19 Oct 1839
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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1839
Page
1
The notice outlines paid advance rates for weekly issues at two dollars and fifty cents, with expiration of subscription year and options for early termination. It notes discounts for advance payment, penalties for late replies, and a 23 percent adjustment for court orders and judgments.
Advert appears for Harrells Tonto and Slippery Flin Pills claiming superiority over other medicines for fevers liver issues jaundice headaches and many ailments. It touts gentle cathartic effects and life giving properties urging doctors merchants and agents to sell with generous commissions. Testimonials from residents across Pasquotank and surrounding counties are cited along with a list of agents and locations.
Large supplies of Multicaulis trees and buds offered at Brinkleyville and Tarboro by Sidney Theller and George Howard. Trees four feet high with 50 buds priced at 50 cents each, rooted layers 15 cents, and cuttings from 10 to 25 cents. Terms include cash discounts, a year’s indulgence with bond security, and delivery options to plant now or next spring.
A harsh verse argues that railroads harm Southern towns turning wealth to the North. It laments faded hotels and decaying walls in an ancient town, predicting depopulation and disaster as steam transport drains Southern wealth and benefits Whig interests. The piece pairs rail critique with political fault lines and nostalgia.
Five Warrenton propositions praise Morus Multicaulis as key to silk success in the United States. The writer argues rapid USA silk growth will enrich the nation, provide work for many, and sustain high prices until Multicaulis supply expands. He notes related mulberry types may be less profitable but acknowledges some merits.
A correspondent argues that Multicaulis trees could boost US wealth and reduce imports if cultivated domestically. They describe tall premium claims, compare productive and unproductive citizens, and cite a widow earning a premium for silk as an example of potential national gain. The piece ends noting skepticism about price claims.
Thorburn rails at bachelors urging wives over soda water and cigars. He recalls his own frugal marriage earning bread, notes the dangers of bachelorhood, and champions choosing a partner over luxury and vanity. He cites Lawrie Todd and a bush lodging image to argue for early marriage.
A fragment discusses time that cannot be recalled and a suggestion from a friend about remedies. It claims yolk of an egg with sweet oil in port may relieve dysentery and advises drying heavy red onion and making syrup to drink for relief from gravel or stone.
A Philadelphia known as a quack medicine vendor turned merchant, glassblower, and banker was sentenced to three years hard labor after convicting of fraudulent insolvency. He amassed wealth then collapsed, accused of defrauding creditors and seeking insolvency relief, becoming a symbol of wealth pursued beyond virtue. The Presbyterian notes this as righteous reward for greed.
The Norfolk Beacon notes an enumeration of gold mines existing in six Virginia counties, totaling about eighty. It judges sums spent on mining to be large and doubts any overall profit, arguing coal mines remain the surer wealth source than precious metals.
On the 2d inst. Flour sold in Chillicothe Ohio at 450 dollars per barrel while wheat ranged from 65 to 79 cents per bushel reflecting current market conditions and price levels in the area.
A Hartford inventor Mr E Toller unveils at a fair a wheel design called sus pension wheels with cast iron hubs small iron spokes and a strap rim shaped to resemble a traditional rim. The rim is adjustable to stay true and the overall cost and weight compare to common wheels while durability favors iron.
London Lancet reports Mr Curtis, a leading curist, has found a kreosite solution that cures deafness in several cases. It causes pleasant warmth with no pain or smarting, stimulates gland action, and increases cerumen secretion to restore hearing. Also serves as a remedy for tooth ache.
The Solo mons firm presents new spectacle lenses claimed to surpass all others. After thirty years of practice they assert sight preservation and immediate restoration to natural clarity whether by day or candle light. Distinguished individuals have inspected the lenses and reported significant benefit.
An excerpt notes a belief that ladies' tooth decay begins earlier due to tongue friction, but Hartford Courier suggests it is caused by the sweetness of their lips. The saying is considered well established by common belief that sweet things rot teeth.
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