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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1858
Page
4
A collage of quirky quips and moral musings from a 19th century column. Jests on damp premises and lovers who mope at home mingle with home-spun aphorisms and social observations. Tiny vignettes include card writers, politicians, and a grieving widow speaking through tears.
The text urges self reliance over begging help from relatives or friends. It recalls a man in financial need who received no aid from wealthy kin, praising noble friends who offer unsolicited assistance. It counsels accepting aid graciously when offered and repaying the kindness with a timely good turn, avoiding pride.
A blistering column mocks Dow Jr of the New York Sunday Mercury, blasting pretentious dandies and idle talk. It lampoons fashion, weak morals, and vainglory, accusing the target of wasteful comforts and lack of real labor or purpose. The prose attacks effete manners, waxes pungent, and ends with a scathing portrait of trivial uselessness.
A historical note traces the origin of the phrase An Axe to Grind to Charles Miner author of Essays from the Desk of Poor Robert the Scribe and clarifies its publication history in the Berks County Intelligencer. The item then reviews a spiritualist dispute between Mrs Cora Hatch and her husband and recounts a rustic courtship anecdote from a busking party.
An advertisement extols Dr. Reback's Blood Purifier and Blood Pils promising to restore vitality and purity, claiming to expel toxins from the liver and nerves. Included are testimonials from patients and a physician, with pricing and sale details, inviting readers to obtain the remedy through listed merchants.
Sole Proprietors of 60 Leonard Street in Row Fork are referenced alongside Dr Morse s Indian Root Mille and various dosages. Word garble obscures specifics but indicates product names and a postage note. No clear event date or actions are present.
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