This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1844
Page
8
A speaker recounts ruin from indulgence and betrayal, detailing graves of wife daughter and child, neglect, sorrow, and social ruin. The narrative traces a fall from fortune to disgrace, ending with a life of perpetual sorrow and isolation.
A prose poem praising the South as the speaker’s native home. It contrasts southern landscapes with other places, celebrating mountains rivers and verdure, and lauding peace, freedom, science, and religion as endearing symbols of homeland. The piece expresses strong regional pride and affection.
A temperance tract argues ardent spirits harm health and climate adaptation. It cites Dr. Mosely and other authorities on sailors soldiers and laborers, claims abstinence improves health, reduces sickness, and praises quiet estates and orderly plantations. It also recounts humorous tales and ends with a call to fund a weekly temperance paper.
The text extols abstaining from ardent spirits as a healthful, nation-saving practice. It cites Thomas Jefferson’s condemnation of alcohol and urges readers to avoid intoxicants to promote personal health, happiness, and freedom, recommending pure mountain and valley water as the safer alternative.
A fragmentary abridged column recalls a grim monarch granting power to a favored courtier. It also mentions the Washington Society and a distillery founded by two men, one who hanged himself and the other dying from intemperance, in a sharp, satirical note.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.