusta Society backs a second volume of the Wasningtonian a Saturday paper at low price. It will advocate Temperance and morality while covering Agriculture Science prices and market matters. Subscriptions are in advance with club rates offered and postmasters urged to act as agents.
In volume five the editor urges support from Southern citizens to extend the journals reach and sustain its literary reputation. It outlines aims to review books and discuss important subjects with calm, dignified style, defend Southern institutions, and foster regional literary talent. Published quarterly from Charleston with notable contributors. Terms five dollars per year.
A Boston 1843 notice details a deluxe publication on Washington with engravings and plans. It cites access to hundreds of manuscript volumes, extensive research, and substantial publisher risk. Subscriptions offered with incentives for postmasters and newspapers.
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 details inquire at this office. June 24.
Report of a public debate in Lexington Kentucky between Alexander Ap Bell of Bethany Virginia and Rev N L Rice of Paris Kentucky on six propositions regarding baptism immersion infant baptism remission of sins and the authority of church creeds. The tract will publish as an octavo volume priced ten dollars with bulk discounts and a February 1 1844 deadline to D Burnet Louisville publisher.
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