State Temperance Convention of Georgia Gather in Forsyth
The next annual meeting will be held in Forsyth on November 21. Temperance societies across the state are urged to send delegates or write letters. Col. Jos. Henry Lumpky will deliver the anniversary oration if available, with Col. Junius A. Winefield as alternate. Delegates should call at the Post Office for a guiding committee and lodging arrangements. By order of the Forsyth T. A. Society. Oct. 15.
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State ‘Temperance Convention
Georgia
Forsyth
Jos. Henry Lumphry
Junius A. Wine- Field
Forsyth T. A. Society
D. Sanford
Sec’y
Saturday Evening Messenger Prospectus Praised by Press
The prospectus for a new city paper to be titled the Saturday Evening Messenger is endorsed. W T Thompson is praised as a capable caterer to varied reader tastes and a skilled writer. A fuller notice will appear in a later column.
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Saturday Evening Messenger
Thompson
Can I withhold support or endorse this electoral ticket
A collation urges readers to judge a named electoral college ticket and pledge to endorse the declaration of principles if they approve the characters. It calls for loyalty to principles to secure triumph over despotism and notes a society pledging not to drink spirits, malt liquor, wine, or cider.
Temperance Intelligence in a Humble Local State
A short temperance reflection notes a lack of cheering progress at home and expresses a humbling admission of stagnation in the movement. It laments scarce signs of advancement and calls for renewed effort to promote restraint and reform. The piece preserves a cautious tone.
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Temperance
Temperance Movement Across London Faces Growth and Challenges
The New York Organ reports London temperance efforts with the Metropolitan Total Abstinence Society sustaining about thirty branches, over fifty weekly meetings, and ten thousand pledges. It notes many former drinkers now attend worship, along with active lecturers and youth chapters, while urging broader local funding over elite contributions.
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Pashingtonian
New York
London
Metropolitan
Total Abstinence Society
England
St. Georges
Metropolitan Association
Walworth and Camberwell
Vauxhall
Temperance Society Appeal to America’s Youth
A Middlesex Washingtonian inspired appeal urges all citizens to fund temperance work led by the Congressional Total Abstinence Society. Hon. Thomas W. Gilmer of Virginia is cited urging youths to shun alcohol, detailing the harms of intemperance and the duty of public figures to set a sober example for a republican nation.
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Congressional Total Abstinence Society
Washington
Thomas W. Gilmer
Virginia
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Princeton
Gilmer
America
Reason
Wolsey
Congressional Society
Temperance Society
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