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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1860
Page
2
Terms outline advance payment of $100 and a six month delay plan. It states 150 postmasters and agents may earn a 23 percent commission on subscribers they recruit, but the publisher disclaims responsibility for agents' acts and reserves the right to discontinue the paper without advance payment.
Rates list for one square ads three months to twelve months with prices. Legal notices and religious notices have specific charges. obituaries feel the same. Local agents in Vienna and Phelps county authorized. renewal reminders mark X on subscribers.
Rolla Missouri October 1 1860 announces for President Johnm CC Sredzinridge of Kentucky and for Vice President Gem Joseph Tame of Oregon.
The masthead proclaims Joan Breck and Ingrid e Kentucky and Gen James Lang of Oregon as presidential and vice presidential candidates. Arguments favor Breckinridge Lane for national, conservative Democratic platform and potential broader support over Douglas and Johnson, with veteran Democrats backing the ticket.
Payton Esq of Pulaski county will address Phelps county citizens on current political issues October 10 at the Court House in Rolla.
The Prince of Wales was in St Louis last Thursday visiting the Fair Grounds and meeting local officials and attendees during the visit.
In a St Louis lecture, T Giroldson criticizes banks for high interest and profit swallowing, warns such practices will drive manufacturing and commerce east, and argues cheaper money would spur Missouri agriculture and industry while boosting railroads and regional wealth. He praises Johnsons views against usury and urges Missouri merchants to unite and strike to loosen lending.
Considerable excitement in Rolla last week over the arrest and examination of Wm. McClenraham on a horse theft charge. The stolen horse belonged to Hsg Mell and was found after pending investigation. The court proceedings ended with McClenraham being honorably acquitted.
Mail coach from Springfield collided with an aggressive teamster near Rolla. The stage pitched occupants to the ground. Mrs. McNair of Springfield dislocated her shoulder and suffered facial injuries while Col. Long acted quickly to manage the incident. No fatalities reported and drivers blamed for reckless driving highlighted.
A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered at the Rolla Court House Saturday evening to hear Sen. S. G. Williams speak. Williams, the representative elect from Phelps County, and a delegate back from the Breckinridge and Lane convention in Jefferson City, voiced strong support for Breckinridge and Lane.
The St Louis Daily Bulletin is presented as the sole Breckinridge aligned journal in St Louis and among the state’s best edited papers. It notes Jefferson convention approval, printing quality, and subscription rates: Daily five dollars and Weekly two dollars in advance. William Adams is thanked for promoting subscriptions and is praised as a valuable supporter.
The October issue of the Valley Farmer is promoted as valuable for farmers. It urges readers to subscribe and apply agricultural insights to improve produce quality and market value, asking why more farmers do not engage with the journal.
A fragment describes polishing glass with a moist linen cloth and calcined tin powder, final touches with dry leather or silk, and mentions The San Francisco Herald changing editors and backing Breckinridge and Lane.
Report from Jefferson City says the Breckinridge and Lane cause grows, with many delegates from across Missouri forming an electoral ticket. Leaders include J. S. Green and Trusten Polk, while capt. M. M. Parsons and Dyer coordinate electors and canvassing plans for a statewide Democratic victory.
Sickness in our family and lack of help in the office have caused us to issue this notice a little later than we would otherwise during the past week or two.
News notes reveal diverse topics from 19th century America and Europe including agriculture finances and political events. Virginia and Alabama issues touch on poverty and food supply while Iowa notes an onion field valued at 7850 dollars. Reports mention canning and wine grape prospects and royal appointments.
From the English Quarterly Review, March 1825, a passage dismisses missionary efforts interfering with useful establishments and ridicules early locomotive speed claiming it impractical. It mocks rail travel as absurd and dangerous, likening it to firing Woolwich’s people from rockets.
The Rolla Express announces a forthcoming Extra edition in a few weeks with complete Rolla and Phelps county improvements. Extra copies will be sold at two dollars per hundred or three cents each, with orders prepaid and registered.
Rolla markets report a wide range of commodity prices including corn shelled 70 cents per bushel wheat 90 cents oats 47 cents new potatoes 73 cents white beans 20 per bushel green apples 300 dried apples 150 beeswax 40 cents per pound eggs 10 cents per dozen sugar by the barrel 10 1/3 cents per pound coffee by the sack 18 cents per pound molasses by the barrel 40 to 15 cents per gallon whiskey by the barrel 29 cents per gallon and more for fish, beef, pork, hides, feathers, indigo, cattle hogs sheep flour tobacco iron nails and other staples listed with varying unit prices.
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