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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1883
Page
4
A Brooklyn Eagle humorous collage notes misread lines and jumbled phrases from a domestic scene and social quips. It parodies stray quotes about music, courtship, and everyday life with snippets of dialogue involving a groom, a deacon, a dog, a novelist, and a comedic plaster mishap at a study or home.
A Virginia butter peddler retells a farcical tale of jealousy and a wife’s night ride to her lover. Ben pursues Kitty on a sprint through lanes atop a hill, culminating in a race to the hilltop for another kiss. The twist comes from a misinterpreted “cod liver medicine” stash showing the true motive.
A horse owner reports a $390 loss after a veterinary error destroyed a horse tail valued at $490. The five year old, dark bay stallion had no defects aside from a tail fault, and attempts to correct it left a raw stump. The owner offered the horse for sale at $100, but no buyers appeared.
A bright eyed Jewish lad, Henry Lichtenallen, fifteen, of 64 Christopher Street, was arraigned before Justice Sauithis at the Tombs Police Court for fighting in the streets. He claimed to be a speculator who buys goods at pawnbroker sales and resells them for profit, saying he makes 5 to 15 dollars weekly to support his mother and sister. The judge dismissed him with a remark, Smart boy, you may go.
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