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Newspaper
Rolla Express
Location
Rolla, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1873
Page
3
The document lists advertising rates for notices and insertions. It specifies a base cost of 50 cents for the first insertion and 7 cents for each subsequent insertion, with advances required for all total transfers and blank space charges. Regular advertisers are billed 15 cents per line for local notices.
Local items report debt notices for Star Clothing House with November 1 deadline. Several city notes mention firm changes at J. W. Livesay & Co and French & Yost, new stock at C. W. Smith, and promotions in Dry Goods. Small items cover weddings, visits by Henry Warmoth, and local business outlook with a general dullness except wholesale trade.
Dissolution of the firm Wm I Best and E G Parkhurst by mutual consent. Wm I Best to assume debts and continue business at the old stand. Also a bank statement from National Bank of Rolla with notes by cashier W Malcolm sworn Oct 22 1873. Resolutions from Missouri School of Mines cadets thanking railroads and citizens of Salem Steelville for an excursion and hospitality with multiple named officials and sponsors.
Tam provides piano lessons for satisfaction and acts as an agent for Wilson Sewing Machine. All kinds of family and ornamental sewing done to order. For details inquire at Hutcheson’s Jewelers or at residence. Miss Berre Sencrre Rept 27eb 1373. Bustles braids leather belts referenced.
For the next weeks Apple trees sold at 5 to 7 cents each by W. J. Beeraw located 3 miles southeast of Rolla Missouri. Julius Koch advertises oysters raw stewed or fried at Sixth and Main. Tl. M. Siaw from Grant Lote Rolla Missouri offers two billiard tables in good order cheap for cash.
A satirical tale recounts a clergyman marrying a couple who bargain over payment with comic ineptitude. The page includes fragmented notices: property for sale, patent listings, and odd verses about Grangers. Names and places are garbled. the tone mimics a late 19th century rural newspaper column.
An 19th century frontier tale describes a Piute brave and a rancher’s daughter meeting near Walker Lake. The romance ends when the rancher pursues, the lovers are separated, and the daughter remains single with memories of her Piute lover. Also noted are local ads for goods and a missionary note.
A Friday excursion by the School of Mines and local citizens from Salem to Salen and Cuba, with railway officers guiding a tour of mineral deposits along the line. Notable attendees included Judge Demuth and Col. Williams, among others, and a large press presence from St. Louis. The party enjoyed hospitality at the Cuba depot before continuing to Steelville, with praise for local hosts.
A Salem excursion itinerary details a reception at Salem with Mayor Allen and Col. Williams, honors from Col. Wingo, Judge Simmons, and R. Bland. The party toured mines and mills from Steelville to Rolla, enjoyed hospitality from Dent County officials, and praised local ladies and citizens for gracious support.
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