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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1844
Page
4
A Temperance Journal poem portrays the Devil lamenting as temperance gains momentum from Irish temperance workers and sober preachers. He fears reform, acknowledging reformers from a rising temperate youth and the departure of drinkers from hell. The verse mocks elite drinkers and predicts a shift of power to reformers and the respectable.
A reflective address traces the rise of drinking as a social scourge beginning with Elizabeth I. It laments rum and brandy sold as medicine, portrays temperance zeal as a moral struggle, and calls for unity among reformers to pursue benevolence over hostility. The piece urges temperance advocates to convert swords to plowshares in a shared platform of love and restraint.
A Maryland Temperance Herald excerpt condemns strong drink as a universal enemy of mankind. It recalls scenes of devastation and pain, urges Christians and philanthropists to unite, and calls for sustained, nationwide action against licensed vendors of alcohol.
A narrator recalls a steamship voyage where the captain defended drinking grog yet refused to drink on deck for fear of cold. Six months later the captain admits trying a temperance approach, using jam and hot water to sleep, and thanks the narrator for the prompt.
The professor recounts improved health after joining Temperance Societies. He describes sleep, appetite, and vigor returning, relief from cheek inflammation and eye irritation caused by shaving, and renewed wellbeing since marriage. He credits the temperance movement for his recovery and gratitude toward supporters.
A temperance paper in each family will lead to reform, with promises of a yearly pledge by every member if read regularly. The Arkansas Temperance Journal notes that many subscribe for appearances, then pledge and support the temperance cause, arguing information drives action.
A mother praises her six year old son who signed the pledge and studies temperance as he helps carry the Washingtonian banner. She hopes his lifetime abstinence and knowledge of drinkers will guard him from drunkenness. Hurrah for the Cold Water Army.
Virginia speaks of George Washington as a devoted farmer and reformer of agriculture. Mount Vernon spanned ten thousand acres in one bloc with farms up to five miles from the mansion. Washington daily visited his holdings and conducted experiments to advance farming. In 1787 he managed five hundred acres of grass and vast crops of oats wheat and corn and more.
The text lists large holdings including 140 horses, 112 cows, 335 cattle, 5 oxen, 500 sheep, 250 workers, and 24 ploughs. It notes hog slaughter in 1786 totaling 18,590 pounds for family and enslaved people, plus other provisions, reflecting extensive plantation operation and labor use.
Cincinnati paper notes sugar from corn stalks by John Beal at New Harmony. He yielded 375 lb from three quarters of an acre, about 509 lb per acre, with leaves stripped and stalks ground in a mill. Twenty stalks yield a gallon of juice. one gallon yields syrup, then sugar.
A historical recipe describes salting beef with eight ounces of salt and two ounces of salpetre in brine for four weeks. The meat is then dried in a warm place and wrapped in linen to deter insects in summer. The writer notes the beef cured by this method was described as excellent.
A prospectus outlines the new weekly paper's sections including Political World Agricultural Department Foreign News Temperance Commercial World Poetry Ladies and Youths departments plus Major Jones Corner and an Editorial Department. It announces imperial size 26 by 36 inches with twenty eight columns and a subscription price of 3 per year. The issue date is set for January 4 next with December 1 as an appeal for subscribers.
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