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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1844
Page
6
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The piece argues public interest in temperance is not proven by attendance but by willing speakers and labor. It urges organizers to schedule a full, well announced meeting to unite both temperance and anti temperance supporters for a productive gathering.
A 19th century exhortation argues against wine at weddings as a danger to society. It urges young men to embrace temperance, resist social drinking, and join in efforts to curb intemperance, citing Luther and the American Revolution as examples of youth-led reform. The piece appeals to patriotism and humanity, urging a sober tone at festive gatherings.
Awake my lute for silence long has slumbered on thy string. Sing of a happier home in realms beyond the sky where loved ones long have flown. The speaker urges the lute to evoke memories yet avoid grief and death and instead celebrate a brighter afterlife.
A Scriven County correspondent laments lack of public spirit to organize a Temperance Society and warns that licensing a Drunkard Factory caused a jail bill of 19387 dollars for the legal case and prisoner transport. The writer cites Rushing as delegate hopeful and recalls a Savannah jail incident tied to the factory's operation. The letter is dated Oct 29, 1844.
One hundred ten signatures were gathered Tuesday evening at Lan casterville on the temperance pledge. J G Bowman Esq delivered a powerful address, and Rev Mr Wumpex spoke at a recent society meeting praised as chaste and animated. The Society of Polen thanks Mr Waites for his efforts and hopes the address spurs members to greater zeal. Columbia Comden
A historical piece notes a unique approach employed to treat chronic drunkenness. It describes a singular method practiced by specialists, detailing its application and intended outcomes within a community setting.
The article describes a Russian physician Dr Schreiber in Brzese Litewski using a regimen that confines a drunkard to a room and provides brandy diluted with water along with other beverages and foods steeped in brandy. After five days the patient loses desire for brandy and is cured of the craving.
A Boston Olive Branch writer contrasts London drunkenness with Liverpool and urges Temperance action in London. He portrays gin shops as dens of misery with aged drinkers, hungry women, and crowds outside, all paying tribute to Rum and its ruin.
The session reports returns on arrests for drunkenness and disorderly conduct by the metropolitan police from 1831 to 1843. It shows peak arrests in 1831–33 and a drop to about 4 in 100 by 1843, with city figures following similar trends. Temperance progress among London laborers is suggested.
A tale where Fortune speaks to a downcast drunkard urging total abstinence. The goddess warns against vice, promises a rise if the pledge is signed, noting many rich and poor alike fall or rise due to drinking. The drunkard agrees and signs.
A temperance member in a Suffolk society encounters an old tippler famed for frequent visits to spirits. A brief exchange unveils a pun about not putting strong drink in old bottles, ending with the teetotaler declaring the other an “old bottle.”
The Pa Sun notes renewed energy in temperance efforts after elections. Clergy, merchants, professionals, and influential citizens join public meetings and aid reformed drinkers through the United Brothers of Temperance, with the Herald praising progress and urging continued broad cooperation for moral and national prosperity.
A Bridgeton observer describes Rosanna Kean's final moments before her execution in Cumberland County New Jersey for the 1843 poisoning of the Seeley family. Clergy prayed with her for hours until the sheriff arrived. she wept briefly upon seeing him, then regained composure as she proceeded to the gallows.
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