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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1874
Page
6
A collage of humorous snippets and typographic quips from Punch and other era papers. Jests range from courtly favors at parties to the quirks of elected candidates and a Kentucky voter’s greeted by halves of common phrases.
Kad Kent longs for a white dress for a school show at Concert Hall. She has no shoes or stockings and has prayed for the dress. Teachers reluctantly decide she cannot appear in the event, offering sympathy and a five cent consolation before the finale.
Two youngsters Harry and Sydney stage a pretend bar in bricks and bottles. Their father watches from behind blinds and, after witnessing the game, vows never to drink again as the children’ s playful lesson leads to a real life change.
A proviso to the appropriation bill abolishes the female clerks class in the Treasury, merging its members into the lowest regular clerks at 1200 per year. Debate focuses on whether women will be crowded out by male appointees and on the relative value of female clerks versus male counterparts and teachers.
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