30 Nov 1858
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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1858
Page
1
Meigs County Telegraph weekly edition printed in Pomeroy details subscription terms and ad rates. Notices warn readers about discontinuations and responsibility for subscriptions, with policy on changes of address and refunds. Rates listed include business cards and various sized display ads with progressions for longer durations.
Readable items list diverse local businesses in Pomeroy including attorneys at law, physicians, bankers, merchants, and craftsmen. It notes offices on Main Street and Court Street, with services from legal matters to iron goods, groceries, clothing, watches, and mill products, reflecting a bustling small town economy.
A tale of Peter Oglethrope who, ruined by debts and a year of borrowing, fights to repay two thousand dollars. His adviser Jacob Spicer urges continuing debt and temporary aid, but the plan saddles him with more loans, wrecking business and forcing a hard reckoning about folly and honest effort.
A Elmina correspondent reports a tragic Erie road incident where a young jury in deep mourning travels southward after the death of their husband. A six year old girl, gentle and loving, comforts her mother with a poignant plea for home as she passes, then dies in a sudden radiant moment honoring her mother.
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