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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1838
Page
1
The Tarborough Press weekly publication by George Noward offers a two dollar and fifty cent advance rate, three dollars regular. subscriptions may end early, with notice. Advertisements cost one dollar for a single column inch, twenty five cents per extra. longer ads prorated. Court notices and legal ads are twenty five percent higher. Addressed submissions should be mailed to the editor.
A scene on Clack Street last Saturday recounts a failed abduction and coerced marriage attempt. John Ball’s son pursued a bride, hiring a horse and buggy to reach her home, but a rival forcibly claimed the girl. The would-be groom later lamented the failed capture while others fled to different lodgings as the affair ended in disappointment.
A chaotic scene yesterday near noon as residents from the South Ward tried to calm disorder and protect their neighborhood from the crowd that gathered, with several respected locals involved in restraining the commotion.
Large crowd gathered in Schuylkill 7th street around scattered furniture and a pile of papers. Six middle aged men with three women of the Penny Wright school addressed the crowd while the man appeared insane. police removed them to the water house as night approached and disorder loomed. Neighbors returned to normal quiet by evening.
The Patriot of Quincey Massachusetts notes a newly dedicated Methodist chapel praised as beautiful and significant by many attendees. Ministers from Baptist, Methodist, Episcopalian, Universalist, Congregational, and Unitarian churches delivered prayers and readings during the service.
The Columbus Argus laments recent city violence as repeated peace violations by gamblers threaten order. Soldiers were called out to aid police to curb street fighting, prompting concern for safety of residents and appeals to Judge Bennett and city leaders to act decisively.
City authorities seek measures to rid Columbus of gamblers and prevent a repeat of last week's scenes. Public opinion has voiced strong opposition to professional gamblers across the state, and citizens now must speak clearly to address this matter.
A Croton Works engineer sleeping near Bleecker Street set a spring bowie knife device to deter night visitors. A would-be intruder was found bleeding, later identified as a thief, and left in critical condition. The report warns housebreakers and notes a mention of Blackwood's Magazine on weapon power.
A historical critique extols the Congreve rocket as a terrifying weapon. It describes its fiery ascent and explosive force, capable of breaching roofs and igniting all combustible matter. The author foresees future warfare dominated by aerial, wall, and rocket attacks, praising rockets as a decisive edge.
In an agricultural speech, Mr Colman cites a tale of a young man who chose a fashionable beauty as wife, but learned she could not darn, boil, or roast. After trial, she was deemed “not up to the sample,” a costly misalliance. The speaker mocks modern women, suggesting Low’s wife would salt bacon instead. Northampton Cour.
The French printer Henri Etienne, known as Stephanus, printed a splendid Missal for subscribers but an error in a line caused every copy to be returned. Ecclesiastical subscribers refused to accept, canceling, and the mishap reportedly contributed to Henri Etienne’s later confinement and death in 1698. There is a Paris royal library copy with the error.
A certain and speedy remedy for diarrhea uses 15 grains salts of wormwood and 30 grains powdered rheubar b to be dissolved in a tablespoon of lime or lemon juice and taken while effervescent. For a child, half the quantity, taken just before bed.
A brief medical note predicts the patient will be well by morning after nighttime care. The statement emphasizes rapid recovery and stable overnight condition.
A Com Bulletin note claims a salt and water pickle kills bedbugs immediately when applied to their bodies. It suggests the method as a cheap way to rid homes of the pests for those troubled by them.
A New York pauper describes making paper from rags in London for a five minute print, witnessed by 78 people. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the feat repeats at their office, with steam powering both rag to paper and final printing, claiming ingenuity contrasts with Jonathan’s wit.
Report from Phil Herald says a bour escaped on Saturday afternoon from Columbia Garden Camden and fatally attacked a three or four year old child of one of the proprietors. The creature pressed the child with its fore legs and caused death within a short time.
The Nouvelliste Vaudois reports a child vanished near St Maurice in Valais last year and a similar loss this year. While tracking two enormous eagles, rescuers found a golden eagle nest with two bones and remnants of dresses, suggesting the fabric of two children.
A Pennsylvanian report notes trying a tomato pie for the first time and liking it. Tomatoes are skinned and sliced then sugared and baked as with other pies, suggesting the fruit may become a useful crop.
English physician Dr Glen derwing reports in the Medical Gazette that the average heart weighs nine ounces in men and eight ounces in women. The finding notes the heart increases in men with age while in women it decreases after age thirteen.
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