Washington Total Abstinence Pledge in Augusta 1844
The Washingtonian reports on a Total Abstinence pledge event in Augusta dated March 30 1844. It covers the pledge by local gentlemen to refrain from intoxicants, notes editorial committee members, postmaster guidance for subscriptions, and a speech by Henry Clay with praise for temperance and civic duty. It also highlights St Patrick’s Day celebrations by Irish and Northern Volunteers practicing temperance.
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Henry Clay
Rgest
Augusta
H. H. Cummune
Cray
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Coax
Mr. Cray
Masonic Hall
Augusta Washingtonian
Total Abstinence Society
Brother Irving
Rambler
Brother
Washingtonian
St. Patrick’s Day
Irish Volunteers
Magrath
Charleston
Hamburg Temperance Society Elects Officers for Year
At a regular meeting of the Hamburg Washington Total Abstinence Society the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Robert Anderson President Gotlathun Wake First Vice President T H Howarp Second Vice President B Perrin Recording Secretary M Gravy Corresponding Secretary T J Wincut Treasurer J J Howard W W Sars Standing Committee GarMany Executive Secretary G W Gar Hamburg March 27 1844
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T. J. Wincut
J. J. Howard
W. W. Sars
Garmany
G W. Gar
Hamburg
Almanac Advice and Moon Phases For Gardeners
An 1830s note argues the Washingtonian almanac and English calendars aid forecasting, but warns of moon sign reliance. It recounts an anecdote about an almanac maker named G whose forecasts proved opposite to weather, illustrating meteorology’s uncertainty.
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Arago
W. P
Seed sowing amounts for a nursery bed and garden crops
The article lists seed quantities for nursery beds and rows for many crops. It covers cabbage, peas, beans, potatoes, artichokes, turnips, carrots, parsnips, beets, radish, spinach, onions, leeks, asparagus, lettuce, endive, celery, fennel, tomato, pepper, and tomato pepper mixtures with spacing and bed sizes, attributed to W. P.
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Messrs
W. P
To Amelia: A Poem of Farewell by Romeo
The speaker addresses Amelia with sorrowful longing as he recounts her cherished image and a parting fate. The verse laments a severed bond and bids farewell, hoping she rests in peace in a brighter sphere beyond.
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Amelia
Romeo
Rights of Rumpending Considered
An editorial argues liquor sellers provoke moral opposition and legal scrutiny, claiming the trade harms industry and society. It likens the liquor business to a wolf among lambs and questions whether society has a right of self defense against its perceived poisons and dangers.
Opposition to rum selling in Philadelphia Sun text
A Philadelphia Sun article argues against rum selling as a moral blight. It warns society endures degradation and crime from venders who profit from intoxication and calls for decisive public defense against this peril. The piece frames liquor trade as a direct attack on civilization and family safety.
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Oth
Philadelphia Sun
Alcohol as a Medicine and the Pledge’s Resolve
The article argues that alcohol has no medicinal value and notes the danger of abstainers using drink to cope with pain. It cites physicians who deny therapeutic properties of alcohol and praises pledge signers who choose sobriety over the relapse and moral failing of intemperance. It compares reform to grand moral victories and urges replacing fading social ties with wiser nullification of vice.
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New York
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Washington
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F. M. Rovertson
W.J. Harp
D. Hoon
Don
T. Crapman
Esq. Harper
Geo. F. Prence
Joan Washoe
Presbyterian
The
Wisdom
Hamburg Journal
Tyre
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