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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1840
Page
1
The Tarborough Press offers two dollars and fifty cents yearly in advance or three dollars at year end for shorter periods. Advertisements under a square cost one dollar for the first insertion, twenty five cents for each continuation. Court orders and judicial ads are higher by twenty five percent. Letters to the editor must be postage paid.
A 1840 notice urges mothers to use Evans Celebrated Soothing Syrup to ease infant teething distress. It claims fast gum relief, prevents convulsions, fevers, and death, and includes a testimonial from a parent. Directions describe applying on the gums and dosing with a teaspoon, with cautions on buying legitimate bottles from New York and listed agents.
The 1839 treaty between the United States and the Netherlands establishes equal duties for goods transported in national vessels, honors consular privileges, recognises national vessels, and provides for mutual aid in shipwrecks with a ten year term and termination notice, ratifications exchanged in Washington.
The United States and Mexico conclude a convention to settle claims by US citizens for injuries by Mexican authorities. Commissioners named, procedures set, arbitration by Prussia if needed, with treasury notes as interim payment and ratifications exchanged in Washington. President Van Buren publishes the agreement.
A newly revealed Federal party circular from Columbus plans to appoint election judges from Federalists before spring elections to ensure honest fraud protection. It accuses opponents in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Ohio of past abuses and warns of plans to control polling to block Democrat observers and possibly seize the presidency by ballot box fraud.
The Emancipator reports the Colonization packet Saluda, departing Norfolk, put into Philadelphia in distress due to a leak. Of 23 emigrants overall, 19 escaped or were withdrawn by residents. most were former slaves freed on condition of settling in Liberia. A number are now in Canada.
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