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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1884
Page
3
A compact verse urges steadfastness and loyalty to personal oath and heart. It counsels living true to inner law, using caution against envy and heedless speech, and to run swiftly along one’s appointed path until the journey ends.
A dramatic excerpt from a whaling voyage aboard the Croesus of Newburg led by Captain Perkins. On December 9 1837 near 86 27.8 latitude and 60 longitude the ship harpooned a whale while three boats pressed forward. A second, larger whale suddenly loomed over the boat and overwhelmed the craft with its mass and spray, risking disaster as crew clung to lines and logged the event.
The narrator recounts a perilous moment at sea after a whale injured the vessel. He and others battled waves to breathe, watched the whale thrash, and saw a crewmate die when a midshipman was crushed. Rescued by the second mate, the scene evokes the crew’s rough exterior clashing with shared human compassion.
A narrator recalls climbing after a rosebud that grew too high. Tiptoeing, a passerby prevents a fall, but a moment’s distraction leads to a brief kiss before resuming the walk. The scene ends with a quiet reflection on the greenery and white lilly leaves along the path.
A Chattanooga to Knoxville relief march tale shows a bewildered soldier asking about his unit. He learns the 40 rounds badge was adopted by General Logan, used as the corps insignia, and the clever exchange highlights garbled but vivid Civil War humor. Also a recipe for fried rice cakes closes the item.
The article discusses tenant farming as a growing option for denser populations, illustrating how a large farmer near Ames uses tenant tenants to acquire and manage land, share profits, and sustain communities. It also covers humane farm management, beekeeping, and practical household recipes and tips for rural households, emphasizing efficiency and steady income.
A detailed guide describes stitching a square canvas with one color or shaded threads, including patterns like peafowl griffins and monograms in scarlet or blue. It explains finishing the canvas, edge options in silk, and techniques for daisies using white wool, a yellow tuft center, and sewn rows on narrow tape forming geometric shapes.
A two and a half year old child in the oil region exhibits peculiar behavior, repeatedly raising to its hands and moving swiftly across the floor, then placing objects between its feet. The mother recalls a three year old circus visit and dreams of acrobats walking on their hands.
A British Foreign Office spending dispute emerges over weekly dispatches to Constantinople and biweekly runs to Berlin and Potsdam. Critics note excessive costs, referencing a £200 tab for a single courier during Sir Henry Bulwer’s era and call for reductions in this appropriation.
A Creek Indian named Ispahodlitz, who rose to notoriety, travels from his people to Washington in a tale of love and culture clash. Under an interpreter, he marries Miss Annariasbvars at her home, vows exchanged in a small ceremony, with a Tremont house setting and a simple wedding feast.
The Omaha bound tale tells of M Boussand a wealthy northwestern Nebraska cattle owner who rescues a man named Hon Burbank an English partner in cattle business with Thomas Wilson. Burbank alleges Wilson and his men mutilated him and tied him to a pony in May and he plans retaliation aided by Boussand and the Ogallala land and cattle company. A Paris medical authority weighs in on disinfectants and cholera remedies amid a global mortality clock.
A detailed 19th century account describes welding iron and steel to form gun barrels, including twisting ribbons into cables, spirally coiling around a mandrel, welding, hammering, and precise turning for uniform bore. It also notes various chokings and Damascus, Bernard, and laminated steel types. The piece shifts to eighteenth century cholera outbreaks, citing Philadelphia Medical News on 1878 events, origins in New Orleans, and subsequent spread via emigrant cargo.
An OCR fragment discusses English northern superstitions linked to New Year rites and omens, noting beliefs about bad luck for women at doorways, the role of "waits" in greetings, and pancakes on Shrove Tuesday. It weaves in colonial observations and echoes of ritual fear from various regions.
Fragmentary reminiscence describes a 19th century delegate riding in a sleeping car to Chicago. The speaker recalls Massa Jenkins and Massa Stith, a jovial exchange about past conventions, and a pot game on deck with a note of racial language reflecting the era.
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