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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1841
Page
1
The Tarborough Press outlines subscription prices of ten dollars and fifty cents per year paid in advance or three dollars per year in arrears. Distances require advance payment or a local reference. Advertising charges start at one dollar for a single square and twenty five cents per continuation, with longer ads in proportion and court notices at twenty five percent higher. Letters to the editor must be postpaid.
A scanned catalog lists various preparations including Extract of Sarsaparilla and Blood Root for systemic diseases, Extract of Sarsaparilla and Cubebs for mucous infections and gonorrhea, Buchu and Uva Ursi extract for urinary issues, Camomile Tone for fever and ague, Antispasmodic Cordial for vomiting and cholera symptoms, Cough Mixture with Carrageen Moss, Ambitious Tomato Pills for broad cures, Ammonious Tooth Powder, and notes these are scientific concentrates offered to the public and physicians. All items include prices per bottle or box and advocate safe use under proper directions with GEO. HOWARD as agent.
A young wife writes to her distressed husband urging him to rise from gloom and fulfill his noble gifts. She likens fear to storms and urges strength, hope, and a steadfast, loving bond as the guiding light toward a shared future. The verse celebrates enduring wedlock and the Promethean flame within the wife’s vision.
A Virginia county letter from Cedar Hill in November 1841 records the presidents reply declining a public dinner while affirming adherence to his past political principles. He defends his oath to the Constitution and rejects party pressure to abandon his course. The item also reports the November trial in Wilmington for manslaughter in a slave case, where Lewis killed Nero amid a tainted marriage ceremony ritual.
A concluding note from John Tyler to Edward Crump and committee members expresses resolve to act within constitutional bounds, trusting the American people’s patriotism and discernment while extending personal regards to Crump, Williamson, John G. Crump, Douglass, and Chesley Jones.
Horrid deeds are described from Obion county Tennessee where John B Mitch ell was shot at supper by an assassin outside the house. In Delaware Gotleib Keen killed his son then killed himself. In Frankfort Moses Keen killed his wife and wounded himself. In De Kalb Kentucky Bowels and David Scott quarreled over politics. Scott was stabbed and died. An affray in Troy Tennessee left Joseph Farris dead. Daniel Calwel, a farmer, is mentioned from the Eastern Argus.
In Augusta Maine a man about 60 years old hanged himself on a tree in the woods on a Saturday morning week. He left a wife and was in poor circumstances, troubled by fear of want.
Mor dder Cantian De Hart a planter living ten miles from Franklin was shot at supper in his own house. The gun fired from the gallery at about twenty feet, blowing his head apart. Six of his enslaved workers were arrested, five implicated and one runaway confessed to the crime. Mobile Register.
The Richmond Enquirer reports a China British confrontation over opium, confiscation, and violence. It argues British actions in Hindustan and Canton provoke Chinese resistance, warning imperial powers of ruin and calling China a target of barbarian labels. The piece cites the New York Sun condemning slaughter and extortion, predicting a test of England’s imperial aims.
Mississippi papers report the Union Bank and its assets being handed to three commissioners who will receive four thousand per year each to wind up the affairs. They are expected to profit more from the process than the creditors.
A Hawarden neighborhood incident reports a woman scolding a daughter during a family lecture when her lower jaw struck her chest, causing immediate paralysis. An eminent local surgeon struggled to restore function while the patient endured extreme pain during the procedure.
Following the election the New York Herald reports improved state credit and rising stock values as investors expect the new Democratic administration to reduce debt and restrain expenses. Analysts note Massachusetts 5 percent bonds trading at 95, and speculate on future absorption of state stock.
On Friday last, William Watera was executed for maiming an eight year old boy. Before the sentence, he underwent a striking personal change, becoming penitent and devout. He bore his fate with calm seriousness, addressing the crowd and warning against loose habits.
A Fayetteville Observer excerpt reprints a Upper California letter dated June 26, 1841 detailing extreme drought. It notes thirteen months without rain, widespread vegetation decline, bread and vegetable shortages for a month, no cattle slaughter, and impending business collapse in hides with severe distress expected.
Two young ladies Miss Juliana Saxion of St Mary iad Sis Vironica and Miss dita Wiieos of New York now Sister Xava thi took the black Veil at the Carmelie Nunnery in that City a few days since. The ceremony, believed to conciliate religious votary seclusion after which the world society and kindness are set aside, seeks devotion within a monastic cell.
General McDonald states in his message to the Georgia Legislature that a slave was stolen in April and taken to New York. He says Gov. Seward refused aid without proof. The message proposes a law for inspecting packages from New York and similar states and requiring security from suspected persons to avoid contact with slaves.
A fragmentary quotation from a Breda 1816 work by Dr. Opeij and Rev. J. J. Dermont argues Baptists are the original Anabaptists and form the oldest Christian community. It contends Baptist doctrine preserves gospel lines since the Apostles and upholds the Protestant claim the sixteenth century reform was necessary.
A historical note estimates 9664 languages in use worldwide with 937 Asiatic, 587 European, 516 African, and 1624 American. It remarks few remain uncounted due to tribes beyond study and philosophical inquiry.
A 21 year old Luther Harris committed suicide at Marlborough on October 1. He had previously written a death notice for the Keene Sentinel. He taught at the Marlborough fleet school, no clear motive. his body was taken to Windham to his friends. His father is a gospel minister. the school is disrupted and may not reopen.
A terse, unclear excerpt discusses good hearts, understanding, and wrongdoing. It mentions misreadings and mistakes, implying consequences and compensation while using garbled phrasing and nonspecific references. The text reads like a stray editorial fragment or personal reflection.
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