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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1844
Page
8
Poem and dedication pieces urge temperance, recounting the rise of total abstinence and the struggle against drink. It celebrates a crowd of over fifty thousand marching to the pledge, Bom in the temperance movement with calls for prayer, religion, and benevolent action to curb intoxication and uplift society.
A reform pamphlet traces the dangers of ardent spirits from criminal acts to contagious diseases. It discusses how intemperance weakens the body against epidemics, links drinkers to gout and delirium tremens, and argues temperance will extend life and curb poverty. It cites Dr. Rush and historical cases, praising pledge adoption and societal improvement.
A teetotaler and father travel through towns noting tavern signs and symbols. They interpret signs about keys to the poorhouse and jail, a wheat sheaf bakery misread, and concerns over intoxication. The journey ends with reflections on temperance, promotion of virtue, and warnings of vice.
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