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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1886
Page
4
Practical farming notes cover corn value, poultry gravel use, grafting notes, seed and soil prep, stock care, and weed control. It reviews labor needs, feeding of horses, goat and sheep care, and seasonal planting. It also cites wool prices, gooseberry and currant cuttings, and crop rotation schemes.
Fragmented lines of a lyric about a star and seasons blend into a poetic meditation. The text references a bedtime mood and mentions stars and winter, spring, and a weary track. It reads like a nostalgic, childlike verse with playful diction and missing clear narrative.
A faded recounting describes a 19th century supper by the Last Man Brotherhood, a group of thirty three Philadelphia printers who met each February with chairs and plates preserved for departed members. This year six men gathered to toast past comrades while others sent regrets. the bottle on the table linked to a ritual ending when only one original member remained.
A traveler visits the Canterbury Shaker village in New Hampshire. She notes the strong female leadership, strict silence at meals, and distinct architectural and musical practices. The community emphasizes modest dress, shared work, rigorous singing, and a prosperous but simple rural life. The piece contrasts Shaker life with other groups and reflects on the effect of the worship and daily routines.
A humor piece recalls a traveler’s stop near Bear Wallow and a large Beasley family. The narrator notes many queer given names and a numerical naming scheme One through Sixteen used to avoid naming trouble. Legal phraseology excerpt follows on orange conveyance with verbose legal jargon from Hall's Journal of Health.
A contrived 19th century discussion rails against artificial beauty aids and dictates social performance. It laments reliance on powder, corsets, and deceptive grooming, urging natural health and proper poise while detailing etiquette for presenting a graceful goblet-holding gesture amid social scrutiny.
An Amboy farmer recalls a dog famed for reading time like Teouh. The trained Hoga Whi appeared in Grend operas, then at Candee house after a show. The dog once saw 1 pm as 5 and rallied cows to the barnyard before the clock was corrected, after which he distrusted the clock.
A Chicago Ledger excerpt discusses love as a concept, its virtues and flaws, and various hues of affection. It muses on holy, earthly, and foolish forms of love, comparing it to religion, happiness, guilt, and even poison, with jokes about wine, wit, and everyday life.
A Arkansas Traveler cartoon mocks frugal ranchers who refuse roof repairs to avoid rain or heat. Texas Siftings notes that 200,000 cattle losses due to blizzards argue for permanent stock shelters, urging prudent ranchers to provide protection for herds.
The article notes Argentina covers about a quarter the area of the United States excluding Alaska and lies between same latitude lines. It highlights ranch style sheep management and cites a Buenos Ayres journal estimating sheep numbers rising from 41,000,000 in 1870 to 80,000,000 in 1884 and wool output increasing from 187,000,000 pounds to 200,000,000, potentially exceeding U.S. annual production.
Household hints propose chicken jelly for invalids and mutton leftovers fried with butter and marjoram. A Chinese fried noodle method uses eggs and thin strips, while brain fritters are prepared with milk and flour. Steamed chickens with oysters, Bucnamer Sauce, and a tale about tailless Florida cattle amid alligators close the page with curious commentary.
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