Tarboro Scevola Prospectus Promotes Democratic Press
A 1837 prospectus from Tarboro North Carolina announces a weekly paper titled the Tarboro Scevola. Edited by M. Edward Manning and printed by Manning, it pledges democracy, coverage of Congress and State Legislature, commerce, agriculture, medicine, and literature, with ads at one dollar per square and annual rates. First issue May 10, 1837.
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M. Edward Manning
Marty van Huren
R. M. Johnson
Congress
Turboro
Edgecombe
Stabboro
Adgecombe Co
N. Carolina
Post Paid
G. P. Masters
Tarboro
Night Time Poem of Social Joy and Mischief
The verse extols nighttime as a period for social gatherings and light mischief. It evokes eggnog and apples, wine and rosy cheeks, lovers speaking softly, and a mellow, festive mood. The speaker imagines neighbors peering from casements and a chorus of merry, intimate actions under the night’s shielding wings.
Special Courts in Warrenton urged for county trial reform
The Warrenton Reporter, republished from the Milton Spectator, argues for establishing a Special Court in May County. It praises this court's efficiency, naming magistrates chosen for merit, and notes that in counties with Special Courts judges sit long hours, adjourn less, and save time and public costs.
Special Court in Warren to reduce county taxes
A county opinion favors a Warren Special Court to discharge jurors earlier, limiting pay to five justices at up to three dollars a day, saving time and expense. It argues early adjournment will aid jurors, suitors, witnesses, and officers, citing experience from other counties. The piece also notes Roane as Roane family and contains jokes about divorces in Frankfort, with a tale of a long-married couple misread in the paper.
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Warren
Frankfort
General Assembly
Betsey
Married twice by magistrate in hopeful pledge
A fragment describes two people who, after a night of tears on separate pillows, each seek a marriage license and legally wed again before a magistrate, praying the Legislature stays out of their union. Louisville Ky. Jour.
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Louisville
Jour
Tiny Philadelphia steam engine hits high speed
A four pound miniature steam engine built in Philadelphia runs at 1000 revolutions per minute in five minutes, with a boiler rated for 160 psi. The inventor predicts boys will soon ride coasting streets with engines from one to two dog power, celebrating wheeled toys.
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Philadelphia
N.Y. Star
Remarkable Invention Promises Self Sufficient Roofing
A Pennsylvania note contrasts a mobile shingle machine that winds up occasionally to cover a roof in 24 hours with other cities bragging about inventions. It also cites a Franklin post office machine handling copy and paper work, claiming it does all but collect debts. An Indian marriage promise tale ends with a humorous sentence about the squaw ready to be courted again.
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Mobile
Philadelphia
Franklin
Toto
Spontaneous Combustion Case Report Warns Housekeepers
A case of spontaneous combustion occurred in Philadelphia last week. The National Gazette provides the following account of the phenomena to warn housekeepers and urge caution in handling combustible materials.
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Philadelphia
The
National Gazette
Fire Sparks From Oil Oozing Paper In Philadelphia Home
A Philadelphia woman waking Sunday morning found a flame suddenly flare on a dressing table where papers rested. The ignition traced to sweet oil left on a rag for a blister on Thursday, smoldering until a sudden blaze erupted in the newspaper. The incident suggests some fires blamed on incendiaries may have natural origins.
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Arch
Eleventh Street
Philadelphia
Trial of Barney Parsons in Georgetown Circuit Court
In Georgetown Metropolis the circuit court heard Barney Parsons indicted for assaulting Mrs. Royal editor of Paul Pry with a cowskin. Parsons, intoxicated, struck her shoulders with the weapon while the audience watched. counsel urged restraint and mercy. Warney was fined five dollars and may receive mercy.
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Mrs. Royal
Barney Parsons
Paul Pry
Fair Ann
Barney
Warney
Riddle on Color Confusion From Local Wit
A village resident, teased for vagueness, asks a neighbor about red black berries. The reply jokes that all black berries appear red when green, playing on color perception and language.
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