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Newspaper
Richmond Mail
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1854
Page
1
The notice lists advertising prices: one square twelve lines for a year $30. two squares at $5 per line for a year $40. one square per insertion $0.50 and each succeeding insertion $0.25. In the Semi-Weekly, one square per insertion 76 cents and each subsequent insertion 87.5 cents. All ads charged at these rates unless agreed otherwise. Marriages and Deaths are charged at half the usual rate.
Claims of miraculous cures by Carter's Spanish Mixture with testimonials from Richmond residents. Advertises blood purifier benefits, skin improvements, liver and kidney cleansing, and overall vitality restoration. Names multiple depots in New York Philadelphia and Richmond with price of one dollar per bottle.
New medical texts list includes Paget's Lectures on Surgical Pathology and Meigs Practical Treatise on Children with numerous illustrations. Also noted are Walton's Operative Ophthalmic Surgery and other pathology works. Meanwhile Morris' Bookstore advertises a fall stock of ready made clothing and accessories at 102 Main Street with a wide range of fabrics and suits for Negroes.
A long promotional article touts Morse Invigorating Elixir and Cordial as a universal remedy restoring nervous and muscular vigor. It claims a vegetable main ingredient from Arabia, endorsements by scientists, and benefits for both sexes and all ages, with emphasis on female health and fertility. The ad lists broad symptom relief, price details, and a sales pitch through CHAS H. RING at 192 Broadway New York.
The Richmond Mail discusses building fund and loan schemes, correcting a prior miscalculation that would have misled about returns. It argues the programs help workers obtain homes, shorten loan terms, and spur urban improvement through real estate gains, then moves to Jefferson era maxims and a humorous anecdote about reforming a drunkard.
In a curious case Joe Haines used a pretend link to the Bishop of Ely to stall two bailiffs demanding £20. The Bishop stopped the coach, promised to settle, and later paid the debt and charges to excuse the ruse. Another incident reports Massingale stabbing Bare after a Sunday horse race dispute, Massingale fleeing to Tennessee after arrest.
A vivid satirical passage argues that if all humanity winked together the earth would be jolted, oaths in the US would overwhelm presses, and a tiny tax could fund mails, railroads, and state debts. It speculates cigars would fence DC, winds drive ships, and tobacco ashes bury Congress’s dome.
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