02 Oct 1841
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1841
Page
1
The Tarborough Press announces weekly publication at two dollars and fifty cents per year in advance or three dollars at year end. Short-term rates are twenty-five cents per month. Advertisements up to a square cost one dollar for first insertion, twenty-five cents each continuation. Court notices cost twenty-five percent higher. Postpaid letters to the printer.
An advertisement listing several herbal preparations by George Howard agent. The products include sarsaparilla and blood extract for skin and bone diseases, an extract for gonorrhea and mucous disorders, Buchu and Uva Ursi for urinary diseases, a Camomile Tonic for fever and debility, an Antispasmodic cordial, a Cough Mixture with Carrageen Moss, Amibilious Tomato Pills for various ailments, tooth powder for dental care, and claims of concentrated, scientific formulas. Prices range from 50 cents to $1 per bottle or box.
A July 4 1776 patriotic broadside from Tarboro's press extols Washington and the struggle for liberty. It praises Columbia's shores, defies Cornwallis, and calls freemen and their sons and daughters to sing liberty, asserting native soil defense against usurpers amid cannon and national pride.
The Globe denounces Mr Clay s Land bill as a bribe to new States, listing sections on preliminary distributions and grants for internal improvements, preemption rights, and future land cessions. It critiques valuation methods, exclusions, and party motives, arguing the measure aims to secure presidential votes. The piece then presents the general provisions of the Bankrupt Law as passed, outlining bankruptcy definitions, transactions to avoid fraud, discharge conditions, creditor rights, court procedures, and asset distribution.
Captain Pyler’s experimental armor, tested at the Navy Yard, features copper bands, a headpiece with glass, and an air pump. The diver descended with weights, remained submerged six minutes, then surfaced dry, declaring comfort underwater and potential long immersion utility.
A district court in Mericer county Pa ruled on a case where the original debt stood at 37.06 and costs totaled 204.92. Separately, discovery reports from Chili mention the recovered Temples of the Sun jewels near Cerro de Pascol, valued at about 150,000,000 dollars.
A secretary of state explains to a close friend why he did not promote merit, quipping that merit did not promote him in return. The remark underscores selective advancement and the personal dynamics behind official decisions.
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