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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1835
Page
4
A fragmentary poem lists dislikes from tooth-ache and fevers to tea parties and wild cats. It laments hard times, stale news, broken banks, debts, and noisy talk. The speaker voices disdain for empty chatter and misused gossip within domestic scenes.
A CFA gentleman who left St Augustine Florida on the 6th reports that February showed spring bloom and summer fruits with orange trees in blossom. A severe cold on the first day of March ruined fruits and flowers and perhaps damaged the trees, leaving the country desolate as after a fire.
Officials propose confiscating Jesuit property in Spain amounting to 527 million reals. The move targets assets held by religious orders as part of broader state actions, with potential legal and political repercussions across sectors.
A correspondent from the London Medical Gazette describes soda as a remedy for tooth ache. By filling the decayed tooth with powdered carbonate it is said to relieve pain immediately or within minutes. The relief lasts for hours though it is not a permanent cure and is not helpful when pain is due to formation of matter.
The Legislative Council of Florida has passed an act moving the seat of government from Tallahassee to Mariana in Jackson County. The measure consolidates state offices in the new site and outlines transition steps and dates for the capitol relocation.
From the Alexandria Gazette a convention of the Episcopal church brings together delegates from Mississippi and Louisiana to discuss church affairs and regional priorities.
Francis Le Hawks of St. Thomas's Church New York has been chosen Bishop elect for the Southwestern diocese serving Alabama and ana. He will reside in New Orleans and be consecrated at the Baltimore General Convention with a notable slate of bishops. A separate note laments a fatal accident from an errant pistol shot in which Isley died.
A cautionary piece warns readers on trusting unknown remedies and quacks. It contrasts universal therapies with fake claims of universal doctors and recounts hollow assurances, dubious certificates, and costly, ineffective cures. The piece notes rain water drops as a claimed cure and criticizes profit driven impostors in medicine.
A critique of quacks peddling cosmetic remedies and tooth “cures” with elixirs and rhetoric. The piece notes failed promises of hair regrowth and deafness cures, the lure of fake certificates, and the futility of combating quackery while highlighting humanity’s tendency to be duped. It ends with satirical contempt for both quacks and moralists.
A territory resident reports unaccountable relics in Arkansas with brick foundations, a walled enclosure, circular buildings, and a ruined city with parallel streets. The bricks resemble modern bricks, prompting questions about who built them and when.
Messrs Iloe and Co of New York have produced a single cylinder Napier printing press claimed as the largest in the world capable of printing a newspaper twice the size of the Courant Enquirer. The press cost 4000 B.
The New York Courier and Enquirer on the 7th prints a sheet 4 feet 7 inches by 3 feet 11 inches, with 64 columns, containing content equivalent to eight volumes of ordinary novels, hailed as the largest newspaper ever published in this country and perhaps the world.
The line dividing Pennsylvania and Maryland starts north of Cape Henlopen on the Delaware and runs west to a meridian point. Long chancery disputes between Maryland and Pennsylvania led to a survey by two gentlemen named Mason and Dixon, giving the line its name.
Washington reports the Supreme Court has determined the long pending suit of Colin Mitchell and others versus the United States. The court confirms the appellants claim to Florida lands, a decision expected to enrich several individuals who will now come into possession of the lands.
A historical notice describes a session of roughly twelve to fourteen hundred thousand acres of land in Florida including Apalachicola and Magnolia townships. The rights to these lands have been contested for about fourteen years, according to N. Y. Mer. dv.
A country bar room tale contrasts reform talk with frugal shoe saving. A quizzical old man says he bought cowhide shoes, greased them, kept them six months, wore boots thereafter, and has not bought more shoes since, claiming they remain nearly as good as new.
Mr Burge for Jamaica appeals to the English Privy Council against the compensation fund's award. He argues the inquiry was limited and prejudicial, that the mortgagee benefits at the borrower’s expense, and the compensation undervalues slaves. Jamaica’s slave value is estimated at £20,000,000, the total granted across all islands.
Three lads not over twenty call themselves Christopher Lilly Thomas Carroll and Joseph Clark were found aboard the Liverpool bound Ajax two days after departure. They had run away from Liverpool intending to reach America and hid in the steerage until hunger forced discovery. Captain Hiern ordered them detained for safekeeping until the ship returns to Liverpool.
A London display of Chippeway Indians ended in tragedy as deception by American promoters left the group of five including a chief, three warriors, and two squaws stranded. One squaw and one warrior are reported dead, while the troupe wandered in the woods without shelter or food until aid arrived from benevolent locals.
A fragment states that some individuals were brought to London and to the Foreign Office where the Earl of Aberdeens has arranged for their comfort. No other context or names are provided in the readable text.
The father and two sons named King, who recently killed the Casey family at St Marys Georgia, were arrested along with Wheat and other accomplices. The arrest signals all involved will soon be brought to trial under law for the dark tragedy.
The ladies of New Haven pledge themselves to abstain from walking dancing or any contact with natives who chew or smoke tobacco, promising to avoid communion with those who use tobacco in any form.
A new potato variety is said to have been introduced in Ardeche France. One small root of half an ounce reportedly yielded 48 pounds and two bulbs in two years produced six cart loads.
An essay questions why a man’s private vices are ignored if he appears genteel while a woman accused of impropriety faces severe social disgrace. It critiques a false standard of gentility, noting that worth is judged by clothes and manners, not character, and laments double standards in judging men and women.
A brief note records cholera aboard the schr. Northamp under Capt. Smith near Martinique. The incident outlines health concerns affecting crew and voyage progress, with no further details on outcomes or remedies provided in the fragment.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a ship arriving four days from St Barts to Martin with cholera concerns. Details are unclear, but reference to arrival, location, and disease hint at a health-related shipping note. No identifiable people or organizations are legible.
A fragment describes a Lavallets large ball with tapestried halls and a whale forest of flowers. Officers and national press members attended a naval event hailed as a monument by guests, with remarks about its showy yet solemn character amid military officers and friends of the Navy.
A tale from Edgeware about Mr Day dresser who aids a fatigued soldier with a coach and a scrap of paper. The man’s odd blacking recipe becomes a local windfall, enabling charity and a lesson in generosity for future generations.
Fragmentary report describes the late Shah of Persia and his son’s clash over the throne. It mentions battles with an army of 7000 and ambitions to reach 40,000, alongside many English diplomatic figures in England.
A Massie Legislature bill seeks to grant the Supreme Court power to decree a divorce when the husband is sentenced to confinement or imprisoned for a crime. The law currently punishes by confinement and fines and allows pardon restores conjugal rights only after sentence ends. The measure proposes extending divorce rights upon verdict and confinement.
A fragment shows a fellow noting a sensible query and the necessity for a man to work hard to earn a living. The brief reflects common themes of self reliance and practical struggle in a working context.
A partial OCR line mentions age and a person, but lacks complete names or events. The readable fragment references someone being first, and terms suggesting a violent incident. No clear date, place, or organization is identifiable from the legible text.
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