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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1839
Page
1
Weekly newspaper pricing and policy notice by George Howard. Subscription rates 2.50 per year prepaid or 3.00 at year end. Short term 0.25 per month. Distants must prepay or secure reference. Ads up to a square 1.00 first insertion, 0.25 per subsequent. Longer ads in proportion. Court orders 25 percent higher. Ads require insertions count. letters to editor must be prepaid.
Numerous testimonials from residents and officials praise Dr Harrell's Toma and Slippery Fim Pills for a wide range of ailments. The ad touts strong cathartic, purifying, and medicinal powers, with prices 50 cents per box and 54 per gross. It lists agents and readers including J. Smith, G. Hare, and local doctors, urging postpaid orders to Elizabeth City North Carolina.
A listing of agents and locations including Tarboro Norfolk Portsmouth Edenton Plymouth Hertford Tyrrel Washington Halifax Windsor Raleigh New Bern Ocracoke and other North Carolina towns with associated names and a September 21 1839 date. The fragmentary text enumerates agents such as J Ames M Redmond S Marshall W Badham N Berry and others across multiple counties.
The Cincinnati Whig reports no contracts for hogs yet and expects price reductions as more hogs and better pork quality flood the market. Illinois hog supply rises with heavy corn feeding, while local buyers hesitate. Banks may limit financing, suggesting foreign capitalists seek west central Illinois markets near Cincinnati, with 25 000 hogs previously purchased in the county. A Detroit quail migration is noted as a hard winter omen.
The return of Charles B. Parsons to the stage after embracing religion and seeking the pulpit marks another turning point in his career. His renewed focus on dramatic work contrasts with his brief interest in clerical life, signaling a complex career arc.
A young Philadelphia woman Nancy Simpson, a Methodist, fell into a five day trance on the 25th amid religious excitement. She remained unconscious, appearing to sleep, then regained consciousness. Many visitors come hoping she will disclose revelations.
A New York man is reportedly paid by a large tailoring house to stroll the streets visit hotels and amusements. He wears fashionable attire and drops in conversations to praise his tailor, gaining customers who do not know he is employed for this purpose. His barber allegedly trims him to align with the same scheme, making him a moving advertisement.
In North Carolina one bank stands out for honoring debts by redeeming obligations in gold and silver. Most banks have closed vaults to creditors, while the Merchants Bank at Newbern is praised for its integrity, contrasting with Duncan Cameron and Petersburg banks. Ldenton Gaz.
In a tight spot, Ohio banks stand between suspension and draining specie. Supposedly, a brisk write up of their affairs would ensue if they pay. Vigilant Democratic legislation keeps them honest, while Whigs lament party losses as consequences of past follies.
A circular to stockholders from The Bank at Columbus urges applying winding up to other suspended concerns. The note asks why the same process should not be used for the remaining broken businesses and critiques broader suspensions.
A Pottsville Pennsylvania experiment proves iron can be made with anthracite coal. The furnace yields 50 to 52 pigs nearly three tons per tapping at dawn and dusk. Benjamin Perry leads the effort which promises substantial local and national benefits as railway iron may be produced domestically.
A desperate mood in Mobile leads to lynching threats and a planned burning as five men including a magistrate and a Dutch suspect lure bar keeper Gostin of the City Hotel to a dark carriage. He is tied to a bush, whipped fifty times, and to be burned, until Rifle Company troops intervene under martial law and place the offenders before the Committee of Safety.
Report notes that individuals were committed to jail in default of a $5 000 bail each. By latest reports great excitement prevailed as a mob threatened swift execution. N . Star.
An Englishman on a shooting trip in Qivens County discharged his firearm, fatally wounding a Blacksmith whose thigh bone was shattered and arteries severed. The wounded man died soon after, due to blood loss and extreme agony from the injury and nervous-system shock.
A Boston Mercantile report argues the navy should secure timber by purchasing land with oak and locust forests near New England yards. It cites fleets requiring vast oak supplies, Florida live oak tracts for the navy, and warns timber scarcity if no preemptive measures are taken.
A Sunday night event describes a lady waking with ear pain after insects entered her ear. Dr Durkee treated with oil, releasing a small red spider from the ear. The patient found immediate relief as the distressing symptoms subsided.
General Arbuehkie reports urgent orders from Fort Gibson dated September 25. Captain Aras pere and another official are tasked to capture the supposed murderers Bowdinet and Midge. If not obeyed, difficulties may follow. Mr Yell in Fayetteville is urged to warn Washington County inhabitants to assist in enforcing the order. Col Mason at Fort Wayne is told to safeguard the Fayrtie arsenal in New York State.
Reports from New Orleans dated October 22 indicate the pestilence has begun in Houston with daily fatalities. Galveston also suffers as yellow fever spreads, reducing healthy numbers and causing concern through the region.
In Noblesville Indiana Lewis Furrman sues Caleb Collins for heavy damages claiming the seduction of his wife. The action notes involve a civil suit seeking substantial compensation.
The Lords of Attals county in Mississippi delay the administration of justice when called by the Court to open proceedings by cry.
A fragmentary line describes an office scene with political tension as a candidate for reelection in November is referenced. The readable text centers on this candidacy and a slip of paper handed during a meeting, implying campaign relevance.
A carriage with a mother and daughter stopped at the Aints House out of Schuylkill. The younger woman selected a white infant to adopt and took it to the carriage, then swapped it for a black child and left. The ruse was discovered when the child needed removal.
Senor Ruez and Senor Montez, Spanish men found with the Africans on board the Amistad, were arrested in New York on Thursday at the suit of Cinquez and Fuah. The Africans are imprisoned. damages sought amount to £2000 for false imprisonment and mistreatment. Judge Ingraham and Chief Justice Jones ordered their imprisonment in default of bail. A separate action against Senor Ruez exists in New York, with bail set at $500, which he declined to post. Montes reportedly sailed for Neuvitas.
John Uunton was found murdered near Washington Georgia. The Jervy reports the killer is his son, aged fourteen, now in prison awaiting trial for the alleged crime. Petitions indicate the case is moving toward court action.
The New York American notes that on Thursday morning a Brunswick and Paterson train collision occurred near Jersey City. No deaths. several injured, with arms broken. Locomotives and cars damaged. Scott and his aide, under orders, were near the locomotive and escaped unharmed.
The Rockville Recorder reports a poignant Pont, Upper Canada murder trial where the prisoner's widow and daughter testified with visible distress. The widow, in mourning, fought sobs as she spoke, addressing the prisoner as father and breaking under the strain before being removed.
The Gazette de Picardi reports a Bornheim resident, noted for intoxication habits, died from spontaneous combustion. Eyewitnesses describe the fire starting in the mouth and spreading to the chest and arms.
A fragmentary dialogue between two speakers, one asking if the other stores in sleep. The exchange ends with the reply about never laying awake long enough to know. The snippet hints at a humorous or domestic tone from the era. No clear names, places, dates, or events are present.
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