State Temperance Convention to Meet in Forsyth
The State Temperance Convention of Georgia will convene in Forsyth on November 21. Delegates or letters are urged from temperance societies statewide, with ample provision for attendees. Col. Jos. Henry Lumpkin to deliver the anniversary oration, alternate Col. Juntos A. Winesreto. Post Office committee will guide delegates to a home. Oct. 15.
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State Temperance Convention of
Georgia
Forsyth
Jos
Henry Lumpxin
Juntos A. Winerreto
Forsyth T. A. Society
D. Sanford, Sec’y
Temperance appeal urges aid for afflicted families and drunkards
The piece rebukes price omissions and calls temperance members to act with energy and compassion. It laments alcohol’s harm, praises humane progress, and appeals to fathers and brothers to aid a loved one battling drunkenness.
Appeal for aid to save a son from the drunkard’s fate
A grieving sister and widowed mother plead for help to rescue a young man from intoxication. The mother recalls the boy’s infancy and his once healthy youth, now marred by the ruin of drink. They seek support to prevent the disgrace and ruin of the family and to restore hope for the future.
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Ter
Earth
Temperance Meeting in Cleveland Advances Reform Efforts
A Cleveland Ohio gathering addressed temperance aims last month urging continued public support. Resolutions call for a statewide convention in Columbus during the next legislative session to reform licensing by citizen vote, establish a state temperance society and paper, and pursue swift, practical steps.
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Temperance Movement
Cleveland
Ohio
Columbus
N. York
Connecticut
Vermont
Washington City closes taverns on Sundays and nights
The Board of Aldermen and Board of Common Council enacted a ordinance to close all Restorateurs Ordinaries Tavern Bar rooms and Grog shops on Sundays all day and Sunday night and from 12 PM to 4 AM at other times starting November 1. The writer urges strict enforcement and the removal of any weaker measures.
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Board of Aldermen and
Board of Common Council of
Washington City
Public notice on deceptive drink labels named streak of lightning
The notice warns readers that slang like a gentle man’s streak of lightning denotes grog. It emphasizes naming things honestly to protect readers, especially women, from deception and mislabeling.
Beware the disguised drinks and hollow names in old tavern lore
The piece warns that many so called compounds and mixtures such as holster, stone fence, gin cocktails, cobblers, and Tom and Jerry can mislead drinkers. It notes that old beverages persist in deception, while suggesting friends change disguises to avoid being recognized.
Boston Decision Freeing Slave on US Vessels Sparks Debate
The Boston ruling declares a slave freed once off limits on a US national vessel and eligible to claim discharge. Philadelphia and New York sources explain legal nuances, including naturalization extending to minor children and cautions about female aliens and inheritance under prior naturalization laws.
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Boston
United States
Philadelphia
New York Express
Court of Common Pleas
King
Act of Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Cranch
Phil
Gaz
N. Y
Texas elects Anson Jones President amid Texan optimism
Reports from New Orleans and Galveston indicate ample emigration to the Republic of Texas. Letters praise cotton and corn yields, improved quality, and a peaceful election season. Texians show calm over Santa Anna threats and anticipate harvests, with little fear of a Mexican invasion.
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Anson Jones
Texas
New Orleans
Galveston
Santa Anna
Mexico
Editor Urges Delinquent Subscribers to Fork Up
In a humorous plea the editor counsels overdue subscribers to send in payments to settle debts. He notes creditors will welcome funds and promises to forward payments received to those creditors. The Washingtonian’s publisher echoes a similar call for prompt remittance.
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The
Washingtonian
Sheriff Closes Julian Street Church Used by Millerites
Philadelphia authorities shut the Julian street church used by Millerites amid high public excitement and fears for peace as followers gathered for meetings.
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Philadelphia
Julian Street
Temperance Argument in Favor of Limiting Liquor
A brief argument in favor of temperance states that even one glass of liquor is harmful and should be avoided. The piece argues truth in advocacy and urges restraint or abstinence as a societal good.
Quote on life insurance costs and cigars ends debate
The speaker notes that at six and a quarter cents daily, yearly cost is twenty two dollars eighty one cents, enough to insure three thousand dollars on a man’s life, then quips about cigars and life insurance, urging the listener to consider the point.
Power of Individual Effort in Temperance Reform
The editor notes a single donor arranged 8 000 copies of the Journal of Humanity at one dollar each to eight thousand recommended gentlemen in New York. The $8 000 distribution reportedly cut liquor sales in a town by 25 000 dollars in one year, saving the town thrice the paper’s cost.
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N.Y. Courier
Journal of Humanity
Andover
Mass
A Word with the Farmer on Temperance and Barley Use
The piece argues that temperance progress faces rural resistance, noting barley and apples as crops tied to drinking habits. It contends barley can be turned to nutritious food and cattle feed, reducing whiskey demand, while apples can fatten swine. The 1838 New York report cited shows gains for farmers.
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American Temperance Society
New York
Providence condemns cider as harmful drink
The piece argues that abstinence from intoxicating cider is wise and necessary, noting that even modest consumption causes health and moral issues. It claims Providence will support temperance efforts and urges the beverage to meet the fate of other harmful drinks.
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Friends of Temperance
Middlesex Wash
Acquittal in Norwich Murder Trial Sparks Madness Warning
At Norwich on the 8th, James Frost was tried for murdering his four children. Three were killed by hammer blows, the infant drowned in a pail of water. He was acquitted on insanity grounds. Frost, once temperate, was said to have been enticed by coworkers into a liquor draught, and the joke led to the dreadful act.
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Norwich
James Frost
Frost
Mutiny Aboard Canal Boat Through Akron Locks
The Banner from Beaver to Cleveland passed through 21 Akron area locks when the captain faced a drunk crew. They beat him while his wife shielded him, other passengers intervened with a pistol, and the crew was later taken into custody.
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Pittsburg
Beaver
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio
Wedding Tale Reveals Parson Roundy Wine Rebuff
An 1830s Kentuckian tale recounts Parson Roundy serving wine at a wedding near his home. Guests decline the libation while the couple and bridegroom pledge abstinence, prompting the parson to mock them and force health to the couple through his children. The exchange ends with a sharp jab from a guest calling the parson a block head.
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Parson Roundy
Cold Water Society
Jerusha
Magnetism of the human body lecture noted
Dr. R. W. Gibbes of Columbia delivered a May 1843 lecture before the Apprentices Library Society in Charleston on the magnetism of the human nervous fluid. The French Academy is reportedly investigating, with Arago involved alongside its authors.
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R. W. Gibbes
Columbia
S. C
Apprentices Library Society
Charleston
French Academy
Arago
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