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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1883
Page
6
A garbled OCR passage presents unreadable fragments about a local story. Names places and events are unclear. The text resembles a newspaper snippet with stray words and partial phrases. Further clean text is needed for a precise headline and summary.
A fragmentary 19th century account describes Parsees in Mumbai and their funeral rites. It notes fire temples, reverence for Zoroaster, and burial customs avoiding corpses, with exposure to vultures at a Bombay tower where bones are later collected. It contrasts Parsee practices with Hindu and later Christian burial, ending with a reflective biblical line.
A long study from a historical source outlines the roles of ladies’ maids, governesses, and companions in upper class households. It contrasts nationalities, class, duties, access to employers, and risks of temptation, noting earnings and social expectations across eras.
The Chicago News reports McKee Rankin recalling a flood of stage struck girls in Chicago. He notes many unready aspiring actors of varied ages and appearances, some claiming acting talent from church charades, with one claiming veteran status and a glass eye.
General Pleasonton recalls in a recent note meeting the Comte de Paris and Prince de Joinville on the York River. He mentions the Second Dragoons awaiting orders for a month, and describes teaching his men to dig turrets along the riverbank while noting the area’s famed scenery and local feasting.
An old text recalls a meal with the Prince de Joliville and his party by the river, as they boast of a New York oyster harvest. The discussion turns to a dramatic claim about Nemdragoons and a vow to reveal the tale, amid boastful banter and travel lore.
The London newspaper reports sensational gossip about Benjamin Q and a Canadian plotted murder attempt amid privacy concerns. It notes Major-Gen Nathaniel Greene’s daughter in law and Nathaniel Greene’s Newport connections, with forecasts of royal visits, colonial officials, and arrivals to Quebec. It mentions Mark Twain’s health, Jay Gould’s tomb plans costing $85,000, and a grand Sun Branch hotel scene with extensive jewelry.
In Harper's Young People Ella Rodman Church recounts a tale of English sailors who witness leaves descending from a tree and crawling along the ground before returning to the trunk. Later observers identify the "leaves" as green insects that mimic foliage, later turning brown with frost, and capable of returning to the tree with surprising speed.
A long fragmentary piece portrays Aunt Jemima era attitudes and a quilting party honoring a niece, mixing reminiscence on women’s roles and "progressive age" with a saucy tale of domestic life, schooling choices, and a squire’s iron rule. It names several daughters and their education, from Latin to medicine, and notes women resisting or submitting to traditional expectations.
The text blends scattered notes on hay and farming, a boycott anecdote linked to Charles Dudley Warner, a description of a real eagle carving at the Natural Bridge, and a long impression about a neatly dressed clean girl on a streetcar. It reads as a collage of miscellaneous antiquated items and vivid impressions rather than a single coherent story.
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