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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1845
Page
4
A fragmented 19th century verse praising spring's arrival. The speaker contrasts winter's dreariness with spring's bright days, blooming leaves, birdsong, and flowers. It references Washingonian Sunrise and nature's light, noting fleeting beauty that returns after a perennial stay.
A philosophical meditation by Simonides on the nature of God and human knowledge. The speaker ponders how kingdoms crumble before the divine, while praise and wonder fill eyes from fly to night sky, asserting that God remains incomprehensible yet deeply felt within the soul.
The article argues that temperance reform offers strong civic guidance during crisis, noting widespread progress from voluntary societies in the U.S. and Europe. It highlights reduced ardent spirits use, revived prospects, and calls for continued lawful, honorable action to shield communities from drink-induced vice.
A historical critique labels retail drinking hoses as sources of widespread misery. It argues they fuel intemperance by devastating family fortunes, breaking frugal habits, and placing vulnerable people on charity lines.
A sermon argues temperance as a social duty and condemns alcohol use as a crime against society. It cites biblical and religious precedents showing priests and kings were urged to abstain to keep the mind and body fit for service to God and humanity.
Albany resident Mr. Delevan promoted temperance after a life of indulgence, recalling a club of fifty who met for pleasure. He turned away with the phrase Rieur a pour Fac and chose a noble resolve, noting forty-three companions became drunkards and many died as a warning to youth.
A detailed prospectus for Vol VII promoting phrenology physiology and magnetism as keys to human nature happiness and social reform. It outlines new departments on Physical physiology animal magnetism and women’s education, plus subscription terms and editorial goals.
New Series of the Southern Medical Journal to be issued monthly from Augusta by P C Gieu with editors Garvin and Aulf Eve. First part covers original communications, second part reviews and medical intelligence. Subscriptions $3 per year paid in advance. letters to publisher P C Gieu and communications to editors travel free of postage. Nov 21.
The Star of Temperance announces a weekly family paper in New Orleans devoted to temperance education literature and agriculture. It aims to promote universal temperance, radical educational reform, libraries and societies, and non sectarian Christian principles, inviting supporters and favorable insertions from Stevens & Aums.
Public notice announces Brosson's Inavent Diesereny directory listing routes from New York to New Orleans, fares, and times. It details binding options, pricing, and memoranda, with wholesale terms for book-sellers and merchants. F. S. Bronson of LaGrange, Ga., publishes February 26, 1845.
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