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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1844
Page
2
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The Washingtonian Total Abstinence Society calls a meeting for Monday evening to rally support for temperance principles. The notice promises free discussion and urges ladies to attend, arguing women deserve as much stake as the major political parties in the success of the cause.
The Floral Wreath & Ladies Monthly Magazine arrives with original content and a fine engraving. It praises Southern literature and calls for Southern public support for the magazine. A page of music by a Charleston young lady is included. Annual price listed as $150.
A public reflection on temperance reducing election unrest, praising Washingtonian reform as communal progress. It cites the 1788 American Museum pamphlet warning against excessive spirits and notes figures on liquor spending and social harm, urging continued virtue in civic life.
A reflective note lauds temperance as a redeeming influence and credits Washington citizens with embracing the good and glorious principles. The writer expresses pride in the state's practical evidence of its reform efforts and urges continued support for temperance regardless of political outcomes.
A tradesman learns that a year of sobriety yields more money than rent payments and luxury. He quits spirits, pays his rent, buys a suit with saved temperance funds, and ends the year thriving, respected, and trusted by all who know him.
A Cataract excerpt tells of a man who forfeits his bride by drunken spree in Albany. The intended woman discards him, preferring a sober future. The piece praises sensible women who reject a tippler and cites a temperance verse urging restraint and honor.
A poem from Augusta dated January 1844 extols a creator who lights the fire fly and forms the azure heavens. It invites the reader to search for the rest in nature and praises the bounty of heaven as the source of all life and beauty.
A writer urges editors to oppose election processions arguing they waste money, fuel unnecessary excitement, and provide little voter enlightenment. He suggests both parties forego parades and largesse to prevent economic strain on a depressed community and avoid modern gladiatorial showmanship.
The author argues that children are being shaped by partisan fervor and remarks that appealing to passions rather than reason degrades American character. He condemns turning youth toward excitement over self interest, calling it an insult to intelligence and honesty.
A reader recalls a man long afflicted with a wasting illness that eroded body and intellect. Friends urge him to try a so called cure, a quack remedy, but he resists until a guaranteed heal appears. The antidote proves to be the sacred Pledge, the writer notes.
A celebrated scholar and husband abandons intemperance after ruin. Once famed for intellect and charm, he sinks to poverty as his wife and children endure cold and hunger. A year later in a snug parlor, he resists a bottle, choosing sobriety and renewed family happiness.
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