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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1844
Page
2
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The Washingtonian urges correspondents to avoid postage on submissions and to use real names. It states letters must be free of postage and signed to be considered, warning anonymous or post office routed communications may be rejected to support its philanthropic cause.
The editor reports sickness and promises a fragmentary editorial. The piece surveys politics, temperance, commerce, and society with satirical notes on ideas, borrowing, and the difficulties of writing without inspiration. It lampoons merchants, preachers, and readers while musing on the elusive nature of ideas.
A Charleston newspaper reports the formation of the Washingtonian New Temperance Society within the Catholic Church. Enthusiasm marked the pledge ceremony, and Catholic clergy are praised for guiding the effort with solemn reverence. The notice notes religious differences split the temperance cause and urges church societies to unite on a common platform if possible.
A brief tribute lauds The Little Washingtonian as perhaps the best paper in Georgia and urges wide patronage, noting street politicians cheerfully share daily news with all classes.
A satirical guide argues that belittling an opponent to win an argument is tempting but risks becoming a blackguard. It suggests attacking the person with epithets and dismissing their ideas as vile or trivial to undermine their influence.
A terse note from a correspondent declines further action due to absence of a workable idea, signaling hesitation and prompting reevaluation of editorial direction.
A publisher is warned that vinegar cannot safely counteract laudanum. It is argued that acids may bind with opium to form acetate of morphine, increasing narcotic strength. The note cites high medical authority and urges publication to stop dangerous misinformation from a reported cure at Prudence.
The author critiques London porter arguing it is made from Thames water contaminated with filth and poisons from dyehouses, hospitals, and labs. He cites medical society notes from 1792, warns of infants harmed by porter, and observes high mortality in London, noting imports to the United States.
A child asks why a reeling drunkard acts foolish as the father explains that rum causes the behavior. The dialogue centers on moral instruction and curiosity about alcohol's effect illustrated by the exchange between a child and parent.
A reader notes a barrel labeled Pure Boston Rum and reflects that what men call pure drink is a snare to happiness and life. The excerpt condemns the label and questions purity, ending with a moral lament about the Lamb.
A reader correspondence from Ep'r discusses purity and innocence, questioning a deadly fee to peace and happiness. The note thanks a lady correspondent for thoughts on temperance and invites further occasional communications to aid the reform work.
The Penfield Banner reports the Georgia Temperance Convention in Eatonton resolved appointing a committee from each county to collect statistical data on local societies and forward them to the Temperance Banner or Augusta Washingtonian. A Forsyth convention on November 21 is noted and Society delegates are urged to submit full reports promptly.
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