Local builders advertise carpentry and masonry services
J A Schnable contractor offers masonry bridge and house construction with neat work and low rates. Mel & Co painters glaze houses and signs. Darden & Co house builders carpenters joiners furnish contracts. Francis G Dake contractor builds houses and carpentry work. references given. Enquire at Bishop's Garage Yard Rolla.
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J. A. Schnable
Darden & CO. Bouse
Francis G. Dake
E. W. Bishop
Rolla
J. C. Edgar
Sherman & Jones
St. Louis
Bishop's Gumber Yard
Grapes and Vine Culture in Missouri Gardens
The piece discusses grape vine care including soil, drainage, pruning, training, and thinning for best fruit. It explains selecting varieties, seed propagation, and winter storage tips, plus methods to keep vines warm and dry and how to manage root excrement and wall coverings. It also notes a veterinary tip on dog bites and rabies precautions.
Prince plan redirects Canadian prince tour of United States
The Canadian Times reports the Duke of Newcastle altered the fleet voyage after talks with a New York committee and Mayor Wentworth. The tour includes Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Providence, and Portland with a farewell from that port. The Metropolis stop is skipped to avoid crew desertion. An Atva levee on the 27th ult drew 139 Americans including two judges and five governors amid persistent rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Prince
Wates
N. Y. Times
New York
Wentworth
Duke of Newcastle
Prince
West
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Boston
Providence
Portland
United States
Grand Trunk
Metopolis
Buchanan Defends Democratic Nomination Avoids Two Third Rule
In a Washington speech President Buchanan states that neither Breckinridge nor Douglas secured a regular two third nomination, leaving Democrats free to vote for either candidate as they prefer. He asserts no strict party mandate and emphasizes individual choice in the vote.
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Buchanan
Washington
Breckinridge
Douglas
Grim cryptic plea tied to pig killing debt
A fragmentary line shows a father asking for two yards of black tweed cloth and hints at payment after he kills his pig last week. The sentence conveys a dark, unresolved financial threat and potential crime implication in a terse, period-voice style.
Boots for the Nipping Drunkard's Return Advice
An old toper tells a young man to marry so someone will pull off his boots when he comes home drunk, a rustic bit of wit reflecting domestic helper stereotypes and marriage norms of the era.
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Toper
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Rolla Express
Rolla Business
John P. Norvell
Phelps County
J. 21
McGuire Esq
W. D. Snuck
W. N. Organ
Snuck
W.W. N
J. E. Organ
Salem
Dent County
Rolla, Phelps, Co
James E. Ciltauvin
Rolla, Mo
J. M. McGuire
The
Merchants
Manufacturers’ Insurance Company
Covenant Mutual Life Insurance Company
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hartford
Aaron Vanwarmier
Gho. F. Harrington
Main
Fourth Streets
Court House
S. Williams
Oso
J. T. Hutchison
Rolia
Tiffany House
I. S. Clark
H.S. Clark
Titany House
G. Marshall
A. DE Normandta
Iarshall
William Wilson, Llonse
P. R. Parsons
Rolla Lumber Yard
D. F. Lenox
Ten Pin Alley
Main Street
Isaac C. Pennington
Eighth and
Park Streets
Missouri Republican
Stephen Ware
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