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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1840
Page
1
The Tarborough Press by George Howard announces weekly publication at two dollars and fifty cents per year if prepaid or three dollars after the year ends. Less than a year is twenty five cents per month. subscribers may discontinue with notice and arrears. Ads up to a square cost one dollar with twenty five cents for each continuation. Court orders are twenty five percent higher. Letters to the editor must be postpaid.
A 1840 advertisement extols De William Evans Celebrated Soothing Syrup to relieve teething pain in infants. It cites gums swelling, increased saliva, crying fits, wakefulness, and spasms, claiming the syrup prevents convulsions and death. Directions: apply to gums, rub for minutes, repeat thrice daily. warns against early teeth eruption pain. Available at 100 Chatham Street New York or from regular agents listed.
The ceremony on Monday February 10 at the Chapel Royal, St James's, amid heavy rain, featured Prince Albert and Queen Victoria entering with state, attended by royal household officers. Albert presented vows placed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Victoria proclaimed her consent, and the couple proceeded in a solemn procession back to Buckingham Palace. The scene included the Duchess of Kent, Princes and dukes, and a royal retinue of twelve ladies of honor and pageantry surrounding the royal pair. The service culminated with the ring and joint vows, marking a historic royal union.
The queen appeared in excellent spirits as she retired, smiling and affably acknowledging the homage of the people while the royal cortege passed. HerMajesty held the sovereign's hand and greeted admirers along the route.
The piece argues Russia eyes Eastern crises to curb British India power. It notes Britain's empire in the East Indies expanding to about 100 million people across 1,250,000 square miles, with major cities Calcutta Delhi Benares Lueno Poons Madras Bombay, and asserts Britain’s dominance over regional rulers and potential for a large army. The article concludes Europe cannot dislodge Britain in the East, and China war may yield only sea battles. NY Star.
A New Orleans letter claims the British minister negotiates ceding the Californias to Britain. The writer suspects the move is a bold gambit on the chessboard, and notes Mr Pakenham may press the deal with British gold, urging caution.
A nautical inventor plans to move ships through water by steam without paddles or external gear, claiming Dover to Calais in one hour. Critics note water carried by the vessel itself would rise with speed, a problem not solved except by William Van Loan’s marine railway patent of 1831.
The United States Gazette reports days of direct clashes as workers lay rails for a single Front Street track from Malden Street to Kensington depot. Protesters, including women, destroy and repave completed work, with court battles seen as a major factor fueling the turmoil.
Sheriff Fitler led a sizable force deploying arrests as a riot swelled. The crowd, growing since the shove, gathered cross pieers and lumber into a fire, attracting the Northern Liberty Mose Company which withdrew to protect its equipment amid threats of further outrages.
A historical piece argues that steamboat accidents reflect culpable neglect rather than navigation faults. It cites English and American tallies from ten years and a single year, detailing deaths from boiler bursts, fires, wrecks, and explosions, and highlights vessels built for sale as a key danger. It references cases like Rothsay Castile and Monmouth, urging public opinion to push for safety reforms.
Curiosity grows among antiquarians over a seven foot high vault unearthed under the calahouse. Solid masonry and iron barred passages suggest a network of similar chambers. Relics and bones were found, hinting these cells once attached to public buildings erected by the Spaniards over a century ago near Place D Armes.
On Saturday the 29th ultime Mrs McGilvery of St Louis Missouri took a pistol belonging to her husband long laid by to clean it She fired at Mrs Ennis merely to scare her It failed to discharge then she aimed at Mr Richard Russell at his doorway and the pistol went off injuring him in the face
Contents a leaden ball entering the left eye and passing through the head. Mr Russell died about four o clock. Mrs McGilvery, taken before a magistrate, was discharged due to lack of evidence of malice. Russell was a sober, industrious man owning the diving bell. He leaves a wife and several children.
Report describes bloodhounds deployed in Florida chasing Indians, noting several battles and that the dogs are effective when their handlers are near. It claims some dogs have been killed by Indians and highlights the animals as a war asset aiding attackers.
Major McCardle of the Vicksburg Whig admires a young girl’s feet in thick leather shoes. He jokes about a loving mother, warns against thin shoes, and quips about future marriage, urging the girl to keep wearing sturdy footwear and avoiding corn injuries.
A London trial produced gas from tar and water that burned as clean and bright as coal gas. The method is cheaper, simpler, and faster, with an estimated price about one third of coal gas charged by companies.
The Yankee Farmer notes that cooking and grinding grains greatly increases nutrient uptake in animals. Cooked food allows a larger portion to be absorbed, fattening and growth occur faster, and profits rise as animals fatten more efficiently than on raw diets.
Advice urges men to fully assess debt, abandon deceit, and pursue candor. It counsels against despair, to reduce expenses, and to work honestly, noting character must not be ruined and industry can restore fortunes. Stop business quickly if needed to spare friends. Learn the vanity of earthly things.
A clipped line notes Fr Job as patient but irritable, with varied torments. It remarks no newspapers existed in Oz and that Job was never asked to act as an editor in that realm.
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