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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1873
Page
6
A humorous and affectionate verse portrays public school life with eighty children entering, teachers managing chaos, and a mix of duties from spelling to gym and singing. It celebrates the bustling classroom as a blessed institution despite clamor and mischief.
A bachelor narrator recalls purchasing eight horses at Cheri's sale in Paris for a hunting season. He selects Brutus a handsome dap ple gray saddle horse whose beauty hides a dangerous tendency to bolt and strike. Brutus impresses with intelligence yet proves too well trained for the plan.
In Appletons' Journal, a tale unfolds at a Saumur riding ground where Brutus the trumpeter's horse foils a cavalier's plans. After a dramatic unhorseing and a sand bury, Brutus aids his master, rescues him from danger, and helps trigger a romance with Madame de Noriolis, who later becomes Madame de La Roche-Targe.
A historical overview describes American capitalists buying Samana Bay and Peninsula after negotiations with the Dominican government. The plan created a company with officers including Alden B. Stockwell and George M. Pullman, plus a $20 million capital. A treaty grants quasi independent governance with railroads, policing, taxes, and arbitration by a European power.
A speaker laments a troublesome husband who nitpicks every expense and choice. He scowls at new clothes, critiques meals, and seethes at fire and finances while she endures. He smokes, argues, and snores, leaving her an unhappy wife and constant vexation. He ends by toasting to the health of U.S. G.
A collage of odd lines and jokes from a newspaper page. It includes punny verse lines about Jay Gould and Shakespeare, a note on a divorce suit Jelly vs Jelly in Leavenworth, a railway collision mock headline, a riddle about beards and frontispieces, and a Danbury News quip about Daniel Drew’s money versus religion.
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