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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1873
Page
4
A long, fragmentary satirical monologue mixes jokes about morality and commerce with social observations. It mentions crackers of petroleum, the pull of mining towns, and the contrast between vice and virtue, drawing on diverse figures and locales.
The article portrays Fourier as a short, delicate man with blue eyes and silvery hair, hiding a lively youth beneath a melancholy present. He measured buildings with a notched stick, kept a notebook on sudden ideas, and spoke passionately only to close friends. A kind, generous bachelor with mixed literary habits, he never married and remained largely solitary.
The piece argues treasure hunting mirrors gaming, drawing believers with early riches while risking ruin. It notes luck fuels ambition, warns of reliance on chance over labor, and highlights traits like audacity, risk, and self restraint as keys to a fortune made from speculating in claims and precious stones.
A New Hampshire mill girl Sarah Butillon marries locally after years of lettered friendship with a Louisiana cousin. The cousin, dying without kin, leaves her over $100,000 in property. She and her husband travel south to claim the fortune.
A lengthy, ironic summary of press rivalries among the New York World, Times, Sun, and Nation. It notes bitter exchanges over alleged bribes and political influence, calls for resignations, and a fragile peace as editors pivot to philanthropy while maintaining old hostilities.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls North Carolina tar making from turpentine trees and a tragic incident where three Americans climbed pines to capture possum, froze to death as the season turned, leaving only bones later found by boys.
A humorous ramble recounts a cruise where a pirate on the Mary Jane pursues a bark named Matilda. He woos a captain's wife, fabricates noble lineage, and clashes with her relatives. The romance ends in murder, vengeance, and a dramatic fatal bargain with a parasol lethal finale.
The article describes cadet midshipman and cadet engineer appointments to the Naval Academy. It covers eligibility, congressional vacancies, examination stages, medical and mental requirements, deposits, and pay. It also contrasts cadet midshipman and cadet engineer tracks, including service obligations and pay scales.
An immense refracting telescope, built in England, achieves 3000x magnification and 15 625 times greater light conveyance than the human eye. It features a 25‑inch heli object glass and a steel tube with zinc insulation mounted on a 29‑foot pillar, weighing nine tons. The project highlights precision in lens grinding and perfect clarity.
A survey of farming profits from wheat corn and oats contrasts with farmer struggles. patents extend for artificial ivory and various cures promise health and household benefits, including cider making, sandal paper, and medicinal preparations.
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