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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1840
Page
4
Books and pamphlets including A concise History of the Kehokee Association by Elder Jos. Biggs and The Patriotic Discourse by Elder Joshua Lawrence, plus writing paper and stationery items for sale by Geo. Howard at Tarboro dated April 25.
Turner and Hughes offer the SUAS North Carolina Justice, a comprehensive law compendium for public officers. Priced at three dollars with bulk discounts, the Raleigh publication from December 1539 notes copies available for sale to buyers who resell.
Advertises PPMIESE Pills as a highly trusted remedy praised for curing fever and ague dyspepsia liver complaints and many other ailments. Claims include extensive use across the United States Canada Texas Mexico and the West Indies with over twenty thousand certificates including five hundred from physicians and testimonials in newspapers. Includes testimonials from Theodore James Augusta Georgia February 10 1839 and notes pricing at 50 cents per box with endorsements of Dr Joseph Priestley Peters and Dr Eli Todd.
The advertisement extols Moffat's Life Pills and Phenix Bitters as purifiers of the body. It lists cures for dyspepsia, liver and kidney cleansing, and a wide range of ailments from fever and ague to rheumatism and scurvy. It urges strict adherence to directions and notes availability through agents including Geo. Howard in Tarboro in 1840.
A promotional review extols Dr Harrells Tomato and Slippery Elm Pills as superior among medicines and capable of curing fevers liver ailments jaundice headaches loss of appetite constipation female complaints and many diseases. It lists prices agents and several testimonials from residents of Elizabeth City Pasquotank Co and surrounding counties praising relief from headaches bilious symptoms and digestive issues.
A dated roster lists James M Repmonp Gro Howard Tarboro B Emerson of Norfolk VA H Buff & Co Portsmouth VA W Fessenden Plymouth N C M S Berry Hertford N C D Clayton Tyrrel N C H D Machen Washington N C F S Marshall Halifax N C N B Hassell Williamston N C Webb Capehart Windsor N C W M Mason Raleigh N C S Small near Woodville N C S Hall Newbern N C W G Howard Ocracoke N C dated Sept 21 1839.
An 1840 promotional piece extols Brandreth's Pills as a vegetable purifier that cleanses the blood and purges the body, replacing Mercury-based treatments. It claims effectiveness across diverse ailments, praises safety and daily use, and lists U.S. and North Carolina agents and simple pricing at 25 per box with directions.
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