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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1873
Page
4
A garbled, humorous collage of snippets from a late 19th century paper. Jokes touch on racing, fashion, manners, and public affairs with wry, satirical bite. Bits mention a Geneva festival loss, a New York ornithologist, and a curious note on horse parasites.
Eastern newspapers question reports of farmers burning corn for fuel as rail transport costs inflame prices. Investigations from Iowa Illinois Kansas and Missouri show corn used in factories and sold at low prices in Central Iowa. Critics say excessive railroad monopolies inflate costs, hindering agricultural development and threatening market access.
A decades-old Pennsylvania tale of a Scotch-Irish couple who raise children under strict religious rules and frugal living. Their eldest son becomes a congressman, but the others falter or perish, and a drunken tragedy ends with the mother lamenting her failed parenting.
Glove production relies on lamb and kid skins with France and Italy leading, while England and the United States also contribute. Machinery lowered wholesale prices, nine million pairs are imported to England from France yearly, and American makers excel in buckskin. Old styles persist as fashion shifts slowly, ensuring continued demand and profit for durable glove designs.
The eight ministries include Foreign Affairs, Army and Navy, Trade, Education and Religion, Agriculture, Interior, Justice, and Finance. Bismarck has been president for ten years but must coordinate seven colleagues who share power, making him responsible to Parliament for all acts while his associates are not accountable for his statements. His health and comfort push him to seek relief from this onerous duty.
The monarch relieves him from the Prussian Presidency but retains him in the ministry. Bismarck continues as Chancellor of the empire and shapes foreign policy. The December 21 royal order provides no cause, yet confirms Bismarck’s central influence and policy trajectory.
A moral critique condemns acrobatic amusements that risk lives for spectacle. It argues adults freely choosing danger should not trigger intervention, but denounces performances involving children as unacceptable and harmful. It highlights perceived perils in circus acts and urges nations to curb such displays. It also notes snuff use in New Jersey and New York, detailing methods, venues, and quantities sold by a few shops.
An antique account traces the rise of Western Union from its 1851 founding with 360000 in capital and 1140 miles of line to 1871 with 120000 miles of wire, 700 per mile cost, and a $39 million aggregate capital and debt, showing large dividends and rapid expansion amid rising revenue and offices.
The article describes snuff dipping as a Southern female practice, noting its confinement to women and how circles form for social dipping and gossip. It claims the behavior has spread to parts of the North, especially New York and nearby New Jersey, where even genteel women reportedly partake, though the piece remarks it is described by a euphonious term in New York.
Journal notes show cows drinking cold well water or wading in lake water reduce milk flow significantly. Studies pin the drop to cold exposure lasting beyond a day and advise warming water or idle time in warm stables to protect production and animal welfare.
Signor Bidel wowed a Dec 23 audience at a Signori Bidel and Fair nali menagerie in a dramatic display. A lamb was nearly killed when a lion seized it and fatally threatened bystanders before Bidel struck the lion and fired a command, freeing the animal and signaling a tense escape amid screams and fainting.
A compressed obituary sketch covering Edward Bulwer Lytton’s birth in 1805 education at Cambridge, literary range from poetry to drama and novels, political career, and peerage, plus brief notes on Indiana law and a remark on insanity in murder cases, ending with a quip about a note of hand.
A collection of New England era notes on chemical safety uses of ammonia to neutralize nitric acid vapors, a method to purify water with alum, and a new indestructible cloth treatment. It discusses a Baltimore canned goods mystery, plant garden beauty ideals, and various sachet recipes using cloves, lavender, sandalwood, patchouli, and fennel to scent linens and deter moths.
A new telegraph concept claims to link mast installations on Rocky Mountain and Alpine peaks to collect atmospheric electricity. If viable, it would bypass wires and poles, using the charged air and ground connections to transmit signals, lowering costs and royalty needs.
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