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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1842
Page
3
Coffield King informs customers and the public that he has just received, direct from New York, a fresh supply of goods. The notice emphasizes availability and invites inquiries and visits to inspect the new stock.
A 1642 advertisement extols Brandreth's Vegetable Universal Pills as cleansing the blood by drawing impurities to the bowels. It claims disease arises from impure blood and that purifying the blood cures fevers, dysentery, scurvy, and many ailments. It asserts daily use prevents injuries and promotes rapid healing, with agents appointed in counties and a fresh supply noted.
AVING entered torocopartnership will his brother the subscriber respectfully invites all those indebted to him to settle their accounts immediately. January 1842.
A C Howard informs the public she has not received a fresh supply suitable for the season Bonnets silks satin ribbands flowers curls and a complete assortment. She has received some new and beautiful patterns for dresses Torbare December 3 1841.
Notice dated February 24, 1841 offers a ten dollar reward for the apprehension of Daniel, a 30 year old enslaved man described as six feet tall with dark complexion and a scar near his mouth. He fled Pitt County and was raised in the Edgecombe region. The owner Jener Tison warns against harboring him and will deliver or confine him until recaptured near Oak Grove, Edgecombe County.
An 19th century advertisement states Peters Pills are anti bilious antidyspeptic and antimercurial and may be justly considered Universal Medicine useful for fevers dyspepsia croup liver complaints sick heartache asthma dropsy rheumatism enlarged spleen piles cholera female obstructions heartburn furred tongue distension of stomach and bowels incipient diarrhoea flatulence habitual costiveness and torpor of the bowels with cathartic needs. The pills are mild with no nausea griping or debility. Fresh supply available from Geo Houtard agent Tarboro February 23.
An 1840 promotional narrative extols Evans Camomile Pills, Evans Soothing Syrup, and other remedies. It describes camomile’s plant origins, properties, and purported cures for nervous debility, hypochondriasis, indigestion, and various ailments, including consumption and nervous disorders, with testimonial from Jonas Snyder. Cures claimed across numerous conditions and a list of regular agents and addresses follow.
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