Speaker or author: Douglass, S. M. (Sarah Mapps), 1806-1882
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Anglo-African (1859 - 1862)
Overview of speech delivered before a group of women regarding hygiene and health.
Description of file(s): PDF 2 page, 272 word document (text and images)
Speaker or author: Cole, Thomas, fl. 1837-1838
Newspaper or publication: Liberator
The speaker asked his audience to avoid "intoxicating drink" and emphasized his belief that intemperance would lead to "...indolence, poverty and ruin..." He didn't believe that intemperance was a tendency in the black race, but that it might bring down what they had fought so hard to secure. He emphasized piety and temperance in order to set an "example" of respectability, virtue and health to others.
Description of file(s): PDF 6 page, 1,375 word document (text and images)
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Title: Voice of the Fugitive - October 7, 1852
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Voice of the Fugitive (1851 - 1852)
The writer offers advice on how readers should care for their teeth in order to remain healthy and attractive.
Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column
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Title: Weekly Advocate - January 28, 1837
Speaker or author: editor
Newspaper or publication: Weekly Advocate (1837)
Poetic essay stressing temperance and a mindful focus on physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Description of file(s): one scanned, two columned, newspaper page