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Augusta Washingtonian

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1844

Page

3

Youth Temperance Crusade Urges Global Support

A youth temperance appeal argues for nationwide youth societies and pledge drives to curb drunkenness. It warns of ruined lives and urges parents to ban alcohol, urging temperate adults to model abstinence and to enroll children in local temperance groups.

The Butterflies of Life and the Spirits Scourge

In this excerpt the narrator rails against addiction and hardship, contrasting cold hunger with the ruin of drink. It muses on dangers of ardent spirits and the moral spiral it causes, then shifts to reflections on butterflies as a metaphor for stages of life from youth to old age.

Mose Kingdom of Heaven

Steam Engine and Rescue Techniques From 19th Century Texts

Excerpts describe a Massachusetts “Learned Blacksmith” marveling at steam engines and imagining their power. Also includes 1844 guidance by Valentin Mott on artificial respiration and reviving drowned individuals, plus a note on an experimental telegraph partly tested between Washington and Baltimore.

Smallpox Hospital Bill Advances in City

The report notes the motion to adjourn was defeated, and the bill granting the city Lazaretto Building for a Smallpox Hospital passed. The Telegraph is expected to operate early next week, signaling Morse's time-and-space reducing achievement.

Corporation of Lazaretto Professor Morse

Augusta Market Report Reaffirms Steady Prices and Demand

Market notes show a quiet period with no price changes since the last issue as New York declines influence buyers. Fibers set at 4 to 7 cents with principal sales near 5 and 6 4 cents. bagging sales slow as Planters hold back. Groceries show no demand improvement, tied to low cotton prices.

New York S. W. Rush Augusta R. ‘Lamuert Broad Street Old Bridge Henk Bung W. Rush

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