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Newspaper
Meigs County Telegraph
Location
Pomeroy, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1859
Page
2
Republican candidate T. A. Plants and W. H. Lasley will address audiences in Olive Reedville September 8, Orange September 29, Bedford Millersburg September 30, and Boring Chapel October 1. Cent. Com. directs attendance. public invited.
Washington dispatches reveal a plan by the administration to use Gov Medill to counter Douglas in Ohio. The piece denounces party schemes, calls out slang used against opponents, and predicts a rebuke for the Democratic tactics in free states including Vermont and Maine, as elections approach.
A detailed report of a political speech opposing popular sovereignty as a false basis for slavery policy. The speaker traces party origins from 1854 and the Kansas Nebraska Act, argues for constitutional limits on majority rule, and cites historical anti slavery restrictions in territories to defend congressional power over territorial slavery. The piece defends constitutional protections for minorities and criticizes Democratic use of popular sovereignty.
A debate over the concept of record keeping within the soul versus a heavenly recording angel. The piece argues the soul holds an infallible inner record of thoughts, motives, and actions, and invites further thoughts from a critic without turning into campaign controversy.
A Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent predicted a sweeping Democratic win in Maine. The Maine result shows Republicans with 30 of 39 Senate seats and a GOP House majority, leaving Democrats crushed. Ohio Democrats, learning from Maine, faced the shock as voters rejected overconfident party boasts and forecasts.
An editorials-style plea urges readers to honor fathers, support free labor, and keep their state from slavery. It calls on men to be patriots, pledge gratitude to their ancestors, and resist leaving the state for lands where slavery degrades workers. A Rutland obituary section notes Lucius G., Mary, and others, with mournful church references and dates.
Fragmentary OCR item references Pomeroy Retail Market with names and locales obscured. Mentions Powxioy Toxsvar September 27 1451 and scattered terms like Wheat, Gahiten, Bultor, and Pek Huene Whit Iengelor. Data appears garbled, offering little clear event detail or outcomes.
Markets show mixed demand across commodities with limited supplies and stable quotes. Prices progress unevenly for wheat, corn, and oats while buyers note steady markets in Cinjin, Leahy and Corlugon with several lots of prime and good grade product offered.
An 19th century advertisement announces Dr O N Williams covering October appointments for Dr W B Wort, with locations in Portland and Pomeroy and dates Oct 8 to Oct 10. The piece extols medical skill, honesty, and a pledge of effective care, citing extensive past successes and a large patient base.
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