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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1844
Page
1
Officers listed include President Jos A Eve, Dr Daniel Hook, Rev William J Hard, Hawkins Huff, and William Haines Jr secretary L D Sallerstedt treasurer. Managers are James Harper E E Scofield Rev C S Dod James Godby and John Milledge with James Harper as vice president.
An Ulster village tale follows Arthur and Dennis Murphy on Lord Farnham’s estates. Dennis, diligent but poor, loses his lease to his avaricious brother, who schemes to seize his farm. A lord’s mercy corrects the course, ending with Dennis inheriting the new property while Arthur faces towned judgment for greed.
The Paris Physicians once introduced vocal music classes for lunatics to ease their condition. At Bicetre hospital the plan showed success and spread to Rouen. Recently a select audience witnessed a public trial where male and female patients performed challenging choruses with remarkable ensemble and precision, described as highly gratifying.
A moral exhortation urges young men to avoid gambling as poison. It argues penny tossing starts a habit, notes laborers win by not gambling, and warns gamblers risk crime, ruin, despair, and even self harm. It questions the honesty of money won by gambling and its harm to friends.
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