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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1873
Page
4
A collage of quips and notices notes moral reflections and light satire. It mentions executives and editors in Boston Chicago and Baltimore customs and manners with comments on weather work and religion while recounting small incidents from everyday life.
An account from the Albertacce accident describes the Corsican vocero rite. Women in black assemble around the corpse to lament with chanting and self-mutilation before the priest arrives. In the Albertacce wreck, twenty died and fourteen women were mangled as the floor collapsed.
The March 21 execution of William Foster for murder unfolds with Reverend Tyng reciting the Episcopal service as Foster weakens under the noose. The crowd and officials watch as the trap is sprung at 9:18 pm, the body hanging for minutes while doctors confirm death and the crowd reacts with fervor.
The article explains clacking or forging sounds in horses caused by hind shoes striking fore shoes. It outlines how to identify the issue, and prescribes shoe alterations such as trimming the hind shoe edge or changing to a square toe with clips, to prevent recurrence while noting risks of improper modifications.
The Scientific American records Dr H C Barron of Columbia College New York noting a fire in a laboratory caused by a glass flask acting as a lens. Lactantius Pliny and Mr Barnes are cited on uses of lenses for fire, with sea vessels and polar explorers using crystal ice lenses to start flames.
A Turkish Gallipoli tale recounts a forced emigration of two thousand stray dogs to Lamsaki across the Hellespont. The dogs, seeking food, returned, triggering a four hour clash as locals faced a canine invasion and subsequent resistance. The incident became a sensational topic on classical grounds.
The report notes that retreating Lamsakians blamed the eccentric allipoli magistrates for dog-related unrest. Two hundred dogs were killed as people sought to quell hunger and the Lamsakians vowed to return, while the Djeridei Havadig decries the magistrates’ actions.
Science reshapes tree care as botany explains bark removal aids growth. Cork cells create bark fissures aiding decortication, so scraping bark and washes are no longer feared. A lime sulfur paint over stems helps destroy insect eggs and fungal spores, boosting vigor per Forney's Press.
Professor Francis W Newman argues death by own hand can be a duty under strict rules to prevent prolonged suffering. He cites case histories and calls for official inquiries and safeguards, including witnesses and medical testimony, to curb abuse if legalized.
A monkey in Jardin des Plantes, Paris, seized a crab, provoking a violent struggle. The creature, stressed and suspended by its tail, eventually died by its own action after repeated efforts to dislodge the crab. The scene prompted discussion of animal behavior and mind. Herr von Gerlach’s Prussian election win signals conservative church policy reaction.
S. S. Cox travels south for health and will visit St. Augustine and New Orleans before returning home. Iris friends send wishes for his successful journey toward sunbeams.
A Civil War era tale recounts President Lincoln sparing a condemned Chicago private named Barney after a camp mutiny threat. A messenger rode through mud to deliver Lincoln's telegram, and the pardon arrived just in time, saving Barney from execution.
A humorous old time scene describes Susy and Andrew, two field hands of Guinea blood, as they are wed under a rustic preacher. The ceremony stalls over improvised vows and a comic debate about marital bonds ends with a reworded ceremony uniting the couple to the satisfaction of all witnesses.
The author critiques Captain Aurys argument that a vast Antarctic continent must exist to balance antipodal land. Using Gardner and global land ocean ratios, the piece demonstrates the Arctic region is largely water and that antipodal relations are complex, noting about 49 million sq mi of ocean sit opposite land and the rest opposite water.
A fragmented domestic guide offers recipes and remedies for cleaning brass, preserving salmon, making candy, and curing glass cracks. It includes ink formulas, fabric care with turpentine, and a butter brining method to keep butter fresh for a year.
The article describes over-reaching as a heel fore foot injury often a scalp or skin tear, caused by the hind shoe edge catching the foot. It advises trimming the inner edge, ensuring skin pieces heal, and avoiding poultices while using mild dressings and fomenting. It notes preventive shoeing for hunters and mentions Pain Killer and life insurance urgings, plus immigrant statistics and Maguire's Bitters as health products.
An old advertising note promotes Parker's Compound Extract from buds as a highly concentrated botanical remedy without heat, preserving volatile principles. It claims superior potency with each ounce equal to an ounce of raw material and notes availability from druggists. Also touts Dr Jayne's Expectorant as best for early cough or cold relief within forty eight hours.
The April table of contents lists Charles P. Kimball and various topics in phrenology and social thought, plus Godey’s Lady’s Book April features a steel plate and fashion designs. The Illustrated Ome Megazine and The Fairy Corroran offer stories, poems, and engravings with subscription prices and club discounts.
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