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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1884
Page
3
A mangled OCR passage hints at a nostalgic archaic dialogue about youth and memory. It references a mother, a privilege, and a distant past, embedded in garbled lines that imply a story of lost youth and a remembered encounter. Names and clear events are not recoverable.
Joe Norton, son of a Welsh rector, spends a damp London night outside a Covent Garden lodging. He follows a guide into a gambling saloon, helps a robbed man, and eventually learns of a struggling artist and a forgiving, reuniting ending that heals a family.
Describes the planned World Industrial Exposition and Cotton Centennial in New Orleans. Highlights the riverfront site, Horticultural Hall, and vast timber main building. Notes loans, new structures, and transport links, plus international participation from Mexico to South America.
A humorous report recalls Senator Thurman denying presidential ambitions while recounting a mountain tale of a catfish weighing 76 pounds. The anecdote includes a restaurateur, recipes for catfish dishes, and a postscript asserting Thurman’s fish stories are always true.
In December 1881, a man felt a presence in his dressing room, envisioning his friend William Stanley of Ponsonby Hall. The next day a letter from George Stanley, consul-general at Odunsa, confirmed William Stanley’s death at 8:45 am. They had heard he was ill with cancer two months prior.
New South Wales covers 308000 square miles with 817468 people in 1882 and 1815 miles of railway. Average cost per mile was £12161. Gross earnings reached £21658864 and net earnings £764229. Net per mile equals £1 12s 6d, £235 above Milronda in the United States. Net earnings yield 36 percent on capital, a notably satisfactory result for the period.
Dr John Gators explains Asiatic cholera and outlines its distinguishing feature the destruction of the mucous membrane epithelium leading to red surface congestion and watery discharges. He condemns popular tonics and endorses germicides like dilute sulfuric acid and carbolic acid with salt water as preventive measures and notes vinegar rinses as practiced by doctors.
An old Portland ship master recalls a haunted voyage from New York to Rio Janeiro. On deck one night a white figure appeared to the captain, his son, and the steward. The mate later died in his cabin, and the steward fled at Rio, while another son died at home amid warnings of a vengeful voyage.
In Philadelphia a ragged eight year old boy eyeing velocipedes in a Chestnut street toy shop receives a surprise act of generosity. A kind woman asks if he wants the velocipede, pays the price, and the grateful boy clutches the gift and hurries away beaming with joy.
A fragment from a House, Farm and Garden section discusses how milk should be consumed. It cautions against copious drinking and recommends slow mouthfuls at intervals to ease digestion. It notes infant versus adult digestion and the impact of milk when taken with other foods.
The article describes home techniques for preserving fruit in jars with sugar and water, making raspberry liquor, and a koumiss substitute from cow’s milk. It details fermentation steps, bottling, and serving suggestions. It also covers onion preparation and a tip to reduce odor with roasted coffee, all from old cookbook prose.
The piece surveys English wedding customs and shifts in modern marriage norms, noting that brides once held precedence at dinners while bridesgrooms gained none. It discusses the appeal of women marrying younger partners, cites historical examples from Johnson to Disraeli, and observes a growing trend toward younger husbands shaping fashion and social attitudes.
An old-time observer notes how plain dark brown felt curtains fashioned by a patient woman can be striking. She adds a plush band near the bottom in gray, carefully blind-stitched with no embroidery, achieving an elegant look that outshines more ornate neighbor offerings.
A patchwork of agricultural tips and anecdotes cites Prof William Brown on wool as a low-maintenance profit, methods to deter cow mischief, and ways to combat Louse plant pests. It also references plow technique, old church records from Roxbury on armyworms, and moral judgments on modern farming practices.
A guide on propagating strawberries from runners in pot layered plants. It covers selecting strong runners, pot preparation, planting technique, spacing in the bed, watering, pinching off surplus runners, and winter mulch. Also notes August is best for completing layers and advises on maintaining plant health and avoiding root disturbance for a productive crop the following year.
A fragment from the American Poultry Yard recounts two farm hands with draft teams. One man used harsh scaring to force pace, while the other remained calm to keep horses relaxed. The calm approach led to a steadier, quicker furrow and better overall work, underscoring kindness to animals as a reliable farm practice.
A fragment from the Anguata Chronicles recounts a Lynchburg woman Miss Fannie W. M. Platt describing a fatal shipwreck ordeal. She narrates escape by clinging to berths as water floods the car and passengers are rescued, noting bravery amid tragedy and the loss surrounding her family.
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