Ralph the Soldier a Temperance Marvel from 1844
The sketch recounts Ralph born 1797 in Manchester, a soldier who fell to drink, found conversion after a barroom crisis near Edinburgh, and after years of relapse endured a series of near fatal escapades. He later joined the Wesleyan church, preached abstinence in the regiment, and inspired temperance work, though he faced severe temptations and dangers during ten brutal years.
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Ralph
Steen Ag
England
Scotland
Wales
British Temperance Recorder
Amer. Temp. Union
Manchester
Edinburgh
Beaumont
Satan
Leeds
York
Queit
Hami
Temperance Triumph of Ralph in Manchester Barracks Tale
The narrative follows Ralph once ruined by drink, surviving barrack floods and personal ruin, then embracing temperance after a life of hardship. His wife supports his pledge, leading to renewed faith, work, and public temperance leadership across the United Kingdom. He becomes a tetotal advocate and aided reform among soldiers, greatly expanding pledge takers and influencing several regiments.
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Clonmel
Ralph
Raph
Manchester
Foot
St. Paul’s
St. George’s Road
British Association
17Th Lancers
Hort
United Kingdom
The Smoke of the Distillery in a Quiet District
A Hamilton Washingtonian author laments a looming distillery smoke over a once tranquil neighborhood. He describes dreamlike images of guilt and misery tied to drunkenness, imagining ruined homes, suffering wives and hungry children as the distillery’s dark plume rises from the city.
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Hamilton Washingtonian
Cear
Public Appeal to Save Temperance Paper Subscription Rates Outlined
An appeal from the Wasuing Tontan publisher explains losses of about $600 after expanding publication and offering free editorial work. The note urges Temperance friends to renew and raise subscriptions by June 1, detailing new rates and delivery terms for Volume III starting July.
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Wasuing Tontan
Friends of the Cause
Temperance Society
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Temperance
Ralph the Soldier
Augusta Washingtonian
the Friends OF Temperance
James McCafferty
Aveusta
Bashingtonian
Ke &E
Golunbus
Jesse Walton
NAW Book and Spapionary
U. States Hotel
Augusta
PHE
Greenville
S. C
Dunham & Bleakley
Ito-Call
WM. Haines, Jr
Garvin & Haines
Wirelesss
C. Be—H
WM. Haines
Broad Street
M. Antony
Price
Merauuic
John Millen
John L. Pine
Hernia
J. G. Chinn
Dr. Price
Eric W. Dickerson
A. B. Price
Avevsta
Paul F. Eve
Een McCoy
John B. Murphy
Broad-street
Elry
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Philotokzen
Savannah
Charleston
Columbia
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