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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1859
Page
1
The Pomeroy area page lists a death notice for Maggie with mournful verse and roving local business ads. It includes listings for law firms Simpso n and Lasley, branch hardware dealers, and several tradesmen such as blacksmiths saddlers and wagon makers. The item reflects a rural newspaper blend of obituary poetry and business notices.
A narrator recalls a childhood awakening to temperance reforms sparked by a church meeting. An aged speaker, a former drunkard, shares a haunting confession of ruined family life caused by alcohol. The rector and tavern crowd react with emotion as a pledge is signed and a path toward abstinence is urged.
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