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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1840
Page
4
Geo. Howard of Torhoro announces sale of Thompsonian medicines including Lobelia preparations, Nerve Powder, Bayberry, Cough powders, Banana? items, and various tonics. Also advertises syringes, Thompson's Guide, and Isbinson's Lectures with dates listed as November 9 1859.
Public notices extol pSeee Pills as superior to other tonics with wide use across the United States Canada Texas Mexico and the West Indies. Medical testimonials from doctors and a subscriber letter from Augusta Georgia praise cures for bilious fevers dyspepsia liver complaints headaches jaundice asthma dropsy and numerous digestive ills. Pills cost 50 cents a box and are sold at Tarboro Post Office and Printing Office with letters of praise included from Dr Eli Todd and Theodore James dated 1839 1840.
Books and pamphlets include A concise History of the Kehokee Association by Elder Jos. Biggs and The Patriotic Discourse by Elder Joshua Lawrence. Stationery items offered are writing paper, colored papers, quills, blanks, pencils, wrapping paper and related supplies. April 25 Tarboro.
A reader notes receipt of a small consignment described as a notice related to ITE service. Details are limited in the fragment, but it implies a formal delivery or communication to the subscriber. Further context from the full notice would clarify sender, content, and required action.
An advertisement extols Dr Harrells Tomato and Slippery Elm Pills as superior to other medicines for fevers liver jaundice head-ache loss of appetite costiveness female complaints and many diseases. Priced at 50 cents a box and 54 per gross they seek agents nationwide with testimonials from numerous clients across North Carolina and Virginia.
An 1840 promotion extols Brandreth's Vegetable Universal Pills as superior to mercury and sarsaparilla, claiming they purify the blood, aid various ailments, and can be taken daily without weakening the body. It lists U.S. reception, agent network across states, and pricing at 25 cents per box with certified agents.
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