11 May 1883
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Newspaper
Kimball Enterprise
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1883
Page
1
A domestic misadventure unfolds as Mr. Spoopendyke and his wife struggle to move pots of plants to church for Easter. Pots topple, decorations fail, and amid the chaos they quarrel over church duties and neighborhood judgment. The tale shifts to a Utah Mormon proselyting report and related persecutions.
Lucy Hooper writes in Philadelphia Ledger about a refined American girl in Paris who, harassed by a Legion of Honor wearing man, defends herself by snatching a cab driver’s whip and striking the insulter in the face. The assailant flees, cabmen cheer, and the heroine earns praise for her bold action.
Ex Senator Tabor complains of newspaper treatment as he passes through Kansas City. He laments abuse and lies by journalists while asserting his right to be left alone. The interview includes his plan to retire from politics and references to Ireland and emigration debates in Canada and the United States.
This humorous talesman recounts Roderick McStivers of Tadmouth, a failed suitor who loses Mary to Tom Bunsby, then amid a late night elopement plot discovers his daughter Julia and Bunsby are in love. The story climaxes with a comic twist where plans backfire and two weddings ensue.
An evening scene describes a near entirely dressed woman visiting the stage during a trance act at Haverly and Uhane’s Brooklyn venue. The Brooklyn Theatre was destroyed by fire on the fateful night of December 6, 1875, with much of the building damaged.
A damaged account recalls a wife fleeing Myrtle Avenue after a fatal night seven years past. Her husband, who died at a theatre, was not recognized among the dead. Each week she returns to the spot, haunted by grief and fear.
News recounts Eller Frank Want a minister from Augusta who severely cut his leg midtho wool chopping. Five months later he recovers after an alleged divine healing on March 25, with witnesses noting renewed speech strength and full recovery.
The article recalls the decline of Williston Knight & Co caused by embezzlement by H Williston Knight. It contrasts the old New England firm’s austere methods with the younger generation’s city life and lavish tastes, noting how missteps led to disaster and the family’s fortune unraveling after Samuel Williston’s era.
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