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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1886
Page
4
Mary E. Cardwill argues in the Current that gambling erodes virtue by encouraging theft and deception. She links moral obliquity to the urge for profit through chance, urges honest living as a remedy, and calls ministers and reformers to foster genuine moral enlightenment to curb gambling’s rise.
In 1733 in Paath Hungary Karol Kowatcs a shoemaker discovered a clay that absorbed nicotine and produced a brown polish when waxed. He crafted pipes for Count Andrassy and himself and found the material yielded sweeter smoke. Nobles imported it widely until 1830 when trade broadened. The first meerschaum pipe by Kowatcs is kept in Pesth museum.
An Arkansaw Traveler excerpt portrays a confrontation where Colonel Billings accuses Sandy of stealing his wood. Sandy rejects the claim, asserts his Christian standing, and deflects by insisting he never took wood, while noting the colonel’s gossip and suspicion towards Black people.
A humorous 19th century exchange shows a worker chiding a colleague named Dobbs about striking and idleness. The speaker compares idleness to mischief and jokes about growing a beard to avoid trouble, while another voice quips about keeping time like a clock.
Milan correspondent of The San Francisco Chronicle reports a high rate of dwarfs cripples and hunchbacks across Lombardy attributing it to consanguineous marriages among clannish Lombards. He notes deformities result from first cousins and intermarriage and cites beggars exploiting tourists while warning of degeneration of the populace.
The Connecticut Western News reports a new scam the “wire fence man” runs on farmers. He offers to exhibit a wire fence stretcher, promises 30 to 40 rods of fence for display, and asks the farmer to board him and cover transportation costs not exceeding $3. A written contract on a postal card is required, which is then sent to a partner as an offer for a $200 machine. A second man arrives with a postal order demanding $200, posing as company attorney and threatening federal court action in Utica if paid.
In a Danish village school King Frederick VI asks for the names of great kings. Children name Canute Valdemar and Chris Wan IV. A girl asks for another, then says Frederick VI, but admits she does not know his great act. The king comforts her saying he does not know either.
During a Circuit Court session William M. Busey requested postponement to amend his bill after reporting a fishing trip and 250 perch caught last week. Judge Phelps quipped about an inch and a perch then granted the delay amid the exchange.
A gray horse owned by Charley Krogel o proves unusually observant and split between ambulance and funeral duties. The animal eagerly rushes to aid when summoned for ambulance work yet becomes stubborn near trains at the depot. Krogel views the horse as invaluable for rapid aid with gentle handling, and the beast is a beloved figure at the stables in Indianapolis News.
A Demorest's Monthly article argues for dynamite shell propulsion by compressed air as a naval game changer. It envisions swift cruisers armed with dynamite guns deterring attacks, compares to the Dahlgren gun, and laments waste of ingenuity on deadly weapons while hoping for an end to wars.
A Detroit Free Press brief reflects on facing eternity after a sudden death from heart disease. The passage recalls comforting a dying friend, notes the abruptness of death, and likens the experience to a sermon no divine preachers can deliver. The piece underscores the fragility of life and a memorable farewell.
A wo man offers a tramp cold buckwheat cakes and a mince pie. The frightened tramp hesitates then agrees to a “mall bottle of pepsin” for courage, in a brief Life magazine style vignette.
A woman hires a black laborer to take up a carpet, but he is tardy and inept. Jerry drags out the job, columns the carpet in the room, naps, plays with a monkey, and spends hours on trivial tasks. By 6 pm the carpet remains unfinished and the worker demands pay before quitting.
The ideal sleeping room faces east and is at least fifteen feet square with two lighted walls. It includes an open fire for ventilation, hard finished nails, natural woodwork, a polished wool floor with small weekly rugs, and a low dust design. A two-part hair mattress with a woven wire spring, light warm bed clothing, washable curtains, and minimal adornments. The bed is kept away from the wall. portable washstand preferred to avoid hazards.
A fragment from Life quotes a tramp and a woman in a humorous street exchange about how to cook a beefsteak. The tramp resists being called an ostrich and the woman commands a broiled preference, highlighting comic dialect and social oddity.
A Cincinnati Bagquirer correspondent describes a brutal makeshift lodging on the East Side where tramps sleep on ropes stretched across a room, paying five or ten cents for beer and a seat or floor space. Benches have fallen into disuse due to disorder, and late guests endure tight rope positions as the night progresses. The rope bed inspires crude rituals, nudging guests to slide toward the middle as dawn nears.
A bar keeper explains that true liquor mixing is an art far beyond simple combining. The piece notes top tasters in Chicago earning high wages, with a master able to source and bottle large orders rapidly, commanding respect in the industry.
A Sunday morning scene unfolds as Phaswsius scolds Laying for foot placement then departs to church with comic whim. Innocent questions arise about the boot misstep and the sudden spread of wings, implying a playful escape to a different sanctuary.
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