22 Nov 1873
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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1873
Page
1
The piece blends a poem recalling a lost love with practical advice on fur preparation. It includes lines about memory and one real love and shifts to instructive methods for curing furs from The Western Rural, quoting Newhouse on skinning and drying without chemicals.
The piece extols affordable book clubs as a model for circulating magazines and books among neighbors. Members pool funds, elect a small officer group, rotate reading lists, and resell books at year end to fund next year’s purchases. It urges prioritizing intellectual nourishment over luxury.
The Boston Journal Paris correspondent reports a New York young lady marrying a Parisian viscount. Critics warn such alliances often hinge on money or titles, labeling noble suitors as debt ridden and suggesting American brides may seek status over happiness. The writer says he only repeats public commentary, not specifics of any marriage.
The article explains a fur preservation method suitable for small or low value skins. It suggests opening the skin, separating it from the body with the thumb, stretching on a board, and drying quickly by sun or fire. For greasy skins, rub with chalk before use.
The article argues iron demand will surge as steel and bridges replace timber, boosting U S production to lead world markets. It notes Britain’s rising costs and labor tensions, while U S output and exports grow despite declines in rails shipments to Magland and competition abroad.
A New York Tribune correspondent aboard the Juniata expedition describes Greenland dress distinguishing men and women by hair, ribbons, hooded coats, and adornments. The piece notes coppery complexions and broad cheekbones, with female pantaloons and sealskin boots, plus baby carrier hoods.
The report lists deaths of Tion and Mallory at Pensacola and a Washington correspondent, James W. Knowlton, while recounting a 1865 legal case against Charles A. Dana and a Bank of England bond forgery dispute. It notes a police board action against Captain Irving and Detective Farley.
A chaotic collection of reports outlines bank embezzlement in New York, murders in Huntington and Grant Parish, and the execution of Virginius crew members in Santiago. Also noted are Cuban affairs, Cuban massacres, and calls for strong federal action, with political fallout in Washington and Paris.
In Pilot Grove two youths died in a morning shooting. Thonry Roe, aged suiting, shot Mollie Wallen in her home and then killed himself. The incident shocks the community and leaves mourners in Ballard and surrounding areas.
A Danbury column blends humorous fragments and letters with social bits. It includes quirky lines about marriage, politics, and a playwright remark, plus scene notes on a Danbury couple and local humor. The piece reads as misc items from a community page with errant spellings and playful chatter.
A condensed report on state election results as of November 1 summarizing shifts in legislatures across Arkansas Kansas New Jersey Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota Virginia Wisconsin and New York with party gains by Republicans Democrats and reform groups and noting anticipated legislative compositions and majorities in each state.
The article describes the Sierra Nevada wood flumes and log chutes in detail, noting their substantial, miles long structures built on grades to move lumber from mountains to valley level. It explains water powered torrents and stand alone shoots where logs move at high speed, with vast piles of wood at flume ends and the immense costs of construction.
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