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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1884
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a timetable for a railway line labeled C M and St and a daily freight schedule. Mentions a passenger route past 910 acres with exceptions and a Monday freight reference, but readable details are limited.
A jumble of items from Kimball and surrounding towns notes frost, skating, and festive plans. D Warner heads to Ohio, Miss May Morris leaves for Chicago, and church events including a Christmas tree are mentioned along with weather lore and local gossip.
A number of twenty five cent trial subscribers have paid and become permanent subscribers by renewing for a year or six months in advance. The paper urges others to follow suit before January First or risk discontinuation unless they notify by mail or in person to continue Gravure.
CN Walker and wife heard a strange overhead noise about 9 on Tuesday. Mr Walker investigated and found smoke from a fire in the house caused by a defective chimney. Mrs Moffit nearby raised the alarm, and 20 men saved the home with water. The mercury was 25 below, several froze their hands. Loss estimated from 100 to 100 dollars.
The Gravure editor joyful over a Christmas post gift a luxurious nightshirt praised as elegant with Hamburgh edge Valenciennes Torchone and real Breton detailing. The piece hints at future marriage and jokes about advertising aims drawing customer attention during busy seasons.
A sprawling 1884 text extols relentless advertising as the path to steady business, praising persistent campaigns during slow periods. It cites P. T. Barnum, cites local retailers, and urges firms to flood markets with hard facts and bold deals to beat rivals and cover rent.
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