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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1885
Page
3
A distorted text block presents a jumble of names, actions, and scenes. It references various persons and items, including bicycles, forests, and a vehicle, but the garbled OCR loses coherent meaning and specific events. The fragment lacks a clear, reportable incident to form a concise summary.
A first person account recalls the deep friendship between Jumbo the elephant and his keeper, detailing daily life at the garden, the elephant’s affection, and the sudden fatal accident when a train struck him. The story notes Jumbo’s later transport to museums and Barnum's estimation of the animal’s role in public wonder.
A Bridgeport narrative recounts a surgeon, Prof. Peck, and local interest in grave burials. Reports of buried alive cases, public meetings, and a plan to create a Bridgeport Burial Association to prevent premature interments are described alongside other varied local items and anecdotes.
A dog named Jack was traced by telephone to reunite with his owner in Reading Times. The master spoke through the line, and the dog yelped as if recognizing him. The owner then arrived at the friend’s office to reclaim his pet. In Blockton, Mrs. Richlein reports losing $1,520 to a man named Klober who vanished with her funds.
A group trudging through Malvern Hub seeks shelter and lodgings from a cautious widow. Her house, a single room with a bedroom, prompts her to coax the three men to sleep in separate quarters. William's arrival becomes the comic pivot as she agrees to a sparking night that may lead to marriage, leaving the trio to breakfast and a remembered kindness.
In Curlersville Georgia the five year old Claude preached from two hymn books at Bibb and Elrod's store. He knelt in prayer, chose a text, spoke with earnestness, and drew a hushed, solemn crowd. After a brief sermon he sang a song and collected 15 cents.
The Fifth Avenue hotel figure Mr Vilas laments guests overusing public privileges. He cites reading rooms, stationery, washrooms, toothpicks, and mail as private advantages, while noting no public telephone and a few under the roof. A bold thief pockets toothpicks, then returns them after being called out.
A rough, archaic sounding piece satirizes how knowledge and wisdom are earned, noting some must be straight to gain success while others lack knowledge yet crave it. It juxtaposes marital and moral themes, hinting at rigid social expectations and a jumble of mispronounced terms.
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