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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1835
Page
4
A fragmentary verse set recounts Zip Coon in comic song sketches with dialect phrases, references to Uncle Tom era imagery, and lines about Suky, a battle of New Orleans, and banjo. The piece resembles a stage or street performance lyric, noting repeated refrains and social stereotypes of its era.
In Pungo County on the 7th inst, Mr. Dilon Davis married to Mrs. Milly Davis. The couple had been wed previously and divorced after a prior unhappy separation. They renewed their vows with the squire presiding, hoping for better times. The Riverside dance of Hello Milly ends with a playful local refrain praising the union.
In Rowan county on the eighteenth instant a marriage is noted by A. E. Foster Esq. Bride Bethenia Orren tine appears diminutive beside groom Bryan Thompson who stands six feet three inches tall. The comic verse contrasts their sizes with playful rhymes.
Avis reports that North factory girls reportedly eat large amounts of charcoal to purify their complexions. The practice is said to affect nails and complexion, with a craving that rival tobacconists and drinkers. The piece hints at continuing effects after prolonged use.
A letter from North Carolina traveler describes harsh social habits and a strong abolition sentiment among Southern women. The note assesses cotton yields across regions including Mobile and New Orleans, with 450 deaths in Montgomery from bilious fever amid extreme winter conditions. Weather records note record cold across several cities, including Washington and New Lebanon.
The North Carolina Legislature has authorized the Governor to publish Acts calling for a state constitutional convention in all newspapers statewide starting now. This action ensures the convention plan is widely announced across the state.
The piece discusses pricing for a two column weekly run until June and rejects a ten dollar fee as inadequate, noting advertisers fund the paper. It also mentions a proposed semi paper in Washington named The Sun to back Hugh L White for president, batavian dispatches about missionaries murdered and eaten, a new arsenic antidote, hydrophobia claims, a centenarian woman’s strange memories, and a powerful preacher described with colorful slang.
Henry Johnston announces arrival from New York of a general assortment for his tailoring shop in Tarboro. The range includes superfine cloths and cassimeres in fashionable colors, fancy velvet and silk vestings, stocks, rosums, collars, gloves, suspenders, umbrellas. Call to examine. distant orders promptly attended. Tarboro Oct 8 1834.
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