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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1889
Page
4
A humorous fragment mentions an English noble figure in the beer trade with playful wordplay. The text hints at social satire and brewery themes, noting a burlesque style about a brow and playful misnaming. The source appears as a garbled OCR snippet from a periodical.
A curiously styled Lincoln love letter to Mary unfolds amid a collage of quoted era snippets. The missive, from President Lincoln, pleads sincere affection, seeks understanding, and offers devotion conditional on mutual happiness and future acquaintances. Other items mention Mrs. Blaine’s public image and social scenes, reflecting late 19th century manners.
A New York Tribune account describes early phonograph dreams and mechanical wonders. It envisions a phonographic doll that can laugh cry and sing, a papier mache canary, and even a talking parrot, echoing a future where sounds and living animals are preserved on metal slips. The report also notes a grand poker game in Glenwood Springs lasting hours with large payouts and a dramatic hand through a single session.
In Washington interior department archives lie relics from 1700s era including a Baylux Caio invented telegraph designed for moving writing along railroads. The piece discusses early rail survey methods, blank ledgers for census tabulation, and proposed Cade system for tracking trains with automatic warning signals. It also touches on lighted city life anecdotes and a blend of humorous snippets from various publications.
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