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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1836
Page
1
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AGRICOLA argues that rising cotton and rice prices reflect increasing global demand and constrained supply. He blames unsettled Egypt and Brazil, but praises the South of the United States and slave labor as essential to steady cotton output, claiming it underpins national prosperity and limits supply growth. He warns against importation and foresees prices staying firm due to the slave-based system powering agricultural production.
Died on the 13th at Staten Island Colonel Aaron Burr former Vice President of the United States aged in the last year. Burr held a major place in American history noted for extraordinary talents and courage with varied services in the Revolutionary War. His remarkable life will be preserved by historians and those who knew him.
A severe frost on Tuesday night the 13th devastated corn and beans in Chelmsford, New England, causing widespread damage to local crops and alarming farmers.
Extract describes a late September cold spell in a Maine town near Portland. Tuesday felt like winter and the following night frost ruined vines and fruits. Corn remains unripe, potatos half grown, and overall crops are in poor condition for boiling.
An industrious Parisian engineer, M Dubois, has applied for a patent on a new machine named the Dandy geometer. It promises to let fashionable carriage riders know the exact speed at which they are traveling.
Portland Maine mag notes a vessel arrived with eight birds of eggs from Labrador. The eggs are sea duck eggs, large and beautiful, priced at 25 cents per dozen. Residents have bought them and praised their taste. the captain reports further details.
A Fredericksburg Arena notice describes how Indians prepare sweet corn. Corn is boiled for table use, dried in the sun on clean cloths, stored in a dry room, then rehydrated by boiling for a quick winter dish. It can be used in soups and sometimes combined with dried beans to make suck-atash.
An English mason Jehiel Jones and his wife arrived with three young children and attempted to sell his wife to raise money for their starving children. A crowd gathered as Jones claimed the wife consented in England, but the act violated local norms. Passersby provided shelter and charity, while Bristol parish authorities had previously supported them. The father expects to recover from lameness and return to work with good pay.
The New York Star voices high admiration for a recently invented roof plan. The piece highlights innovation, potential efficiency gains, and sparks curiosity about practical applications in construction and architecture.
The editor notes a large iron roofed warehouse with 17 convex rows of iron plates riveted like boiler joints forming gutters. Iron arched bars anchor to walls, holding roof and upper structure together on a chain-bridge principle. Wedges at bar junctions allow in-time tightening and waterproofing. It claims strong snow support and lighter weight than standard roofs.
A Charleston Courier correspondent recalls the death of Washington Bowers from a thigh wound and urges widespread anatomy knowledge. He warns that bleeding from the femoral artery can be fatal without timely pressure or ligation and offers a simple emergency method using a cord or cloth and a stick to compress above the injury to restrain blood flow until aid arrives.
A well dressed young woman, adorned with rich jewelry, was found senseless in a garden near Third Avenue and Kip's Bay on Thursday morning. Mr. Rigger alerted Alms House, Dr. Stevens treated her after a stomach pump, and she recovered from the peril. She is the daughter of a respected Bowery resident and was to be married.
Thursday evening a young woman fled home to elope with her lover, but a search failed until she was found by Mr. Rigger. Urged by fear she faced a perilous choice. her rescue prevented a fatal act, and the scandalous affair cast gloom over the planned wedding at the bridal hour.
Peter Bacot, former cashier of the U S Branch Bank at Charleston, committed death by his own hand in New York City. In a state of temporary insanity he had just been named cashier of the Morris Canal Bank in New York at a salary of 5000 dollars. He left a wife and ten children.
A Buffalo Journal card recounts Captain Geer of the steamer Victory refusing to back to shore to rescue a girl left behind during a wooding stop at Grand Island. Passengers and a mother pleaded, but the captain did not return, prompting calls for severe punishment and a warning against cruelty.
Portland Maine notice records Elizabeth Wright wife of George Wright declaring she has left his bed and board for life. She states she can manage herself as she has done since before marriage, relinquishing all rights to him.
The Troy Whig reports eight year old daughter of John Peterson near Whitehall died two hours after being frightened by her 14 year old brother. He had dressed in a dried bear skin and chased her as she walked to school.
The Rev Joseph Carter of New York was fined 250 dollars after an assault case involving Mrs Griffen. The court ruling cites a disputed incident and assigns the monetary penalty to Carter as the consequence.
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