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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1844
Page
4
A passionate verse laments a mother who refuses to forsake her drunkard husband despite his ruin. She recalls youth beside the shrine, speaks of broken pride, and hopes for his reform for the sake of their suffering children, praying that time will heal their plight.
The article presents an outline from an American Temperance Union sermon urging continued effort to reform drinkers through kindness and total abstinence. It argues the work prevents pauperism crime and premature death, removes Gospel obstacles, and aids public morals, asking whether the movement should cease and urging mercy and compassion.
A rant urging relentless temperance work despite obstacles. It calls out opponents and lax supporters, urges ministers and Christians to act, and frames failure as personal responsibility. The address ends with moral encouragement and a vision of heavenly reward for steadfast labor.
A Moral Reformer essay condemns the dram selling Christian who profits from liquor while denying direct sale to the degraded. It recalls a 23-year-old death from excess, urging temperance and citing biblical woes to argue against social drinking. Am. Temperance Union.
A Lancaster letter urges churches and ministers to renounce the selling of spirits to curb intemperance. The writer condemns the trade as causing poverty and crime and urges believers to lead by example, resisting vile profits and severing ties with dram sellers to save the world.
The piece argues the past proves temperance progress despite doubts. Past movements like Father Matthew and Washingtonian reforms show rapid change is unpredictable, yet steady advance toward a glorious temple of temperance remains likely, with vigilance against reverses. The author urges ongoing effort and public support.
A 19th century temperance message urges persistent action to end the manufacture and use of intoxicating liquors. It warns against complacency, stresses that effort sustains progress, and calls on the public to renew plans to engage minds and hearts in the cause.
A New York town case shows inebriates asked the pledge. a man admits he drinks sometimes. He then abandons drink and sets the example, and forty men follow by taking the pledge. The piece urges readers to abstain and grant the world the influence of their example.
The piece surveys temperance data from 1832 to 1844 including police custody for drunkenness in London and gender breakdowns, a U.S. act limiting wine for the President’s cellar, pauper tax declines in Massachusetts, and reforms in Worcester. It cites British temperance progress, the rise of teetotalers, and a Baltimore magistrate’s cases linked to groggeries, plus alcohol exports from Boston and James Brown of Philadelphia jailed in intoxication.
A report notes annual gin intake across England and Wales amounts to nearly 20 million pounds sterling. It also references a domestic tragedy where a man severely abused his wife, leading to her death on the twenty first of a month.
A Highland Messenger reader celebrates a liquor-free election at the North Car place praising temperance reform. The letter recalls past corrupt practices of buying votes with treats and urges renewed devotion to temperance, noting the peaceful, unified turnout as proof of reform’s value.
A temperance call urges spread of its principles to influence voters at polls. It notes encouraging national mood and low drunkenness during mass meetings and warns of great public interest next month. Ministers are urged to speak up weekly. stay firm and vigilant to avert entanglement in political whirlwinds.
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