16 Nov 1858
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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1858
Page
1
A dense 19th century period page fragment lists local businesses and services in Pomeroy and Meigs County. It includes attorneys Plants and Co, law offices, constables, merchants, watchmakers, boot makers, blacksmiths, millers, and various shops. Also noted are advertising rates, subscription terms, and notices about delivery and payment responsibilities.
A fragmented verse fragment expresses longing for a country home through wintry scenes and pastoral images. It references a farmer, a peach, a brook, violet blooms, and the desire to be sheltered in a peaceful rural landscape during colder months. The speaker envisions returning to countryside days and simple, restorative scenes.
A first person narrative traces a fifteen year prison exile after a Hartford banker’s son is wrongly accused. He endures a harsh trial, loses his beloved, forgives his brother, returns to Hartford to find life altered, and discovers reconciliation through a final vow with a child and a fortune left by the implicated banker.
An old moral on finance urges frugal living and honest industry. It promotes living within means, saving a penny, and avoiding dependence on fortune to achieve independence and happiness. The tone exhorts self restraint and prudent spending over wealth and status.
An exchange column lampoons a New York firm Turquoise Opal Co and its lavish spending by Mrs Turquoise. It notes $10,000 of $22,000 last year income went to furniture and Newport trips for daughters. It questions the family’s wealth versus liabilities and lampoons extravagant wives.
A devotional piece portrays a young bride’s tearful farewell to home and family as she steps toward a new life with her husband. It emphasizes enduring love, sacrifice, and the hope that shared devotion will sustain her through prosperity and adversity.
The text explores how personalities enliven dialogue yet skew conversations toward malice. It contrasts lively anecdote with abstract topics and notes women often cling to personal matter. It laments loss of broad, solid speculation and praises a house where conversation remains kind and intense.
A gentleman, after a lengthy discourse on matrimony, asks for the lady's hand. She responds plainly that she must refuse. He accepts the rebuff with calm remarks and suggests changing the subject.
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