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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1873
Page
3
A long Merchants Statement lists dozens of Phelps County firms with their on hand wares for tax collection period 1873. Other items include insurance agents notes, local business moves, upcoming public notices, and community notices on fires labor and politics.
A Wing and Son New York piano maker offers a three hundred dollar due bill on a $600 piano, with the instrument offered at a low price. The ad claims the bill is valid for purchase at a reduced cost, highlighting affordability and value.
A St James resident calls for virtue at home and warns parents to shield children from nightly indecencies by reputed local youths. The letter condemns drunken riding and obscene talk, urging communal action to restore public virtue and purity.
A traveler recalls a July encounter in a cabin with a white woman and a black man described as boss. The anecdote escalates to a joke about race and marriage as the visitor leaves whistling a tune. The column then cites a downtown advertising scene where a thermometer ad turf at the post office sparks commentary from local merchants.
A humorous narrative recalls John Paul’s encounter with a persistent tailor on crossing from New England to Canandaigua Lake. The speaker deflects the tailor’s bill with wit, noting breeches needing receipt and reflecting on midautumn social absurdities.
William Gallagher opens a cutting and tailoring shop on High Street near the St. Louis Hotel. The piece contrasts domestic happiness with the view that wives should share in earning fortunes, criticizing the rise of bachelorhood and urging shared domestic responsibilities.
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