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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1844
Page
5
The Washingtonian from Augusta dated March 16 1844 notes a Washington Total Abstinence pledge by forming a society to quit intoxicants for health and family reasons. Editorial committee members are listed. Also mentions postmasters may remit subscription payments to publishers, with subscribers routing payments through the post office.
An 1836 temperance pamphlet discussion in Savannah laments illegible manuscript versions and praises temperance efforts. It explores poetry versus prose, the spring impulse, and cautions against love as a form of intemperance, urging readers to pledge moderation and to resist romantic excess.
In Augusta 1844 a poem cherishes Rosa for genius and bright eyes while lamenting unrequited love. A second tale, The Forsaken, follows Ida’s radiant youth and sacred devotion, doomed by absence and fading hope, ending with silent despair.
An oblique fragment recalls a life leaving a world of sin and suffering as death nears. The text mentions healthful life currents and past joys, with a cryptic reference to Greensboro, Georgia and North Carolina.
A 19th century citizen letter condemns grog sellers for intoxicating the populace. It contrasts a holy war for virtue with the vice of liquor traffic and urges police to shut down illicit taverns. The piece laments ruin to families and calls for moral accountability by authorities and readers alike.
A reflective poem contrasts earthly fame from violence with a Christian soldier's gleaming reward. The speaker longs for a transcendent crown earned through faith and victory over sin, not through battles or pride.
The article explains that sap moves from buds pulling sap from surrounding tissue rather than from roots. It notes buds attract sap from adjacent tissue, roots later supply daily needs as buds expand into flowers and fruit, and wood formation derives from leaves via root descent. Grafting and budding show buds as planted points to grow like a parent stem.
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