14 Sep 1858
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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1858
Page
1
A distorted poem fragment reflects on youth, glory, and disillusionment. Vague images of sport, hunting, and distant triumph mingle with references to a "new foul glory" and a shift from bright ideals to shade, ending with a sense of fading vitality.
Morning meditation lauds nature as a divine temple with sunlit mountains rivers and pines. The speaker describes Nature as life’s web, the sacred presence in hills and graves, and the resurrection hope through natural beauty and spiritual insight.
A devastating fire near Cineinosti destroyed seventy four cows four valuable horses one mule four calves and two goats. Two horses cows a mule two goats and two calves escaped though grievously harmed. The scene featured frantic animals and burning timbers, followed by a report about a colossal cedar tree described as the Father of the Forest with astonishing dimensions and possible uses. The piece includes essays on beauty, tears, and moral guidance attributed to Johnson and others.
A young boy in the Mesilla Valley dies after his mother leaves for the country. He whispers I am going to see mother and ends life, his innocence and tenderness contrasted with famed heroic deaths. The piece honors the child’s pure soul and sacred moment amid broader reflections on mortality and glory.
A Cincinnati correspondent from White Sulphur Springs describes a family of two brothers and a sister aged seventy to eighty. They have lived on their two farms for fifty years and never visited nearby towns or seen railways or steamers though a railway runs two miles away. They own old fashioned guns, each noted for a unique exploit, and emigrated from near Carolina.
A stream of hortatory prose on nature and inspiration describes beauty in God’s creation from mountain to storm cloud and a correspondents note on how to improve fruit yields. Practical gardening advice follows, detailing how to support fruit on the stalk to avoid weight strain, plus extending the life of flowers like dahlias through controlled support.
A fragment quotes Thomas Carlyle arguing against unjust causes and public triumphs doomed to fail, followed by a horticulturist ad from Lafayelle Indiana offering trees and plants. A reader ordered custard pie eyes and mince pie plant seeds, and the gardener allegedly sent sausages and small woz.
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