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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1844
Page
4
A lyrical meditation from the Rainbow era reflecting on nature and faith. The speaker describes a bright afternoon, the moist earth after rain, a rainbow, and a sense of worship and inner ascent. Images of waves, wings, and the soul’s unfolding align with themes of beauty and mortality.
A long account describes a benighted scene of drudging workers ruined by drink. It recalls a garret life, a cat caught for rum, and a Deacon Bushnell barn raising turned drink-fueled spectacle. Temperance pledges vow sobriety, ending violence and warlike cravings.
The Paris scene is described as plagued by wine instead of hard liquor, with about seventeen thousand habitual drinkers. Workers frequent wine shops daily, using drinking as solace or response to wages, work quality, and employer moods, risking health, morals, and family bread.
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