Runaway Slave Liniel Abnerston Offered Reward
$10 reward for the capture of Liniel a 34 year old enslaved man raised in Pitt County North Carolina about six feet tall 200 pounds dark complexion and a scar near the mouth with part of an ear missing from a prior fight. He was last known near Oak Grove Fulgham County North Carolina. Warned any harboring him under law. Delivered to Abnertison near Oak Grove or confined to recapture. February 24 1841.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranaway
Liniel
Daniel
Pitt County
N. C
Oak Grove
Fulgecombe County
N.C
Approved Patent Medicines Prominent in Tarboro Listing
A dated Tarboro advertisement catalogs multiple patent medicines and tonics. It highlights Harrison's Ointment for ulcers wounds and bites, Carpenter's Syrup of Liverwort for coughs and liver issues, Indian hair dye, Bernard's cholera remedy, Carter's Embrocation for rheumatism, Parson's balm for coughs and asthma, and The afflicted mans Friend for skin and eye ailments, with printed directions and sale by Geo Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrison
Carpenter
Bernard
Carter
Moffat's Vegetable Life Medicines Promote Quick Blood Purification
An 1840 Tarboro notice extols Moffat's Life medicines as a purely vegetable preparation that cleanses the blood and rapidly relieves dyspepsia and a wide range of disorders. It claims superior results, urges strict adherence to directions, and directs readers to obtain the Medical Manual from agent Mr Medfat in New York or local agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffatt
Ciimens
Lo Pever & Ague
Moffat
New York
Broadway
Peters Vegetable Pills Admired As Public Blessing
An 1830s Tarboro notice extols Peters Vegetable Pills as a mild, powerful purgative. It claims wide public trust, cites testimonials from Drs Tropson, Williams, and Edward Smith praising safety and efficacy for headaches, bilious fevers, and digestive disorders. Pills sold 50 cents per box at the Post Office and Printing Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Priestly Peters
Liberty Street
New York
Tropson
Bangor
Joseph Williams
Burlington
Peters
Edward Smith
Montesue
Tarboro
Tonic Mixture Promises Cure for Ague and Fever
A Victorian era testimonial page promotes a vegetable Tonic Mixture claimed to purify blood and cure ague by stimulating liver bile production and lung oxygenation. Certifying letters from physicians and agents across Virginia North Carolina and Maryland allege speedy, permanent relief from intermittent fever with varied successful personal trials dated 1839 1840.
Tomato and Slippery Elm Pills Endorsement Pitch
A long promotional notice touts Dr Harrell’s Tomato and Slippery Elm Pills as superior among medicines. It lists wide uses from fevers and jaundice to headaches and digestive troubles, praising effects and suggesting official agents and orders go to Dr A Harrell in Elizabeth City NC and others in Pasquotank and Windsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de. Harrell
Charles Bright
E Q. Pasquotank Co
N.C
Josiah Prichell
E Q. Pasquotank
Charles Harrel
Elizabeth ¢Ay
Capt. J. Smith
Windsor
G. M. Keesee
Portsmouth
Van
Joseph Ramsey
Plymouth
Albert Simpson
Pasquotank Co
Horatio No Williams
Elizabeth City
James Cartwright
James A. Riddick
Randolph Macon College
Zion Culpepper
Elizabeth Cay
N. C
Joseph Turner
Elizabeth Ciy
Joseph Sharbor
Camden Co
Rohert Pool
N C
Brandreth's Pills Promoted For Purity and Cure
A historical notice extols Brandreth's Pills as a universal remedy for cleansing and disease prevention. It critiques outdated beliefs in mineral medicines, argues for observation of printed directions, and urges readers to trust the pills' claimed universal efficacy and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brestes
Kinloden
Bey
Avi Usly
Pup
Brandreth
Brandreth Pills Boast Universal Cures in U S Adverts
An 18th century newspaper fragment extols Brandreth's Pills as a universal remedy for many illnesses, claiming safety and broad efficacy. It cites endorsements, offices in New York, and agents ready to supply across counties and shires. The tone imitates patent medicine hype with impressive but unverified claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandreni
Lr Brandreth
New J We
Broadway
Bowery
Defect Powe
Lanston
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Thomas
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David Dunford
Nansemond County
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Ghou
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Paquolank
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Pitch Landing
Fo S. Marshall
Haliifax VC
Lawrence Bly
Winton
Joseph Hornsby
Suffolk
Lawrence
Toourpson
Lwhinson
C. Geg Hoimard
Tarbors
Orb
Orears
James M. Redmond
Geo. Klowarn
B. Emerson
Norfolk
H. Bol & Co
W. Badhan
Edenton
W. Fessenden
Nertford
G.n
Cla Yton
Tyrrel
Machen
Washington
NFL
Marshall
Halifax
B. Has
Apo Brandreth’ S
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Papalizib
Tore
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Wain Street
Richmond
Wena Bry
Virginia
Seth
Turborek Stevenson & Bryan
Wayneshore Pook
Ruleighs
Nenihan °Field
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Basiedit
Wyson
Sautansburg
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Shire
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