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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1845
Page
4
The piece from PORTPRY in The Washingtonian titled The Past reflects on buried joys and withered hopes. It contemplates bringing back the past and living it again, urging a life of virtue so that pure heaven may gleam when death comes. Dated March 21st, 1845.
Poem laments Lucy's death in a forest grave. It contrasts loneliness and the wish for loved ones nearby. The speaker pleads to Christ not to die alone, fearing dying away from familiar comfort and final rest unmarked by any familiar eye. A white rose and a robin image close the piece.
A narrative about a family in Old Bay State whose happiness is disrupted by a father’s shifting behavior toward drinking and tavern visits. Helen Grey, his wife, and their four children face mounting concern as the husband’s evenings away from home grow longer and less honest.
A dramatic vignette follows Joe Somers whose drinking drives family ruin. After a violent episode, his mother consoles and hopes for reform, but relapse leads to murder accusations, a court sentence of transportation for life, and the voyage of convicts as the final grim image.
A man sinks into ruin after drinking, squandering property and wounding his family. He finds help from the Washingtonians who urge him to take the pledge. He redeems his estate, returns to farming, attends church with his children, and a grave marker honors his wife who died after their trials. Elizabeth.
A prospectus outlining aims of phrenology to reveal human nature and guide moral and social improvement. Introduces new departments including physiology and cerebral development, stressing health, diet, sleep, and habits as key to intellect and morality.
A promotional notice for a monthly journal by O S Fowler at 131 Nassau St New York extols magnetism as a union of phrenology and physiology. It promises reform focused on women and public health, priced at 1 per copy with multi-copy discounts, and invites editors to reproduce the notice for a free year’s subscription.
The Star of Temperance announces a weekly family newspaper from New Orleans aimed at temperance, education, literature, agriculture, and improvement in the South-West. It pledges moderation yet firm advocacy for abstinence, comprehensive education reform, and cultural societies, avoiding sectarianism and party politics. Stevens & Arms publish and seek friendly insertions.
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