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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1872
Page
4
A miscellany of curious observations and oddities covers politics humor fashion and science. Notable items include jests about postage taxes and orloff boots plus a penniless flourish of wit about bread raising devices and lunar balloons.
The Rural New Yorker discusses a cattle illness in parts of New Jersey with wheezing mucus and swallowing difficulty leading to death. Remedies include cautious aconite use with graded dosing, transition to belladonna, custard embrocation, and squill as a supportive aid, emphasizing professional oversight.
A collection of advice covers digestion with buttermilk and lactic acid, coating pencil sketches for permanence, building a warm well ventilated home, and remedies for rheumatism and fever. It discusses pokeberries as a folk remedy, warmth rest and pure air as essential, and compares coal and wood heating costs and efficiency.
A Turfy defense of horses as essential to city life argues that when disease removes horses from work in New York, transport and commerce collapse. It asserts horses pull carriages, stage lines, wagons, and trucks, and that the urban economy and social life depend on horseflesh.
The article argues New York apathy has reduced Erie Canal capacity, shifting trade to the St Lawrence route. It discusses options to expand or replace transport links, including widening the canal, rail on banks, or a rail-only line, and urges swift action to aid western producers facing high shipping costs from Chicago to New York City.
A Confederate era voice asserts Prussia will take Alsace Lorraine, expel French farmers, and repopulate with Germans from Pomerania. It argues occupation will make Alsace wealthier under Prussian rule, predicting ten years hence it will be a contented German province.
A Hampton-like critique of American humor, noting how Western editors mock selfdeprecating wit and identify national roots in jokes. The piece discusses how jokes reveal origins from the Alleghenies to the Mississippi and praises Hood and Lamb for distinctive wordplay while contrasting with Continental humor.
D Ransom M D reports an epidemic catarrh in horses and outlines home care including hay removal, warm bran mash, clean straw, and bromide of potassium for 2–3 days to reduce fever and congestion. He also recommends Dr Trask Magnetic Ointment for the throat and emphasizes ventilation and fresh air.
An advertisement asserts Dr. Jayne's Expectorant cures bronchial and pulmonary disorders. It also cites Gov Geary of Pennsylvania endorsing Shallenberger's pills as a prompt cure for a condition and describes them as pleasant in effect.
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