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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1840
Page
1
The Tarborough Press announces weekly publication by George Howann with yearly prices of ten dollars and five cents if prepaid or thirty dollars at year end, and twenty five cents per month for partial years. Advertisements up to a square run at one dollar for the first insertion and twenty four cents per additional column. court and judicial notices cost twenty five percent more. Letters to the editor must be postpaid.
A 1840 notice promotes William Evans soothing syrup as essential for dentition. It claims to ease gum pain, open pores, prevent convulsions, and save infants thought past recovery. Endorsed by a parent letter and agent list, with contact in New York and agents in Elizabeth City and more.
The document records a formal treaty of commerce and navigation concluded at Gestion on November 26, 1838 between the United States and Sardinia. It details reciprocal liberty of commerce, vessel entry, equal duties for goods, and fair treatment of nationals, with articles governing import/export duties, coastwise navigation, shipwreck aid, port charges, and temporary rerouting due to weather.
Dr Terrell announces a vegetable cure for ague fever and bilious illness, claiming safety for women and strong restorative effects. He cites receipts and certificates from Nash County dated 1840, touting relief after initial sickness and urging adoption of his remedy with boxed pills priced at $2 per package.
Long extract outlines personal property transfer rights across contracting nations, including testamentary dispositions, representation, and tax duties. It describes payment of taxes by residents of the host country, inheritance procedures, and the duty to safeguard estates of absent foreign nationals until rightful claimants are determined. It also covers real estate succession, sale windows, and export of proceeds with limited taxation, plus treaty duration and renewal conditions.
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