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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1844
Page
4
A fragmented poem traces a man who loses fortune and love. He laments neglecting family, a doomed marriage, a dying child, and a bride, likening deaths to graves and a final fall from grace as he wanders in sorrow and shame.
A reflective poem praising the Southern United States as a native home. The speaker contrasts southern landscapes with foreign mountains and seas, celebrating rivers, hills, verdure, peace, liberty, science, and religion as endearing attributes. The piece emphasizes love for homeland over distant regions.
The article argues against exclusive use of ardent spirits across classes from sailors to soldiers, citing Dr. Abbott and Dr. Mosely. It recounts testimonies by Rev. Edward Hitchcock, Gen. Scott, and others about health, discipline, and endurance without alcohol, and includes a humorous tale about three husbands and the temperance movement’s publishing appeals.
A historical tract condemns ardent spirits and urges readers to abandon intoxicating drinks for health happiness and freedom. It cites Thomas Jefferson and argues abstinence serves personal and national good and promotes a virtuous life. Readers are urged to drink only pure mountain water for health.
In a fragmentary excerpt a grisly monarch grants a woman power as her right hand and prime minister, while a Washington Distillery tale recalls a founder’s suicide and a partner’s death from intemperance, tied to a Brwane Chrystal note.
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