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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1885
Page
8
Washington correspondent notes a rise in society drinking over five years with punch bowls at receptions. The standard recipe blends sour lemonade, claret, and rum or whiskey, served in large ice bowls. The piece decries half fare temptations and moral laxity in public transport.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat observer laments shrinking Galilee fishing. He notes scarce boats and failed attempts to buy fish, contrasts with biblical times, and mocks local enterprise and pride, reflecting on modern stakes and patience.
Two persons were embarrassed when a sailor wearing a hat refused to remove it during a church service in a large city. A churchwarden whispered for the wearer to take off the hat, citing decorum, and the wearer replied audibly that she is a girl, prompting the wearer to leave as the service ended.
Two young Indies enter a vigorous tale and one asks for choice cigars as a present. The tobacconist offers any she wants, from a vent apiece up. The buyer intends to take the bent cigars if they are cheap, noting the irony of the seller’s choice being from him. They depart without purchasing.
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