27 May 1868
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Newspaper
Beaver Argus
Location
Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1868
Page
1
A lengthy tale contrasts political misprision with a cautionary fable of two elderly tenants. They disobey a moral instruction, touch a forbidden dish, and are banished from a generous benefactor after a mouse reveals their disobedience.
The legislature adjourns with a $500,000 appropriation to common schools the largest since 1837, yet still a fraction of yearly costs. It funds $12,000 to Normal Schools and $5,000 to the district Normal School, while urging nine months of schooling for every child and full state funding.
A Tribune review trains on Republican senators including Fowler of Tennessee and Trumbull, accusing them of duplicity and traitorous backing of Johnson. It cites floor speeches and recente impeachment debates, noting alleged pledges to fund anti Johnson campaigns and bets against impeachment.
In Paris a wealthy patron named M. Robert hires a tenant named Mr B as a designer. The affair grows as Robert works among 150 girls in a workshop and falls for the patron’s daughter Maria. The couple’s union gains approval from Maria’s father after a dowry is discussed.
A Erie railroad conductor argues with a moneyless boy aboard a train bound for the West. The boy repeatedly promises to exit at Corning but slips back on after each stop. The conductor concedes a free ride to end of his route rather than force the boy off.
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