22 Aug 1884
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1884
Page
1
Brief notes indicate a miscellany of writings and short communications on varied subjects accepted for publication. Time of author and passenger mentions appear, with local travel references and unfinished phrases suggesting partial OCR recovery.
Kimball, well placed near the center of Brule County in Southern Dakota, stands as a hub amid abundant crops. The town’s favorable location supports strong agricultural progress evident in recent years' yields and regional development.
Located on the Main Line of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad 48 miles west of Mitchell and 22 miles east of Chamberlain the town features a fine public school building churches a first class post office two banks two good hotels one large grain elevator and material on hand for another three lumber yards with vast stocks several blacksmith shops good livery stables and stores covering all trades. The text notes ongoing demand for growth and attractive inducements for investors to settle and invest locally.
Description highlights the Brule County Agricultural Fair Grounds in the Territory with an outstanding site and a half mile track praised as among the best.
D Warner proprietor of the original town site outlines three adjoining additions with continuous streets and alleys. Premium Main Street blocks remain for sale to business buyers with strong inducements. Dakota climate likened to Ohio Indiana Illinois with mild weather and abundant rainfall. water tastes pure. For details, call or write.
Ex lieutenant governor of Ohio recounts the December 1852 shipwreck of the San Francisco off the New York coast. He describes 700 passengers and 200 servants, the miraculous救救救 sighting of the Three Bells under Captain Creighton, and the Autocrat rescue. Congress later rewarded Creighton. the ship’s crew saved many life while the wreck highlighted legal and moral tensions aboard. The tale includes a digression about a wealthy churchman with seven wives and a bee-raising household.
The article analyzes polygamous practices among Utah Mormon families noting that fewer than ten percent are polygamists. It describes how polygamous households are arranged with large central homes or separate wife residences, often kept secret from church records, and contrasts Salt Lake City with smaller western towns.
In a Long Branch style tale, Mrs Moses Fraley of St Louis showcases a vast wardrobe of gowns and accessories in a grand hotel suite. Her rival is New York importer E Berry Wall, famed for fashion variety. Mrs Fraley, wearing peach silk with roses, leaves in a satin carriage as flowers are presented by her attendant.
Chambers' Journal notes the risks of deep bore work for water. Brewers in London abandoned a several hundred yard bore after no water, while at Burton on Trent a 176 foot attempt failed before shifting 200 yards to a new site yielded 5 000 to 6 000 gallons per hour. Both sites lay at the same level.
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