25 Mar 1843
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1843
Page
1
The Tarborough Press announces weekly publication at two dollars and fifty cents per year with options for shorter periods and advance payments. Advertisements under a square are one dollar for first insertion with twenty five cents per continuation, longer ads at proportional rates. Court notices cost thirty five percent higher. Letters to the editor must be postpaid.
A humorous plea to Miss Lucy asking to name the time for nuptials. The speaker professes deep affection, vows to sever other ties, and playfully urges a definite betrothal moment. The verse mixes flippant longing with earnest desire for commitment.
A Raleigh Register letter from Wesion dated March 3 1643 explains the object of incorporating Cape Fear Lodge No 2 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The writer notes public curiosity about the new order and its aim of benevolence in its purest sense, urging other papers to copy the article.
A contemporary essay explains Odd Fellowship as a moral and religiously inclusive fraternal order. It emphasizes duties to God and self, reverence for divine law, and universal brotherhood of mankind, while not prescribing worship or creed for members.
The piece extols Odd Fellows友情 benevolence and charity, celebrating visits to the sick, support for orphans, and consolation for the bereaved. It lauds the order’s motto Friendship Love and Truth plus Honor Benevolence and Charity, urging readers to witness its humane deeds. It condemns sensationalism while praising sober faith and moral character in the state.
A twilight sighting near sunset described as a brilliant column resembling a comet tail sparked fears of an actual comet. The article explains zodiacal light as a triangular beam of light seen before sunrise or after sunset, arising from the sun’s atmosphere and shaped by the sun’s angle, noting its discovery and the science behind its appearance and seasonal variation.
The Distribution Act of Congress was nulled again as Virginia's House of Delegates voted 67 to 82 to refuse its quota of public land sales proceeds. Virginia’s share exceeds $37,000 currently on credit in Washington. Alabama’s Legislature also refused its quota of the Distribution fund from the same sales.
The Temperance Herald weighs a dinner by President Tyler where a four hundred year old wine bottle was broached. It multiplies a 30 cent baseline by six percent interest, claiming the sum would grow to 7,159,185,493 dollars, labeling it an enormous cost for a single bottle.
A suspected abduction case in Chowan County North Carolina led to Charles Creecy and a enslaved woman Mary Saterfield being pursued near Craney Island aboard an oyster vessel bound for New York. Creecy denied identity, was detained then discharged by the Borough Court for lack of probable cause. the enslaved woman was committed for delivery to the owner.
An eyewitness account from Manchester Mississippi describes a summer barbecue attended by the town’s elite where a young woman, Miss M, figures in a terrifying encounter with a deadly reptile. The tale is claimed to be highly credible and shocking in its detail.
Miss M a visitor from the East feared rattlesnakes and clung to a snake in her dress during a dance crowd. Dr Tisan rushed to free her, only to reveal the “snake” was a loose machine prop whose tail dangled near her legs, causing a comic collapse as the doctor fainted.
A Derbyshire chronicle recounts two youths finding a wasps nest during a marriage celebration in Chesterfield. The nest, hidden in a handkerchief, triggered sudden, bizarre movements among female guests and a frantic retreat, followed by male reactions as the dancing continued in an atmosphere of startled amusement.
A chaotic scene unfolds as a blind fiddler is stung, dropping his instrument and clenching his face to fend off wasps. The relieved crowd calms, but several dancers report wasp stings on their legs, with three or four wasps found on some women.
A Bradford Pa. Porter report recounts a preacher Lefevre who stirred trust in Wysox, wooed a daughter of Moses Woodburn, and fathered a child with her. The father died soon after, the mother went mad, and Lefevre was jailed to face May Court for multiple offenses including abortion attempts. The young woman is described as changed, partially defanged.
A letter to the St. Louis Republican from Auburn Massachusetts dated February 15 reports a duel like shooting in Lincoln county Missouri on the night of the 13th. Reuben Jackson shot Jordan M Gibson as Gibson tried to flee a tree after a dispute over a preemption claim. Gibson died and Jackson fled into the woods, with Gibson’s wife assisting in the incident.
Alan, a stranger, stormed the Michigan House and amid a loud speech ordered immediate adjournment. He warned members to go home to their futures and constituents or face displeasure, then was ejected by the sergeant-at-arms in Detroit.
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