31 Mar 1862
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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1862
Page
1
Fragmented OCR shows advertising rate details for The Rolla paper, including subscription prices and column rates. It mentions annual totals, three and six month options, and notices for administrators and executors with scattered terms and figures.
A reader recounts Jonathan Hardwork’s Granary scheme offering weekly wheat for two dollars, advancing to subscribers. After two years of deliveries he sank into debt as many patrons failed to pay, prompting a moral lesson on honoring promises and paying for goods.
The President urges a joint resolution for gradual abolition with state by state compensation. He argues emancipation would end rebellion and preserve the Union, while noting it should be gradual and free of federal interference with slavery. The House passes a related emancipation resolution. Chase reworks taxes. Navy orders six more ironclad vessels and new steamer bids open next Monday.
A tense scene unfolds as a parent thrashes an unruly child, the boy retaliating with sharp bites. The exchange escalates with cries of war like a quarrel over who began the conflict.
The latest notion in Yankee culture is a device called the fanddleometer. It operates by giving a sharp punch in the ribs the moment a man has become sufficiently drunk in his skin.
The proposed act outlines corporators to build a western to Nevada railroad with telegraph, grants right of way, land per mile, and bonds to be issued with a mortgage securing payment. It sets completion deadlines, route terms, cross-border connections, consolidation options, and annual reporting. Rebels slaughtered by Indians described after a Friday engagement with Fierce combat and heavy losses.
Instructions detail a baked beans recipe using white beans salt pork and molasses with overnight soaking and long simmering. The piece also notes Prentice stating Beauregard suffers at Murfreesboro from a sore throat and adds general rebel morale commentary.
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