True Female Nostry and Washington Widow Memoirs
A 19th century-era reflections piece hails Martha Washington and the late president. It celebrates her piety, duties, and public sacrifice, recounting Washington’s death and her steadfast care for family and nation. It contrasts her virtue with perfunctory nobility and extols the exalted role of a devoted wife and mother. It closes noting seventy eight old ramsellers in the Connecticut State prison.
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Wiley
Washington
Iti
Ndt
Mount Vernon
Congress
Martha Washington
Marshall
Connecticut
Washington Total Abstinence Pledge
A 1843 pledge listing signatories forming a society to abstain from all spirituous and malt liquors wine and cider to protect health standing and families in Augusta on June 24 1843.
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Augusta
Washington
Local Committee Members Named
Committee members listed include Dr. F. M. Rozertzon Dr. D. Hook S. T Chapman Esq. James Harper Esq.
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F. M. Rozertzon
D. Hook
S.T Chapman
James Harper
Washingtonian pledge and temperance pledge appeals
The piece declares neutrality on day’s conflicts while urging temperance support. It urges readers to join Washingtonian effort, praise reform, and recruit cash-paying subscribers as agents, linking alcohol trade to social misery and promising reform and accountability. A local tale ends with a liquor seller vowing to quit the trade.
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Knights of Chivalry
Washingtonians
Bacchus
Washingtonian
Amelia
Magnanimous pledge guides debated social reform
A persuasive figure pledges magnanimity in shaping social policy and courting public support for sweeping changes. Observers note rhetoric frames reform as benevolent and inclusive while critics warn of potential overreach in implementation.
Prohibition Debate and Trial Commentary Across the South
Citizens debate legislative prohibition of liquor with a wholesale merchant arguing to end the evil at its source. The Chronicle reports on the Platt murder trial proceedings, juror bias concerns, and calls to reform criminal case juror selection for fair trials.
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South
Chronicle and Sentinel
Washingtonian
Wm. H. Platt
Wm. R. Harding
Schly
Ttis
The Planter eighth number praised for agricultural value
The Planter, a weekly Columbia South Carolina paper by Dubose & Johnson, edited by J. J. Dubose, is commended for its matter and near perfect printing. the notice urges exchanges and promotes agriculture as essential to national prosperity alongside temperance.
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Planter
Columbia
Carolina
Dubose & Johnson
J. J. Dubose
Editorial on juror selection reform and responsibility
The text discusses opinions on juror selection laws and proposes reforms to fix perceived court evils. It notes the Washingtonian is edited by a committee and that a single member authored the controversial article without consultation. The editorial aims to avoid prejudicing the cause or holding the committee responsible.
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Washingtonian
Ss. T. C
The Augusta Washingtonian Editors and the Power of Women
A reader argues that a married editorial committee shapes the paper and public opinion in Augusta. The writer asserts female influence, cash systems, and domestic control drive success, claiming women sway editorial aims and social projects already shaping Georgia’s capital.
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The
Washingtonian
Guntiremen—Li
Augusta Washingtonian
Rome
Mr. Jones
Bunkerhill
Augusta
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W. T. Branney
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