Washington Total Abstinence Pledge
We form a Society for mutual benefit to guard against a pernicious practice injurious to health standing and families pledge ourselves as Gentlemen not to drink any Spirituous or Malt Liquors Wine or Cider.
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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1844
Page
2
Editorial Committee and Postmaster Remittance Advice
Editorial committee members listed for delayed distant spasher news. Post masters may remit money to publishers for subscriptions, allowing Washingtonian readers to pay via post office without extra postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Barantty
Joan Miiepce
W.J. Hann
F. M. Rostertson
D. Hoox
Geo. F. Pierce
James Haven
Spasermews
Washingtonian
Third Volume Appeal Seeks Subscribers For New Issue
The publisher urges Washingtonians and Temperance supporters to help launch Volume III by securing five hundred to six hundred names at the advanced rate. The first number is planned for the first Saturday in July, with payments in advance for out of town subscribers to protect the venture and broaden its scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of
Temperance
Temperance publication appeals for support in state
An appeal urges temperance advocates to subscribe and aid a weekly Temperance paper priced at two dollars yearly in advance. The note stresses need to cover costs, notes weekly price revisions, and calls on friends to sustain the publication to combat intemperance. It highlights prior low pricing and the aim to serve as a useful temperance resource.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Temperance
Temeines
Friend of Temperance
Methodist Conference fails to craft plan on Slavery
The Chronicle and Sentinel reports the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New York appointed a committee to devise a plan of pacification on slavery. After calm investigation the committee could not agree on any compromise and was discharged from further consideration. The item also notes publications and a temperance letter from Frelinghuysen to a Washingtonian celebration in 1844.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Conference
Chronicle and Sentinel
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
Soule
Boston
Frelinghuysen
Bustles and Bachelors Stir Social Debate in Augusta
In a lively letter, writers defend ladies against bachelor critics arguing about bustle size and fashion. They praise female taste, defend dress choices, and mock male judgments while urging readers to ignore hostile old-fashioned remarks.
Temperance Meeting Set for Edgefield July Delegates Invited
The State Temperance Society fixes July last Wednesday as Edgefield Convention date. Delegates from Georgia and North Carolina urged to attend with shared aims, seeking unity and stronger measures against temperance enemies. Accommodations noted with village facilities and church venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Friends of Temperance
State Temperance Society
Charleston
Edgefield
Temperance Society
Edgefield Village
State Society
Lelse
Wayman
Georgia
North Carolina
Seaboard
Baptist Church
Temperance Reform Flourishes Aboard John Adams At Rio
A teetotaller aboard the U S sloop John Adams at Rio de Janeiro reports strong support for temperance aboard the Mediterranean squadron. He praises the cause, noting its growth away from home and the absence of traditional family influence aboard ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
John Adams
Rio Janeir
Cumberland
Mediterranean
Society of Fathers
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Congress
Taro. Freprvenorsen
E. Sewaut Price
Temperance Cause
Richmond Star
Froii Th
C. ‘Temperance Advocate
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