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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1872
Page
5
A fragment notes a New Ping Pare Sewing Machine from R. O. Moore & Co of Rolla Missouri as a holiday gift idea. It emphasizes the machine as both useful and ornamental for friends or loved ones, aiming to be memorable and appreciated.
A local ad promotes Christmas gifts with 50 percent discounts on new stock of jewelry including watches rings earrings and pins. The notice encourages shoppers to inspect a varied assortment and emphasizes memorable presents for friends and relatives.
The Rolla area paper notes state politics and the Patrons of Husbandry stir debate as new editors Cham berlain and Murey take charge at the Express. It mentions Judge Bowman visiting, local business notes, tax talks, and Albert Neuman defending farmer organization against monopolies and clarifying his political stance.
The preparatory department at the School of Mines held an exhibition last night with a crowded lecture room. Rev R B Pierce opened with prayer, followed by music and varied readings and declamations by students including W C Minger and Lena Hooker. The program featured essays, Greek and German pieces, and recitations, ending with the flag pledge and commissions for military officers. Gem pictures and photo scraps were offered for sale with satisfaction guaranteed.
The Chenango Union reports a New York legal action where a plaintiff sought $1,000 for damages claiming exposure to smallpox via a health officer and a whitewash of a house. The defense contends the plaintiff improved physically and morally from the disease, and the court ruled the suit untenable, with exceptions noted by the counsel.
Advertisement from Walker Powel offering land listings in Phelps and nearby counties with five percent commission and full advertising services plus tax handling and title abstracts. Also notes a Lincoln Nebraska controversy over Colonel Parker and a Christian revival at the court house led by Elder Tennison with five converts baptised and strong turnout.
The fragment lists conversational aphorisms on speech and rest followed by an 1873 advertisement for Costello and Yost fine perfumeries and a post office advertising roster of names in Rolla Missouri with residents and mailing list.
Fragmentary verses echo the line The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rocks the world. The poem praises motherhood and female influence across generations, with imagery of mothers guiding youth and shaping future life while invoking blessing for women. The text repeats and varies phrases about mothers, children, and the world.
Two chromos presented to Alpine subscribers showcase Moran oil studies of White Mountains New Hampshire and Green River Wyoming Territory. The pieces capture grand northern scenery and sunlit western cliffs with vivid, natural detail. They are praised as superior to common premium prints and worthy of America’s great art journal.
An Illinois paper laments hard times with 22 cent corn per bushel and pork at 22 dollars per hundred, while the President earns 50,000 a year and Congressmen 725 monthly. Tax increases, railroad salaries, and corruption cited as the rich prosper while the poor suffer. Job losses begin winter as the nation grapples with deficits and famine-like distress.
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