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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1845
Page
6
In a wary note the writer laments drought and low river levels while accusing liquor dealers of fueling crime and poverty. He taunts Lash and urges renewed public action against distilled damnation and its social harms.
Judge Story praises women as moral leaders who can steer society toward abstinence. He urges mothers and wives to ban alcohol from homes and to influence men by example, noting women’s pivotal role in religious and social life. The piece extols local springs and hospitality, highlighting Rivers spring, nearby white sulphur and chalybeate waters, and a first-rate village hotel run by Col. Griffin.
To citizens seeking an agreeable summer place we suggest Gainsville and vicinity, offering mountain breezes and close proximity to the mountains, combining desired features for a pleasant season retreat.
Report praises the Camden course race between Fashion and Peytona. Spectators note Peytona was lashed and spurred until blood flowed, yet finished exhausted. The piece questions reviving ancient bullfights and suggests an amphitheatre for spectators.
The piece argues that some Christian churches in northern cities refuse Odd Fellows membership. It condemns sanctioned coercion and urges persuasion over exclusion. It states the author’s view on joining such organizations while opposing excommunication for this reason.
A parched land and desolated earth remind of a single drop's hope. A figure named Acdrop questions its impact as the heavens are implored for rain, illustrating a tale of small acts amid vast drought.
A New York Organ editorial notes temperance urges amid alcohol ruin. It recalls wives destitution and orphaned children, claiming many refuse pledges citing lack of influence while the vice spreads unchecked through society.
The House of Commons inquiry shows yearly drunkenness arrests by London police from 1831 to 1843. In 1831, 31 353 arrests from a population of 1 515 585. in 1848, 10 890 arrests from 2 069 107 people. Proportions drop from 2 percent to 1 percent, indicating a substantial reduction in committals.
A bright summer day scene shows Miles Singleton with a young sister in a white cottage. The sister pleads with him to abandon a degraded companionship and to take the pledge, recalling his past promises and family duties to the motherless children.
A young sister comforts a fallen brother and his wife, prays for guidance, and visits the afflicted family. Her kind deed, after her brother's drunken relapse, leads the two households to mutual recovery as children sing under an elm at dusk.
In Albany on May 14 1845 E C Delevan chairs a temperance notice praising the passage of a new Excise Law as a second great epoch after the 1841 movement led by Was Hine Ton. The piece notes gratitude toward supporters in the Senate and Assembly and calls for ongoing efforts in reform while lamenting local citizens being denied benefits and urging publication across the Empire City and state.
A campaign message urges informing the public on the subject and ensuring they vote when time comes. The note asserts that in nine cases out of ten victory will be their reward for backing W Y Organ.
The piece argues that opponents of total abstinence fight a shadow not a real craving. It compares windmill battles and a tipsy man with a coat torn fighting a post to suggest teetotalism aims to remove temptations, not spark constant struggle, and urges a kind, steady stance.
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