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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1844
Page
8
A verse fragment set in a rum den depicts a chaotic scene with a ravening foe and weepers. The poem shifts to a turn where truth awakens and commands life fire to pierce death’s revelry, contrasting darkness and awakening.
Reverend Leonard Bacon highlights the temperance reform as a twenty year old religious movement born in Christianity. He argues slow progress due to human nature, defends its non ascetic basis, and praises its national impact from Ireland to New England, envisioning a future free of intoxicants at public and private celebrations.
A historical notice warns of adulterated beer using narcotic additives. It reproduces a recipe for Essence of Porter from an old guide, detailing steps to mix Spanish liquorice, gentian, cocculus indicus, capsicum, molasses and stale beer to heighten potency, implying dangerous poisoning risks.
The Ladies' Temperance Mirror urges readers to picture the drunkard's wife in poverty and pain. It calls on a wide audience to sign the pledge of total abstinence and donate talent and wealth to the temperance cause.
An advertisement for Young Ladiee Seminary led by Miss L R Williams from the British Provinces promotes European standard instruction. It notes experienced teaching and invites guardians to enroll daughters with strict attention to education morals and manners. Music classes available separately and boarders welcome with terms at Broad Street above Bridge Bank Buildings references listed.
Rev Mr Harp resumes duties at the Seminary on October first. Fourth Class studies include Reading and Arithmetic. Third Class covers Reading Writing Grammar Arithmetic History Latin. Junior Class includes Reading Algebra Geometry Rhetoric Chemistry Latin Composition. Senior Class offers Mental Philosophy Moral Philosophy Natural Philosophy Criticism Astronomy Composition. A preparatory class may be formed. Ten month scholastic year. quarter two and a half months. Terms 1250 per quarter. No pupil admitted for less than a week. refunds only for prolonged sickness.
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