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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1893
Page
3
E Miller proclaims a strong holiday lineup with plush albums from 50 cents to 5 dollars, work boxes, manicure sets, autograph albums, ink stands, desks, lap tablets, gold pens, paper knives, smoking sets, pipes, prayer books, Bibles, and children's books, asserting unmatched prices.
See our stock of Jewelry and Silverware. Christmas is Coming. Dolls from 5¢ to 1.50, a 25c bisque doll with hair, indestructible Tron Trains 25¢ to 1.00. Chinese tool chests, ABC blocks, harmonicas 5c to 50c. Games, toy banks, 101 nick knacks, center table of china and cut glass, lamps, holiday gifts, central draft lamp at 1.50. Our prices claim eastern value.
December flakes hint at Christmas near as Yankton plans a new brewery. Local figures Lara m and Stransky visit, church repapering, and a ball planned by firemen. Weather notes a cold wave to 15 below, plus county investments in artesian wells and a prison population count.
A long-winded column reflects on newspaper biases and horse epizootic history, noting 40,000 New York horses laid up in a past outbreak. It covers market images from Sioux Falls and Mitchell court adjournments, plus Frank Phelps’s life sentence for murder after a four day jury deliberation, and a shooting at the Taft House involving Postmaster Stronba.
A long promotional piece outlines Christmas stock from Kimball merchants led by Edward Brenne and J B Kinsella. It highlights clothing, harnesses, blankets, lamps, jewelry, hats, shoes, and a wide range of gifts. Local retailers promote value, inexpensive options, and substantial inventories to entice shoppers ahead of the season.
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