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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1885
Page
6
A veteran recounts a November night at Bedloe’s Island Fort near New York, where a white figure materializes and unleashes fear before a hidden dumb waiter trunk reveals the haunting cause. Colonel Mulligan’s widow note closes the tale.
Fragmented verse recalls a hearth fire and a child's lullaby as shadows creep through a home. A mother’s presence, a plea for peace, and memory tug at the speaker while the treble of a child’s song lingers in the room. The scene blends nostalgia with longing for safety and warmth.
A village tale follows Eliza, an enigmatic beauty with a past as an actress, who captivates young minister Charlie Villars. A mistaken rumor scene, Eliza’s courage, and a shared memory of Alice Villars lead to a quiet marriage and a rebuke of small-town prejudice. Abby Jane Clark ends in disappointment as changes unfold at Leeds Farm.
A rambling dialogue in a printing office recalls Horace Greeley as the pinnacle editor while colleague Whiskers mocks showy success. The piece shifts to Lowell and other prominent figures, noting social receptions in Philadelphia and career ambitions in journalism, publishing, and politics.
A Clackamas River Quaker couple confronts a love triangle as their daughter selects Stafford, the Catholic stonecutter, over Morgan the railroad engineer. The scene unfolds at the farm with the suitors and friends present and ends in quiet acceptance.
President Cleveland writes to acknowledge his election as honorary member of the Twenty first Regiment Veteran Association of Buffalo. He recalls the regiment’s departure for the front, prayers, and the sacrifices of fallen soldiers. He praises Buffalo’s pride in the unit and offers assistance for erecting a monument to honor patriotic devotion.
A fragmented portrait describes Professor Swing with a stern, scholarly face and gray hair, noting a calm demeanor amid implied intellect. The passage hints at his attire and presence in social and academic circles, suggesting a respected yet austere persona observed in daily life.
A distressed widow in Ohio endures a decade of failed pension claims while a mysterious writer, claiming to know her life, dispatches letters from distant cities. Detectives find no trace of the supposed husband, and locals debate whether the writer is friend, foe, or crank as the widow’s sorrow deepens. Meanwhile a Rio de Janeiro claim about local ownership is challenged by a commentator noting English control and South American investment.
Ter Mahan of Boonville stands accused in a fragmentary Lew Wallace era note about stealing piec e and attempting to punish a newly discovered evidence of Christianity. The tale mentions sums and property values. McCullough’s earnings and property are cited, indicating a financial angle in the unsettled report.
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