23 Mar 1858
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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1858
Page
1
A scanned eighteenth century style advertisement and notices describe publishing terms and rates for a local newspaper. It lists duties on subscriptions and printing costs, with references to lawyers and businesses such as attorneys and bankers, and notes about agents and postal delivery in the town. The text mixes legal notices with ads for hardware, mills, salt, saddlery, and other trades, reflecting a constrained period press format.
Nathaniel Bugbee recounts buying a two dollar gift enterprise ticket with a grand prize of twenty thousand dollars and a young bride. He travels to Coventry to meet Miss Carrie Ethelinda Blackstone, discovers the heiress is the elder aunt in disguise, and after a comical courtship and a tea, marries Carrie to secure the fortune, proving money can tempt even love.
A March chronicle from the Painesville Telegraph recalls a pardon for an elderly Polish exile held at a Kentucky institution. Governor Chase’s daughter delivers the clemency in a scene of quiet dignity. The piece also notes objections to cousin marriages among deaf mmut es, a prayer for Indiana lawmakers, comic and domestic vignettes, and reflections on romance and names.
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