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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1886
Page
3
A young hunter recalls a dramatic expedition in the Sierra where a dreaded grizzly, a near fatal climb, and a mistaken shot lead to a tense hunt for a white deer. Amid treacherous canyons, a bear sighting, and a hot night rescue, the author confronts fear, survival, and the deadly lure of the chase.
A New York Sun report recounts Ontario tinsmith Hiram Weston who vanishes after a peddling run and returns five months later as a stranger differing in voice, habits, and debts. A Buffalo worker is found to be the real Weston, while a second man with perfect resemblance is identified as a criminal from New York.
A correspondent recalls a stokers life on a liner, detailing 14 0 degree heat below deck and grim routines. He explains the exhausting four hour shifts, meager pay around twenty four dollars a month, and the family hardships faced by one worker from Liverpool.
The will of Thomas Terry, reputed richest man in Clenfuegos, is not published but he reportedly died worth over 20 million dollars. An immigrant from South America, Terry built wealth from peddling and later allied with a Cuban family through marriage. Ten heirs are expected to divide his substantial estate including Cuban land.
The Capital recounts an Ingersoll reminiscence detailing how Col Holt, initially reluctant, was urged by Blaine's allies to draft and deliver the nomination speech for Blaine in Cincinnati in 1876. He wrote the speech in a single all‑night session after a late start, then recited it once more in private before presenting it to the convention. His brother Ebon C. Holt witnessed the process and reaction.
Dr. H C Wood argues aging adults benefit from soft easily digested foods and milk heavy diets while cautioning against excess nitrogenous intake. He supports limited wine for digestion when vitality fails, citing his Philadelphia Hospital lecture and Annals of Hygiene in defense of alcohol use past seventy.
A historical note explains how astronomers study Earth's motion by its orbit and rotation. It discusses how tidal forces from the sun and moon gradually slow rotation and orbit, raising questions about whether the Earth will eventually stop revolving.
A passage from Cooper's Journal explains a hypothetical celestial event where Earth keeps one face to the sun, yielding eternal day in one hemisphere and night in the other. It notes the negligible effect on the year’s length, estimating a halt would come after six billion years given current rotation loss.
The essay contrasts rural English scenery with American scenes, praising English wealth and hedgerow landscapes while noting urban factories and smoke. It contemplates how prosperity shapes dignity in rural life, warns of radical agrarian reform, and laments factory labor's toll on health and home life.
The article details France to spend 20 million on new rifles as it readies for potential conflict with Germany. It notes France's larger active and war-foot armies, training systems at St Cyr, Paris schools arming youths, and a plan for universal service that faced evasion by the wealthy. It covers leadership pay scales and the overall manpower and artillery makeup of the French force.
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