Tarboro Scevola prospectus launches local paper
Publication plan for Tarboro Edgecombe NC announces a weekly paper named Tarboro Scevola. Edited by M Edward Manning, printed by W Manning. Democratic ideals, coverage of Congress and state legislature, commerce, agriculture, medicine, literature, science, and internal improvements. First issue May 10 1837. Advertising rates, subscriptions, and agent notices included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Edward Manning
Manning
Sexvela
Marcius Scevola
Rome
Porsenna
Martin van Buren
R. M. Johnson
Congress
Lurbora
Edgecombe
Tarboro
Edgecombe Co
N. Carolina
Post
BECAUSE I'M TWENTY-FIVE Poem by Mary Horton
A reflective verse on aging from twenty five to forty, contrasting past attentions from beaux and rides with present indifference. The speaker laments dwindling social support and the shift in life status, noting lack of courtesies and invitations as age increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Horton
The Whisperer of Kilmallock A Horse Breaker Legend
A ruined Kilmallock forge scene recalls Terence O Sullivan the Whisperer famed for calming horses by a whispered secret. His fame spreads after a thirsty soldier shares a hidden method, and his son Dennis struggles to match the old master’s bold touch. Jerry Ryan’s thwarted romance with Mary Mulchay ends with church hurdles and local lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmallock
Munster
Terence O'sullivan
Dennis
Terence
Jame
Dublin
Jerry Ryan
Mary Mulchay
Mary Murcay
Church of
Dr. Delany
Whisperer helps wed old priest and cousin bride
A story recalls Terence O Sullivan convincing a priest to marry Jerry Ryan to Mary Mulechay, after the Whisperer wheedles and bargains over a twenty pound stake. The priest finally relents and the couple wed within a week as the Whisperer dances at the ceremony. Also noted are tales of female heroism in Florida and Chicago dating scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Mulechay
Jerry Ryan
Jerry
Terence
Old Delany
Terence O'Sullivan
Mary Malehay
Lerence
Squire Johnson
Terence O’sullivan
St. Augustine
Thomas Aquinas
Sardanapalus
Nebuchadnezzar
University of
Salamanca
Chicago
Buffalo
Detroit
Pet
Con
Richmond man dies by his own hand in hotel incident
A Richmond Virginia gentleman identified as H. W. Turpin killed himself this morning by slashing his throat with a razor in the Southern Hotel. No cause given. Reports from the Boston Morning Post note rising child mortality in western Massachusetts due to scarlet fever and canker rash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Turpin
Richmond
Virginia
Southern Hotel
Boston Morning Post
Massachusetts
M. ¥. Star
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Tarborough Press
George Howard
Cheap Cash
James Weddell
New York
Edmondson
Yimedta
H. King
King & Edmondson Tarboro
State Bank of North Carolina
SF. Patterson
T. Raleigh
Prospectus
THE
Tarboro’ Scevola
Edgecombe County
N.C
Entited
Jack
Tar River
Teat's Bridge
Falls Tar
C. Edgecombe
R. D Wimbertey
Whisperer
South of Ireland
Delaney
Florida
Sikes
Lieut
Smiley
Mr. Sikes
Phil Eng
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