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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1837
Page
1
The Tarborough Press advertises weekly at Tee Dollare and Fifla Ceuta with advance payment required. Rates are 50 cents per square for first insertion and 23 cents per square for each additional insertion. advertisements up to 16 lines may be placed, and letters to the editor must be postage paid.
A short true story about David Wentworth famed for his kind heart. A wealthy young lady tests her lovers by sending letters from a distressed widow to gauge who will help. The tale centers on generosity, prayers, and the unseen rewards of benevolence.
A widow faces pleas for aid from several men of means. David, earning $800 a year, offers sincere support and asks for a meeting, eventually declaring his love and proposing marriage to Miss H, while others pursue charity with varying motives.
A woman steadies her nerves, smiles upon the young man, and proclaims that the friend of the fatherless and widow cannot fail to become a constant lover and a worthy husband. David blushes as she offers her hand and gazes up archly.
The Philadelphia Herald notes the Black Rock tunnel on the Schuylkill bend shortened the rail line by creating a 2000 foot passage. Engineer Mon cure and Wirt Robinson led the project, with James Appleton as contractor. Construction began in 1835 and opened July 7, 1837, with finish anticipated by September.
A dispute at the Dutch Church of Forsyth Street led to police stationing thirty officers as tensions rose over ministerial election. The clash included the pulpit door being shut, a confrontation withOfficer Riddell, deacons seized by officers, and later release with magistrates not intervening, citing Vice Chancellor authority.
The Pera Forrester describes Matthias as a two foot grey beard, long moustache, curled black locks, and a torlette belt. His two and a half hour sermon was delivered with him astride a chair as he claimed Jerusalem would sit by Eric’s waters and vow to be second to the Messiah. After a Sing Sing murder joke he flew into a rage and left.
A Carlisle newspaper reports a white girl’s alleged elopement with a colored man, Johnson. About 300 residents stopped him Sunday night, tarred him, and rolled him in dust, sparking outrage and calls for further action.
The Harrisburg Chronicle reports a lynching incident tied to a white man named Johnson and a missing girl. It notes Johnson's alleged hiring by Inman to abduct the girl, abolitionists persuading Johnson to return and prosecute key lynching figures, warning of potential violence and “war to the knife” if pursued.
A Salem Gazette writer describes a marvel in animal magnetism. A case reports teeth drawn during magnetic sleep and the woman awoke unaware of the procedure except for the missing teeth. The tale underscores early sensational claims about mesmerism.
A table in the Toronto Constitution shows four provincial governors in Upper and Lower Canada plus New Brunswick and Nova Scotia receiving 92,000 annually. In contrast twenty four U S state governors are paid 54,782 per year.
A western showman delights locals with an exhibition of three young snakes carried in his mouth. The reptiles, about six inches long, are shown for one to three cents each as the vendor claims steady business from the act reported by New Era.
In this city within the last three weeks 399 children under five have died. Last week 139 deaths in this age group. Total deaths 205. Causes include consumption 21 convulsions 22 dropsy in the head 20 measles 11 diarrhoea 11 dysentery 7 teething 16 drowning 6 whooping cough 3 scarlet fever 4. N Y Star.
A modern American writer notes that people are born in a hurry and educated at speed. He says fortunes are made and lost with a wave of a wand and life resembles a shooting star. The quote compares the locomotive body, high pressure spirit, and death arriving like an electric stroke.
A French officer devised a method to make bread using common apples instead of water. He boiled one third peeled apples, bruised them into two thirds of flour with yeast, kneaded without water, and let the mixture rise 12 hours. The resulting bread is light, palatable, and full of eyes.
The Silk Culturist notes the Emperor of Russia has granted a patent to a subject for a new butter making method. Simmer sweet milk fifteen minutes without burning, then churn. The resulting butter is said to be richer, preserves flavor longer, and remains sweet for ordinary uses.
In Salem, a scheme described as magnetizing ladies to sleep leads to dental extractions after the victims are unaware. The text offers no further details on persons or dates, but conveys a warning about deceptive practices causing tooth removal.
A Portland item notes tobacco leaves and a tobacco decoction with pennyroyal branches as a sovereign remedy for bed bugs, praising the use of the foul weed for such a purpose.
The Carlisle Herald reports a toast read for ladies at the Railroad celebration. It notes the toast pleased some and challenged others, calling the group a tough set to please. The piece also mentions 'Woman' as wisdom across stages of life and ends with a blessing for our Stars.
A Boston paper claims Lynn is bounded on all sides by shoemakers shops with many thousands of shrewd republicans living there. While hammering leather they hammer out ideas and, stitching, keep up a devil of thinking.
A sailor guest at Bartholomew fair visits atkins show and is amazed to see a lion and tiger in the same den. He jokes with a mate that next year a sailor and a marine might live together, adding a quip about a man and wife.
Advice warns that women often lose loving partners by impulsive flirtation. They may reject and later repent, so avoid hasty actions. A proud, high-minded, gifted man may not ask twice.
Philosophers struggle to define man and distinguish him from other animals. Burke jokes that man is an animal that cooks his victuals, Johnson adds there is sense in roasting eggs, and Adam Smith notes man is an animal that makes bargains, unlike other animals.
A strong decoction of coffee is noted as one of the best liquids to dilute ink that has thickened. It not only loosens the ink but also enhances its color and adds a lustrous finish.
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