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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1845
Page
8
A prison poem by John Adkins reflects on murder and ruin from intoxication. He pleads sinners to learn from his life, laments leaving orphans, and seeks forgiveness through Jesus while describing his imminent fate and remorse. The piece cautions readers about the consequences of drunkenness and crime.
A letter from Rev. A. A. Wright describes the impact of Dr. Sewall's drunkenness plates in Persia. He notes widespread wine use among Christians, Muslims, and Nestorians, the temperance mission, and a case of a Mussulman youth who vowed to quit after seeing the plates but relapsed. He contrasts drinking definitions and warns about a long struggle for liberty from intemperance.
Crystal Fount laments that despite efforts to remove the stigma, legislative bodies and Congress normalize ruin by their stance on drink. The author warns that drunkenness remains America’s national sin and a disgrace to the nation in the eyes of the world.
Prospectus outlines Vol V1 ae mig content stressing phrenology physiology magnetism and a department on women. It promotes education health moral improvement and social reform and invites subscriptions from readers at Nassau Street New York.
A prospectus outlines a monthly Southern magazine to promote original American thought, defend Southern literature, and publish Georgia Historical Society materials. It highlights nonsectarian aims, military and naval interest, and Georgia’s central Southern position, with pricing at five dollars annually and publication starting October.
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