01 Jul 1837
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1837
Page
1
An old classified notice outlines small monthly charges and deadlines for notices. It mentions advertising limits, insertion counts, and payment requirements, with instructions about letters to the editor and continuation of advertisements. The text reflects early newspaper advertising rules and pricing.
The readably garbled verse laments unpaid bills and mockery of debtors. A speaker vows vengeance on tailors and creditors, recalling days of ready money that have vanished, and hints at a figure named Old Haws amid a chorus of deluded tailors.
A humorous arc follows Pitagig the bachelor and Miss Seraphina Serina Minp as they entangle in a comical elopement plan. Pitagig declares an out of town fishing trip while Mrs Fitzgig fights for the marriage, smashing a pitcher in a farcical clash over the supposed fishing trip.
A comic vignette unfolds with Mrs Fitz accusing Mr Fitz of infidelity after a quarrel about his supposed “going a fishing.” He endures scolding and eventual forgiveness, transforming into a dutiful husband who bears the burdens of family life and small luxuries, while Franklin’s wife’s anecdote illustrates frugality and thankfulness.
A writer notes that crime declines with higher marriage rates, arguing married men become more virtuous and prudent. The piece claims wealth grows gradually and reaches hundreds of pounds, while three-fourths of convicts are single men. It asserts that family men avoid public shaming before their children.
A reflective essay contrasts the daughter with the prodigal son, praising restraint and devotion to home. It lauds daughters for clinging to parental hearth, guarding virtue, and sustaining domestic affection, while warning against masculine boldness and ingratitude. The passage uses biblical imagery to elevate women as upholders of family sacredness.
In Sayings and Doings of Sam Slick a Yankee Lawyer persuades a Quaker to hire Daniel Webster by exaggerating travel costs. Webster, famed orator and statesman, jokes about needing to visit Washington Cincinnati and Rhode Island. The Quaker weighs the fee of 1000 dollars while considering other cases.
A dialogue-truss tale recounts Daniel defending cases for a Quaker in Rhode Island with him paying a fee, the Quaker inflating costs, and Daniel grudgingly pleading all, followed by a Philadelphia Botanic Sentinel premium offer for an essay on Dr Thomson’s healing discoveries and practical community benefit.
The Courier and Enquirer and the Mirror praise a novel construction by Mr. Leavitt, a surgeon dentist at 311 Broadway. He dispenses with springs ligatures and gold plates, using atmospheric pressure to create an artificial tooth enabling easy firm mastication without metallic taste.
Rumor of a Virginia gold deposit in Albemarle County proves false as the supposed doubloons are counterfeit. The tale, anticipated by some, collapses into a counterfeiting myth.
The biographer Currie first urged cold immersion for fever cases especially scarlet fever. Initial public revolt gave way as reports of striking recoveries appeared. The method required delicacy in application and was linked to specific critical stages of the illness.
A Castle Douglas young man under typhus fever wandered from his bed on a bitter Tuesday night, barefoot in a night cap and shirt. He traveled to Carlinwark Loch and back about half a mile, bathed, then slept ill and recovered gradually with fever abating by the following Saturday, observed by Dumfries Courier.
An English paper reports a scene titled Wife Selling where a blacksmith named Garth sells his wife for a shilling and then buys her back. A married man buys a half wife to join the sale, and spectators, many of whom are of ill repute, mock the event as the wife’s faithless spouse is assaulted. The Wandering Piper notes a vast continental journey earning $297,000 with $12,000 given to charity and substantial travel costs, leaving him $600 in the red.
The article notes shade trees helped prevent a kitchen fire on Reynold street Augusta from spreading to nearby buildings. A separate boarding establishment in a large city describes a wealthy couple with a beautiful two year old boy who gained social access, impressed residents, and drew a kind rich lady to form attachments with the child during gatherings.
Strangers fled the city with a smiling boy, leaving him with a benevolent lady. The boy’s companions departed for a lengthy trip claiming the journey would be easier for all, while the girl accuses the lady of causing trouble. A large sum of money was later found in the boy’s frock, hinting at a concealed motive behind the departure.
Report notes that several passengers and their wives were in irons aboard a vessel, then forced by Mexican troops to march through streets to a prison. The wives refused to leave their husbands and were later released. Names referenced include Julius Cesar and N. Star.
Advices from Bermuda report the British brig Wanderer arriving at Nassau on the 6th with a slaver under the Portuguese flag, captured days earlier. The Bahamian notes the vessel originally carried 470 enslaved people but deaths from famine and smallpox reduced the number to about 400.
A tip from W. James advises adding a lime piece the size of a hen's egg to potatoes during cooking. Even watery potatoes become dry and mealy after draining the water. Some prefer salt, but it hardens potatoes instead.
A historic recipe describes mixing vinegar and milk, adding whey with beaten egg whites, and sifting into quick lime to form a thick paste. The resulting cement is claimed to repair broken vessels so they do not separate, enduring exposure to fire and water.
A Portsmouth Times note reports that iron hydroxide is claimed as a certain antidote to white arsenic poisoning. It adds a curious fact about a Vermont woman who spilled patent hair oil on her cheek and awoke with whiskers several inches long.
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