14 Oct 1843
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1843
Page
1
The Tarborough Press announces weekly publication by George Howard with annual rates two prices for advance and post-expiration options. Short-term subscriptions priced at twenty five cents per month. Advertisements up to one square priced at one dollar for first insertion and twenty five cents per continuation. Court notices cost twenty six percent higher. Letters to the Editor must be postpaid.
A lyrical meditation on love as indestructible, surpassing all other passions. It contrasts earthly trials with heavenly rest, envisioning love sown through toil and the mother s joy in reunion with a lost infant, as the ultimate reward beyond sorrow.
A large Republican meeting at Warrenton Court House on Saturday appoints a five member committee to report officers, names Geo. D Baskerville for President and Daniel Turner for Vice President, and adopts resolutions for State and National conventions. Delegates to Raleigh and committees of correspondence and vigilance are chosen, with debates over candidates and policy priorities.
A 12 year old enslaved boy on William Davis’s Cleveland County farm was bitten by a rattlesnake while gathering peas. He died within hours after progressive symptoms including green tongue fetor, foetid breath, excessive saliva, swollen eyes, stiffness, vomiting, and involuntary bowels. The correspondent questions treatment and cites brandy and wound extraction as possible remedies and notes public skepticism of medicine.
A brief fragment notes that someone had healed from a spider bite about two months ago, with only the closing line “C.” remaining, offering little context or detail.
Mr. Charles H Lance and Mr. Nelson Israel while guarding cattle at the head of Avery's creek in this county discovered a den of rattlesnakes. They fought and killed thirty four snakes, some as large as ever seen in this country. Nishville Messenger reports.
A brutal street murder in Baltimore kills Miss Ann Maria Burk, a 28 year old nurse. She was assaulted in Mulberry Street near the cathedral after collecting a bonnet and returning to deliver a child’s nurse duties. She died at four in the morning from a severe skull fracture. Mayor offers a $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the assailant or assailants.
In Milton Chronicle a comic tale unfolds as Mrs Dressmeoff pushes for a grand carriage to signal status and quality. Bill drives the horses through town causing envy and a crash. The humorous punchline arrives with a remark that the good part lies in two small words to wit: It s TRUE A Miser.
Destructive hurricane swept Florida towns Port Leon St Marks and nearby areas with severe loss of life and property. Report lists drowned and missing from Port Leon the Lighthouse area and surrounding communities. Civil authorities and residents search for survivors and tally devastation across Cedar Keys Apalachicola St Joseph and other coastal points.
A Paris firm, Keiff r of Paris, unveils a new measurement method using a mechanism that creates a perfect gentleman's garment model. The device eliminates fitting trials and alterations, promising to transform tailoring efficiency. An elderly woman, long poor and helped by charity, was found with 1100 Spanish dollars in her home and owned a Pennsylvania farm.
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