Tarboronush Press publisher terms and notices
The Tarboronush Press by George Howard lists weekly publication at Pro Dollars and Fifty per year if paid in advance or Tiree jure or at expiration for any period under a year Twenty-five jute per month. Subscribers may discontinue with notice and arrears rules. Advertisements up to a square cost One Dollar for the first insertion with 25 for each continuation. Court orders and judicial notices cost 25 percent higher. Advertisements must indicate insertion count or be continued by order. Editor mail must be postpaid.
Celebrated Medicines Offered by Dr Harrell in 19th Century Ad
A historical medical advertisement lists Dr J J Harrell's remedies for blood disorders, scrofula, rheumatism, and chronic diseases. Notable products include Extract of Sarsaparilla, Buchs and Uva Ursi, Camphorated Cordial, Tomato Pills, and a Cough Mixture. Prices range from 40 to 125 cents per bottle or box, with claims of concentrated ingredients and safety when used as directed. The notice promotes the office of Geo Howard as the agent.
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Geo. Hoivard
Farewell to a Starless Night in Tarboro
A fragment from a Tarboro press poem laments a failed romance. The speaker addresses a coquette and vows to bear misery alone, declaring farewell and resignation to the beloved despite lingering emotion. A youthful speaker named JUVENO signs the verse.
Eccentric Halifax Candidate Moses Spicer Highlighted
The Halifax Advocate notes Moses Spicer as a singular figure famed for peculiarity of speech and odd manners yet valued for a good heart and usefulness. It remarks his speech was not published in full, suggesting edits by kindly but mischievous friends.
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Halifax
Moses Spicer
Speech of Edgecombe County Candidate 1824 Found Manuscript
A manuscript copy of a 1824 Edgecombe county candidate speech is presented from a June 1824 muster in a tavern town. The orator, after two bumpers of apple jack, claims to seek the next general assembly seat and vows to meet voters’ needs, declaring his candidacy and addressing the assembled crowd with bold rhetoric. The fragment preserves period political rhetoric and local speech patterns.
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Enfield
Webb
Edgecombe
Advocate
Edgecombe County
Citiizens
House of Commons
Rolly
Politician Proposes Radical Reforms to a Bank and Tariff
A speaker fervently argues for monetary reform blaming bank prosperity for money scarcity, advocates maintaining specie, supports internal improvements including river circumnavigation, and calls for elevating magistrates pay. He targets tariff reform, presidential support for Crawford, canal projects, and sheriff political vitality, promising decisive action in the next general assembly.
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Ant
House of Commons
Ihalis
General Assembly
Tar River
Fishing Creek
Voisnot
Washington
Newtorn
Squires of the Peace
Congress
Crawford
United States of America
Carolina
Treasury offers low value certificates to widen debt participation
The United States Treasury Department, facing trouble selling six percent loan, resolves to issue certificates in sums as low as 500 dollars so small capital holders may share in the national debt. The plan has failed previously in New York City and state.
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United States Treasury Department
New York
New York Herald
Money Plentiful in New York Despite Bank Specie
Money remains abundant in New York even as banks pay specie. Suspensions undermine confidence and curb imports of specie, while more paper money fails to ease the situation as its value declines with abundance. Capital remains as scarce as before.
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New York
Ennsy
Case of Dr Fitch Arraignment Dropped in Connecticut
The Hartford Patriot reports that Dr Fitch of Philadelphia was brought to Connecticut by a governor’s requisition to answer forgery charges. A Danbury Court of Inquiry last week found no pretext for the proceedings, and Fitch has returned to Philadelphia amid public disapproval of the case.
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Fitch
Hartford Patriot
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Ellsworth
Danbury
Boston Clergyman Found Guilty In Self Marriage Scheme
A German clergyman in Boston who sought to marry himself to multiple girls was found guilty of related offenses and sentenced to the penitentiary, marking a shocking legal end to his audacious scheme.
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Boston
Bank Explosion Ties Officials to Large Loan
An explosion occurred at Morris Canal Banking Company in Jersey City last Friday. A committee found that President E. R. Biddle and Vice President E Lord loaned their friends or themselves 3180,000 of bank funds to establish or improve iron works in Danville and Wilkes-Barre, among other financial moves. The directors...
Financiers Resign Amid Bank Explosion Fallout in Danville
In Chorsey City and Danville, two financiers faced resignations after clashes with directors last week. One financier, Mr Biddle, resisted and threatened critics while a bank explosion occurred, prompting liquidation of assets and a move to Danville or St Louis to handle remaining matters. A fashionable house on Waverley Place was built for 33 000 with rent 1200 annually, where he lived prominently last week before selling furniture and departing.
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Biddle Wuld
Hut
Enttlemen
Chorsey City
Danville
Waverley Place
St. Louis
New York Herald
Bank of the United States on the brink of collapse
The Bank of the United States is described as nearly gone with stock trading at 43 and a single doubtful buyer. The piece notes the bank’s slide past Vicksburg and critiques current rate banking advocates, suggesting waning support and hinting that supporters may favor the Locos.
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Bank of the
New Yorkerald
Trial of 12 men for Murder in Illinois
The Illinois Free Trader reports the murder case of the Driskalls. One hundred twelve were indicted, one hundred pleaded not guilty, witnesses named in the indictment could not prove the substantive charge, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty due to lack of evidence. The piece argues mob action arose from urgent crime and perceived failures of law.
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Illinois Free Trader
Driskalls
John Antd William
Era
Georgia Election Shooting Fatalities Reported
The Macon Messenger notes a shooting at a recent Georgia election where a young man named Broach was shot in the head and killed instantly by Mr. Pierce. Another man named White was struck with a stick and died later.
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Macon Messenger
Georgia
Broach
Pierce
White
Four Held After Body Found in Shaftsbury Woods
The body of a young woman named Mary Austin was found in Shaftsbury Vermont woods about a week or two ago. Suspicions of murder have led to four arrests for examination regarding their knowledge of the case.
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Mary Austin
Shaftsbury
Versmont
Extraordinary Prison Escape From Concord Sofa
An inmate at the Concord State Prison devised a clever escape by building a false bottom into a large sofa he crafted in a cabinet maker shop. Hidden within the space, he slid into the wagon when a driver loaded the piece, slipping away unseen. The article also notes numbers of professionals nationwide, including lawyers, clergymen, and physicians.
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Concord
N. H
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