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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1885
Page
3
The column surveys wide ranging items from high society and politics. It cites the Marquis of Lorne and university rankings, legal trials, a Turkish translation of a poem, and London fashion trends. It notes deaths, exhibitions in Vienna, and a Parisian literary scene with references to Makart and Lean. It also covers royal matches, European diplomacy, and statements on Shakespearean theory and Canadian politics.
Winona, newly married, clashes with her husband Frank over Bertha Roland a widow admired for beauty and charm. Frank dismisses Bertha as unsuitable yet becomes entangled, while Winona suspects Bertha’s hold and discovers via a confidant that Bertha’s pursuit masks a betrayal. In a dramatic garden encounter Bertha’s scheming is exposed and Winsome resolves to distrust the danger.
At the February meeting of the Vassar Violet Club, debates on Egypt and Soudan are staged with satire and mischief. Members discuss Nile geography and Nile trade while poking fun at politics, with references to General Gordon and the Suez canal. The lively exchange blends student chatter, mock geography, and turn-of-the-century curiosity about Africa.
The Denver Live Stock Record outlines an 8,000 mile long by 1,500 mile wide plain from the Gulf of Mexico to the British possessions and Sierra Nevada, a vast grazing area capable of sustaining 20,000,000 horned cattle and twice as many horses and sheep. It asserts Colorado as central to this great grazing field with a capacity of 3,000,000 cattle and extends the vision from Kansas to the western mountains.
Farmers and poultrymen are urged to plan now for the annual egg and chick hatching cycle. The notice emphasizes proper management of fowls as a path to profitable farming, urging timely preparation for upcoming seasonwork.
Stock breder in American Agriculturist for March urges attentive sow care from birth, notes hogs thrive with steady feeding and warm pen conditions, warns against letting store pigs stay in low condition, and stresses that liberal feeding boosts pork profitability while noting dangers of boar sow conflict and litter protection.
Macon correspondent reports a farmer William A Evans was found beaten in his Summerfield home on March 16 1884. An ax lay nearby and Carrie Massey the girl in the room denied killing Evans amid rumors of paid orchestration by Marion Cary and a black man. A coroner's inquest blamed the girl, she was convicted for life in the Dade coal mines. Cary and others died amid mystery over a will and a looming supreme court suit.
Miss Sanderly asks how many husbands a woman had in the Old Testament sparking debate with Mrs Yorger. They consider the idea of being gathered to fathers and mothers when a man dies. The exchange touches on biblical phrasing and family relations.
A humorous tale of a child asking for the French for lost as a mother explains the word, followed by Wissenschaft-style notes on Earth's surface changes. The San Francisco Chronicle excerpt discusses gradual geological shifts, coast sinking from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod, land rising elsewhere, Pacific island origins, and Krakatau's 1883 eruption altering Sunda Strait geography.
An analysis argues against the water contagion theory of cholera claiming water influences disease risk rather than spreading germs. It cites London cases linked to water suppliers, Munich research, and later Letheby findings, noting mixed historical views and the need to consider multiple factors.
Mr. W H Preece told the Society of Arts that electric lighting is thriving in America far more than in England with about ninety thousand arc lamps in use nightly. He recounted seeing streets in New York and several U S cities brightly lit, noted the rise of arc lamp installations in Chicago, and described the prevalence of electric ferries and ships. He criticized overhead wires as unsightly and costly, citing undergrounding as cheaper once wires exceed fifteen in a town.
The text describes shifting coastlines, land rising above the sea where Krakatau once stood, and new lands near Bogland formed of dark volcanic rock. It notes vast ancient oceans becoming continents and hints at dramatic geological upheavals reshaping coastlines. Also covered are debates on roller skating and its health risks for girls, plus agricultural experiments and match demand trends.
An odd scene aboard a Third Avenue car in New York drew attention as a conductor and passengers clashed over Irish identity in a chaotic exchange. A rider reportedly shouted demands to be let off while misheard phrases and garbled dialogue reflected the unrest of the moment.
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