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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1841
Page
3
Fragmentary notice from the manufactory of Messrs. Nuans & Clark New York announces a grand opening of a theme store in Oneonta on Spring Street. The fragment mentions a large assortment and references a product line.
Notice announces sale or lease of a large plantation and tract land near Waterson Creek with about 520 acres, including 100 acres of tillage ground, dwelling houses, orchards, and extensive fruit trees. Also a second tract of 750 acres with a dwelling, kitchen, smoke house, and 50 acres of prunings. a third tract on Sappany Teh containing 200 acres. Includes houses and lots in Nashville with a two story dwelling and outbuildings. Viewing by appointment. terms negotiable. Contact Pn IND Fl Drake, Sen'r, Nashville, 1840.
Evans' Camomile Pills are advertised as a strong vegetable tonic for nervous debility indigestion and loss of appetite. The ad claims quick relief from palpitations tremors and dizziness, with Evans' Panic Pills offering relief from anxious and despondent states. It lists broad cures including liver complaints dyspepsia biliousness and female weakness, claiming a safe permanent cure from a course of Evans' medicines.
Notice from 1830 seeking the return of Dantel a Black enslaved man about thirty years old, six feet tall, dark, with a scar and ear notch. Weighing around 210 pounds, he was last in Part county North Carolina. A reward is offered and warnings issued for harboring him, with directions to deliver to Aberniston at Oak Grove, Algcombe county, and confinement as permitted by law.
An 1838 letter from Jonas Snyder, postmaster Kernesville Pal, extols Dr Evans medicines. It recounts an elderly woman with decade long nervous crises improved after using Evans remedies, including soothing syrup and pills. The notice lists genuine agents in New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and several North Carolina towns.
A copied old patent style ad claims Br Marreleos Nervine Lotion cures many ailments quickly from dyspepsia to epilepsy and fits, and asserts the remedy works across a range of nervous disorders. It promises dramatic relief within minutes for acute cases and days for chronic conditions, citing observable results and testimonials.
Dr Harrell reports six cured cases from Elizabeth City and surrounding area in April 1941. Case 1 a town merchant sprain cured after Tommy treatment. Case 2 a Miss P relieved of nervous headache. Case 3 Mr C of Norfolk relieved from chronic rheumatism in three days. Case 4 Mrs kk of Elizabeth City relieved from acne rheumatism. Case 5 Mr UL of Pasquotank County cured of extensive facial ringworm in two minutes. Case 6 Mrs D of Elizabeth City cured of facial neuralgia in twenty minutes. Dr. Harrell, graduate of Maryland, notes R T Allen as general agent. Geo. Howard Tarboro, agent.
An old advertisement touts Moffat’s Life Pills and Phenix Bitters as cures for numerous ailments from digestive issues to nervous debility. It cites broad health benefits, urges a trial, and lists prices and the seller at 375 Broadway New York with a lithographed signature requirement for authenticity. It also mentions a gratis pamphlet, Moffat’s Medical Manual, and invites applications for distribution.
A 19th century advertises a vegetable based piles remedy guaranteed to relieve when applied early. It claims safety, long tested efficacy, and endorsements from a medical professional who prescribed it. The maker’s mother has distributed it to friends for years with no ineffectual reports, and directions appear on each package.
Tarboro April 23 1941 advertises clothing by Finelick Diwp offering coats pantaloons and garments in green camblet black cashinenet fur pantaloons gambroon tindade deoeskin and more. It notes cloths and cassimees ready to examine locally with tailored garments on order. Prices described as moderate and suitable for the times.
A promotional piece extols Dr Peters's Vegetable Pills as a life saving remedy curing countless ailments. It touts mild action without nausea or griping, lists numerous conditions treated, and claims rapid, universal popularity with the public. notes the pills are sold at the Tarburd Post Office and Printing Office in 1541.
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