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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1843
Page
7
A short poem reflecting on boyhood friendship and shared memories. The speaker recalls school days, home, and the heather as youth’s joys and the later drift into adult life. The text is fragmentary with typographic oddities and misspellings.
A temperance discussion condemns hesitant signers and praises instant pledge taking. The piece argues sudden commitment avoids regret, cites Ireland’s widespread adoption, and compares choosing abstinence to recognizing poison and stopping immediately. It notes ministers delaying the pledge and mocks prolonged hesitation.
A temperance narrative from the Penfield Banner recounts a man who signs the pledge after a challenge involving a bottle of rum. He is aided by Hawtins and bank officials who seal the bottle in a vault as a vow to abstain until the bottle’s seal is broken. The tale emphasizes resolve and religious support.
A Greensborough tale of aldermen who voted to fund oyster suppers with wine, then whisky debate, and finally sold the Market House to pay a hotel bill. The measure died as officers adjourned sine die with wine rescinded and a reformed council renewed.
Advertises a General Land Agent offering services in Cherokee counties including Union Lumpkin Forsyth Gilmer Murray Dade Walker Chattooga Floyd Cass Cherokee Cobb and Paulding. Claims ability to examine lots test mining value sell or lease, secure titles, notify intruders, test gold lots, collect notes, with twelve and a half percent commission. Requires power of attorney and prepaid postage.
James McCafferty announces the Augusta Society will publish the Wasuine Toxian every Saturday as a temperance and morality focused family paper. The sheet aims for a wide readership at one dollar a year, with clubbing offers and postmaster as agents, seeking support to sustain a permanent, useful publication.
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