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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1844
Page
2
A London chronicle presents a verses parable likening alcohol to death and temptation. It lampoons hard drinking with stark imagery, urging restraint and reflection to spare families and futures from ruin. The piece echoes the Song of the Shirt in moral plea and social warning.
A front-page account recounts Professor Olmsted of Yale urging temperance reform at a Washingtonian gathering. He contrasts past drinking customs, cites a ball-game scene, and urges Sabbath schools, moral duty, and sober politics amid looming state and national elections.
A speaker recalls a failed interview with a man who admits the harm of his vices on health and character. The passage condemns the lowering of moral dignity, urging fathers to teach virtue and warn sons against debasing appetites.
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