Verses on Drinking and Alcohol as a Personified Figure
A poetic dialogue laments alcohol’s grip and the social drinker’s foibles. It contrasts the temptations of tavern life with the resolve to become a teetotaler, featuring recurring references to “John Alcohol, my Jo” and the urge to quit drinking. The piece blends Scottish dialect imagery with a public temperance message.
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John
Jo John
Augusta Society
Washington Bepe
Washingtonian
General Post Office
Temperance pledge and signatures in a social circle
George Duval refuses a pledge yet signs after pressure from Harry Pomeroy and James Hardy drinks heavily. The Albany Evening Journal notes England’s beer culture and praises Total Abstinence as a growing reform. Mobile adopts a no drink houses pledge stance before elections.
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Harry
George Duval
Henry Pomeroy
James Hardy
George
Harry Pomeroy
James
Iman
Mr. Weed
Albany Evening Journal
England
Martineau
Birmingham
London
Shakspeare
Falstaff
Bardolph
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Temperange
Henry
Boston Washingtonian
Mobile
Columbia
Father Mathew
Temperance
Tere
WaPo Pts Rib
SR Ibe
Penfield
Jesus Nice
Twiggs County
Tia
Greenesboron
Newton County
Washingtonian Total
Washingtonian Society
Washington
Wilkes County
Wishintonian Society
Crawfordville
W. Ili
Tal Tal A
Early County
Grea Gee - T. A
Emperance
Rockbird
Society
Watkinsville
Stata Society
Clarke County
Emperance Society
Jefferson
Jackson County
T. A
Rke
Thomas F. Marshall
Total Abstinence Society
Mallorysville
Cold Springs
Washingtonian Erance Society
Ebenezer Church
Washingtonian Temperance Society
Forsyth County
Hightower
Flint River Temperance Society
Carsonville
Walbot County
Jha
Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County
Baugh’s Meeting House
Gwinnett
Reedy Creek
Tugaloo River
Habersham County
Naucoochy Washingian Society
Mount Yonah Washistan Society
Total
Salem
Rehoville Jeffersonian Society
Morgan County
Emmaus Temperance Society
Monroe
Pond Town
Sumter County
Culloden
Monroe County
Americas
Sunster County
New Salem
Tabernacle
Friendship
Decatur County
Ing House
Jefferson Coun
Louisville
Jefferson County
Camp Ground
Providence Washingtonian Society
Hopewell
Thomaston
Pleasant Hill
Upson County
Barnesville
Pike County
Warrenton
Asten Couny
Hearnville Friendly
Jones County Temperance Society
Clinton
Clapton’s Mills
Putnam County
Eatonton
Rehoboth Temperance Society
District Temperance Society
Hall County
Athens Washingtonian
Tabernacle Temperance Society
Fort Valley Temperance Society
Houston County
Berlin Temperance Society
Richmond County
Tibert County Temperance Society
The
Hiancock County
Total Abstinence Society S
Fairplay Washingtonian Society
WM. Haines, Jr
Garvin & Haines
M. Haines, Jr
Broadstreet
M. Antony
Florida
T.S. Stoy
Augusta
S. L. Bassford
Land Agency
Dahlonega
Lumpkin County
Cherokee Counties
Union, Lumpkin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Murray, Dade, Walker, Chattooga
Floyd, Cass
Cherokee
Cobb and Panitins
Reynold Street
Lincoln-street
Jos
the Washingtonian
WM. H. Pritchard
W.hlp
United States
Nassau and
Ann Streets
New York
James Conner’s
Conners & Cooke's
Publi
Agate
Minion
Brevier
Dinan
Ula Price
Iis
Asauller
Iter
Sade
N. B
Privebiaig
John B. Murphy
Broad-street
Prospectus
Augusta Washingtonian
Georgia
James McCafferty
Southern Miscellany
W. T. Thompson
C. R. Hanleiter
Jones
C.R. Hanleiter
Madison
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