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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1835
Page
4
A circulating poem from England during the parliamentary elections condemns bribery and urges voters to keep their votes as a trust for the country. It rails against aristocratic pressure, praises integrity, and vows to vote honestly for the true, not for personal gain, for future generations.
Fragmentary epigram text notes men craving two wives yet complain of one. A speaker denies death, mocks others, and references Toukes and a Dr Lersom collecting fees. Text lacks clear narrative or context.
Elizabeth George and Betsy Ben were arrested on charges by a Norfolk shipmaster. The man claimed 1879 in cash and clothing were stolen after lodging with him in Orange street. Betsy Ben was committed for trial. Elizabeth was discharged after clothing and money were recovered behind a coal box. New York Paper.
Alfred Harris of Brattleboro announces a court question on his marital status as he is described as a widower with seven children. He notes limited means and private life concerns while awaiting the Court of Chancery decision on whether he remains widowed or is remarried.
Alfred Harris of Brattleboro recounts a Friday night arrest on a warrant alleging an intimate acquaintance with Martha M. Weston a young vagrant spinner. Weston confessed to perjury and feigned distress, Harris asserts he is single and will not pay her debts, vowing to contest the matter.
A colored woman, owned by William T. Mason of Loudoun County, died at the extraordinary age of 130 while retaining her bodily and mental faculties. The note appears in the V. Y. Star.
From the Pacific Ocean report the New York Gazette notes the Peruvians swore to the new constitution across states and calm prevailed. Gamarra fled to Bolivia while Chili faced a potential eruption. The French minister left Santiago amid government disputes as civil war continued in Guayaquil with about 3000 deaths from a plague.
A German inventor unveils the Wenn's Solar Stove a brass device heating by separate elements without fire or smoke. Demonstrations at West India docks astonish dock officials and suggest naval and industrial uses as water boils in minutes and a steak could cook in its drawer. An English experiment explores a gaseous Mercury powered locomotive for land and sea propulsion.
The record from the North Carolina District of the Methodist Protestant Church notes the Annual Conference gathering at Rehoboth M House beginning February 25 1835. It documents proceedings, affirmations, appointments and the district’s decisions on ordination and pastoral assignments.
The Guilford Circuit and regional circuits are listed with ministers lay delegates and appointees. Re-elected Rev. Alex Albright as President, J F Speight as conference agent. A five member committee will station ministers for the coming year. The next annual conference meets at Sandy Ridge in Guilford County starting the last Friday in March 1836.
In London a inventor following Professor Faraday’s ideas built a simple device that emits instantaneous light without gas or acid, showcasing a novel electrical principle and practical illumination potential.
A reader recommends boiling potatoes and using the hot potato water to bathe affected joints before bed. The note asserts pains will be removed or greatly eased by morning, claiming even stubborn rheumatic pains have been cured by a single use. A cautious endorsement follows, noting safety.
J Brunson of Meadville Pa claims fifteen years practice backs a home cure using an Indian meal poultice covered with Young Hyson tea warmed with hot water. The poultice is applied to burns or frozen flesh as hot as tolerable and local pain relief occurs in about five minutes if blisters have not formed.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses vigilance and a claim that one page of guidance suffices to effect a cure, suggesting a debate over sufficiency of vigilance and a perceived remedy. The passage lacks concrete names, dates, or identifiable entities to specify the context.
From the Missionary Herald January report the American Board of Missions oversees 36 missions 66 stations 108 preachers 5 natives 7 physicians 53 teachers 32 natives printers 11 farmers artisans and related workers totaling 1958 members They run 474 schools with 27 664 scholars 20 184 of whom read the New Testament in the Sandwich Islands
Wonders of Chemistry claims aquafortis and air share materials, linen and sugar and spirits of wine are chemically similar, an old shirt could become its weight in sugar and sugar into wine. Water consists of two substances one fuels combustion and the other burns vigorously. Peruvian bark used for stomach tonics and the poisonous principle of opium share the same base materials per V. Farmer.
The African Repository reports that the American Colonization Society conveyed 250 colored emigrants to Liberia. Virginia sent 117, North Carolina 42, Maryland 367, South Carolina 201, Georgia 106, Kentucky 103, New York 70, Pennsylvania 65, Tennessee 55, District of Columbia 40, Rhode Island 32, Louisiana 21, Mississippi 10, other states 8, and two native Africans.
Mr. E. C. Delavan of Albany New York, noted temperance advocate, is sued by local brewers for 300000 dollars over claims that filthy putrid water is used in beer making. Brewers press for a decisive verdict, resisting any minor settlement.
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank at New Brunswick New Jersey was robbed last weekend of about 60000 in notes. Of this sum 1400 were in 100 notes and 400 in 50 notes, plus around 3000 in notes from Trenton and Princeton banks. A reward of 1000 is offered for recovery and conviction.
A Jamesville correspondent reports that about twenty people gathered at Mrs. Tyler’s house in Orville Onondaga county between 8 and 9 pm. They broke in gagged and abducted her to a barn where she was tarred and feathered. She was found next morning and returned home. Authorities hold most offenders to answer in $15000 bonds.
The Green Mountain Democrat reports a Supreme Court decision on Friday February 20 1835 granting a divorce. The notice cites the court action and names the parties involved while noting the date of the decree and its legal status.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notice about a marriage in 1634 involving individuals named Tyler and Nancy with uncertain context. The readable bits mention a Monday date and names, but the record is highly garbled and lacks clear events or locations.
A fragment outlines odd cures and household tips for rheumatic pain flea bites toothache and other ailments. It describes drinking wine and various tonics, applying preparations to wounds and bites, and odd stances like using a pumpkin and potato in remedies, with no clear efficacy or modern medical endorsement.
A fragmented notice notes social encouragement among Galena youths forming a society. It mentions a first member entering bonds of society, and monetary values of clothes and others, with amounts including 45 dollars cited for a third participant. The text hints at “marriage is bell” and a removed feud context, with no clear event date or complete names.
A fragment notes severe hunger among children in Upper Ludi with hundreds reportedly affected. Parents face starvation as local conditions worsen and warning signs appear across the camp.
An unusual local brief notes a fanciful scheme in Jersey to raise funds by promising a color changing animal themed paper to brides to be. The editor hints at broad interest and warns legislators may view the effort with concern given its controversial nature and risk to the fair sex.
The Quaker property division proposal by the Society of Friends passed the assembly by 25 to 21 in Newark New Jersey. Trustees report the property to be inviolable and shared alike among men women and children.
A fragment from a colonial era schoolhouse exchange shows a youth and a speaker disputing spelling and learning. The garbled line hints at instruction and the challenge of mastering new language rules in a distant era. The tone conveys classroom friction and the value placed on literacy.
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