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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1851
Page
1
Readable fragments include a mock romance imagery with moralizing flourishes and a practical Phrenology essay by M. Barkett. The piece blends legendary couplets with notes on vocabulary, plant lore, and early scientific credos, citing Gall, Harvey, Galileo, Newton, and a Brittan Ohio dating.
Correspondent from Romney Virginia describes a peculiar ice mountain near the Noah River tributary of the Cacapon in Hampshire County. The ice forms inside a massive rock pile with a northwest exposure and insulating surrounding rocks, acting like a natural refrigerator to produce persistent cold temperatures.
A polemical note claims corns can be cured by tailo oil or simple home lubrication. It ridicules medical quackery while urging readers to use oil on the affected areas to relieve friction and pain. The piece cites perseverance and makes broad promises of relief with a rustic remedy.
Details of Miss Dix and the Mormon exodus to Saint James and Big Banvoty, with references to Beaver Island and Mackinac, include reports of the Saint movement, emigration ships, and a robber confronted by Miss Dix whose voice triggered recognition and restraint. The narrative also mentions a piracy scare, and a physician’s advice on corn removal and personal cautions.
A Boston discussion contrasts a jail death amid slave controversy with renewed support for vaccination. The piece cites Dr. Fisher on revaccination, arguing that one shot may not suffice and that one or two revaccinations improve lifelong protection. It notes public agitation and calls to protect the law while questioning philanthropy and racial tensions.
A Rushville Schuyler County letter extols Winfield Scott as America's patriotic hero. It recounts his rise from humble beginnings, lauds his military victories, and praises his steadfast virtue. The piece condemns anti slavery slander and celebrates Scott as a national icon whose fame would uplift the Whig party and inspire even Democratic admirers.
Letters from Monrugin to the ruler of Peb announce Liberia's imminent status as a large exporter. The vessels Edgne and the West coast ship provide dispatches from Liberia dated January 20 1812. Emigration from Virginia is expected to form a new settlement at Bass Cove with a steamship route from Baltimore scheduled for June.
A historical column sketches sensational claims about post decapitation sensations and consciousness. It cites cases from Queen of Scots to European executions, and besides includes a Washington suitor’s failed bid to enter a lady’s home and a Connecticut deacon’s comic misadventure in preaching after mishearing a call from the Lord.
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