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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1845
Page
1
A group of gentlemen announces the formation of a Total Abstinence Pledge Society to refrain from drinking any spirituous or malt liquors wine or cider for mutual benefit and to guard against a pernicious practice harming health and families.
A narrator describes meeting a venerable Hebrew host in Jerusalem and his family inside a lavish setting. The exchange covers Zion, prospects for Jews in Jerusalem, poverty, alms from Europe, and the host’s invitation to the synagogue. The scene contrasts East luxury with poverty and religious devotion.
A Seminole legend explains Earth’s creation with three men of different skin tones who bathed in a lake. The white man emerges cleanest with labor tools, the copper man with the second heaviest bundle, and the black man with the lightest, reflecting assignments of labor and color.
A witness recalls a fatal Charlton Street blast in New York where a single shell destroyed houses and killed several, tearing limbs from victims and scattering mangled remains. The observer condemns war and the shell's purpose to destroy life and property in crowded streets.
A preacher laments the horrors of war and the carnage caused by shells devastat ing cities. He cites Napoleon and cries for abolition while noting the human cost to families, sailors, and civilians amid historic bombardments.
The text shows how placing or omitting punctuation alters who is who among eight figures in a coach. Variations list roles such as clergyman lawyer foreigner wife and child, shifting assignations and relationships.
A passage reflecting on a mother's profound grief after a child's death. It contrasts maternal longing with paternal sorrow, emphasizing memory, intimate care, and the consoling role of faith in God as described by Rev. E. H. Chapin.
The Ledger notes Britain’s readiness to strike commerce if war comes. Forty warships with five hundred guns guard Africa and twelve vessels with two hundred fifty guns Brazil, able to threaten Atlantic routes and Pacific trade. Whaling ships total 675, about two hundred thousand tons, valued at twenty five million dollars, with strong government protection promised.
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