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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1840
Page
4
Books and pamphlets including A concise History of the Kehokee Association by Elder Jos. Biggs and The Patriotic Discourse by Elder Joshua Lawrence offered with writing paper ink powder quills blank cards and other stationery items for sale by GEO. HOWARD Tarboro April 25.
Turner and Hughes advertise the Justice of the Peace and Public Officers a comprehensive law compilation with statutes common law and Supreme Court decisions. Retail price three dollars with discounts for resellers. GEO Howard notes a few copies offered for sale in Raleigh in December 1539.
The Pills, promoted as a leading remedy for bilious fevers, dyspepsia, liver complaints, and numerous other ailments, claim extensive use across the United States and territories. Certificates exceed twenty thousand, with hundreds from physicians, and endorsements from Dr. Eli Todd and Dr. Joseph Priestly Peters accompany dated testimonials. A Tarboro post office notice advertises sale, underscoring its wide credibility and lifelong family use.
An 1840 Tarboro advertisement extols Moffat’s Life Pills and Phenix Bitters as purifiers of the stomach and bowels, kidneys, liver, and lungs. It lists cures for dyspepsia, costiveness, diarrhoea, fevers, rheumatism, dropsy, and more, claiming strong success in fever and ague districts. The pamphlet and agents are noted, with John Moffat’s signature on each bottle or pill label.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Harrells Tomato and Slippery Elm Pills as superior to competing remedies. It claims effectiveness for fevers liver issues jaundice headaches loss of appetite constipation female complaints and other diseases. Testimonials from multiple residents across Pasquotank Elizabeth City Windsor and Plymouth NC praise relief from headaches stomach issues bilious conditions and dyspepsia while noting price 50 cents per box and 54 per gross for wholesale orders.
A dated fragment lists individuals and firms with locations across North Carolina and Virginia. Notable entries include James M. Renown, Geo. Mowarn of Warboro, Emerson of Norfolk, W. adam of Edenton, F. S. Marshall of Mallfax, and Webb & Capehart of Windsor, among others, with a September 21, 1839 date.
Brandreth's Pills touted as a blood purifier and universal remedy superior to Sarsaparilla and mercury compounds. Claims include curing diabetes, dysentery, constipation, rheumatism, and inflammatory diseases by cleansing the blood. Agents listed across numerous towns with official signatures and dates.
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