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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1843
Page
4
An altered poem portrays Death as a shadowy visitor visiting nations, families, and individuals at home and in social spaces. It depicts horror, ruin, and a poison dart destroying fathers, mothers, children, and the Gamester’s den, ending in death and perpetual gloom.
A long temperance piece urges young men to resist drink, recalling ancestral virtues and the dangers of intoxication. It shares a personal story of an Irish former worker who signed the pledge after cold water tactics and a reform by a boy’s influence, illustrating the pledge’s transformative power.
Observers focus on the drunkard's family at a temperance lecture as the wife watches anxiously and the audience cheers when a resolution to break alcohol's chains is declared. The scene highlights the emotional toll on spouses and children and the plea for reform.
The speaker argues that rum shops ruin families and promote misery and poverty. He urges temperance supporters to pressure drink sellers to quit, to protect husbands, wives, children, and youths from the relentless monster of alcohol. He frames sobriety as essential to peace and competence.
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