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Newspaper
Richmond Mail
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1854
Page
1
The Richmond Mail, published daily with Sunday exception, lists office location on Thirteenth Street and payment terms for Dairy Parks and other editions. Rates include annual, advance, or weekly options, with postage figures and separate weekly delivery terms.
A promotional medical patent elixir claims to restore female health without rebound effects. It touts a “vitalizing herb” from Arabia as unique, claims wide remedies for nervousness pain and weakness, and cites Arab endurance as proof. Sold by CHAS. H. RING at 192 Broadway New York for 3 dollars a bottle, six for twelve, twelve for twenty four.
The poem addresses the Christian amidst poverty and loss, asserting heavenly treasure surpasses riches. It urges steadfast faith as a shield and beacon, promising divine balm in trials. The speaker reflects on home, country, and companionship, contrasting earthly dross with eternal worth.
A Philadelphia post office recalls an Englishman about forty five who came with a son to settle here while awaiting his wife and other children. Hope turned to despair as letters foretold delay and misread steamship routes driving him to lunacy.
In a Common Pleas trial a silk trade custom called topping is exposed as a deception with outer silk of higher quality than the interior. A publisher cites copyright cases delaying American authors in England. A passerby remarks on a philosopher's small room with a cat swinging joke, answered by a calm refusal.
An advertisement lists a wide range of fabrics, garments, accessories, and textiles offered at low cash prices. It notes summer silks, parasols, lace, Irish linen, table damask, and ready to wear items, inviting customers to shop at Levy’s on Main street. It also mentions books and periodicals available at Randolph’s Bookstore and bindings.
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