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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1858
Page
4
A collage of comic blurbs and anecdotes. Jests compare the pope’s barber to a raving showman. A Honolulu correspondent recalls a Lahama whirlwind and a Kanaka’s severed shin. German speech quirks, temperance tales, court banter, and a tale of three informers in a tavern.
An 1858 Ohio legislative act revises assessment rules for personal property and tax levies. It mandates annual listing of property and credits, observer duties, and a county board of equalization to adjust values, with procedures for absences and refusals to list. The measure outlines timelines, notices, and enforcement, taking effect upon passage.
Public sale by order of the Court of Common Pleas at Marietta Washington County for Henry Andrews Willard Philips and others with multiple parcels in Washington Gallia Athens Meigs and Morgan Counties Ohio. Sale at court house door May 26 1858 around 10 am. parcels include city lots and extensive tracts in townships sections and ranges with appraisals ranging from 50 to 2800 dollars. Purchase terms: under 200 dollars cash. over 200 dollars one third at sale and balance in two years with interest.
Promoting a marriage guide titled Youso's Great Proswowcian Wone, a pocket edition illustrated with engravings. Targets young couples facing impediments in married life and promises practical advice. Price listed as twenty five cents. address given for Dr. WM. Young at 22 Spruce Direct, late Fourth, Medora, June 3, 7?—yk.
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