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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1856
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reading mentions Meigs and Celegraph in Ohio with unclear names and context. No clear event date, organization, or outcome readable for a coherent card.
Fragmented notes report farmers preparing for wheat and corn markets as railroads and rivers influence movement. Washington hints on a potential adjournment. discussions include prices, plans for roads and rail, and local commerce profits.
A fragmented 19th century note on WMartern College listing 82 students in college and preparatory departments, four professors, and a principal. It praises the college’s standing in Ohio, promises generous endowments for scholarships, and urges parents to provide liberal education for their sons through public lectures and private conversation.
Editorial notes list members by origin with ages and professions, highlighting Ohio and New York as dominant. It reviews Woodworth patent history, Emmons improvement, and a proposed extended claim, detailing remuneration totals and calls for public charity in a lengthy summary of patent economics and committee conclusions.
A lengthy discussion in the Committe on the Whole centers on a bill to erect a new Adyhim for the Deaf and Dumb with a $100,000 appropriation. Opponents cite state taxation, prior large costs for asylums, and risk of future funding, while supporters push building modernization and a permanent solution.
The report cites Mr Carter of Obie Chula and notes a committee discussion on patent restitution and monopoly concerns. It urges Congress to resist renewal of a William Woodworth patent and others, with a House adjournment until May. A Columbus social event for members is described as successful.
An excerpt argues whether Ohio Fusionists can influence state elections and if Free Democrats will back a Know Nothing candidate. It notes Gov Ford’s severed ties with abolitionism, contemplates Wade vs Chase for senate, and cites a Cincinnati Times editorial urging loyalty to the American party against foreign influence.
A fragment from the Ohio Journal of Education discusses establishing a Normal School under the Ohio State Teacher's Association. It argues teaching is an affirmative profession and contrasts two education theories, then surveys presidential contenders and Sag Nicht themes for 1868. It also notes an 1800 Sag Nicht entry on a French commander portrait and a London heir.
At a January 31 1860 meeting in the Court House citizens of Pomeroy and vicinity chose Bosworth as Chairman and R Downing as Secretary. They formed a correspondence committee on Kansas Territory affairs and ordered Meigs county to send at least twelve reliable men, with funds raised for expenses, appointing a Ways and Means committee to cover costs. Proceedings to be published in Meigs County Telegraph Athens Messenger and Gallipolis Republican.
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