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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1885
Page
6
An unreadable OCR passage appears with stray names and garbled phrases about shadows, a room, logs, and scattered references to individuals such as Anita, Joske, and others. The text reads like a disjointed collage lacking clear events or structure.
On a frontier mining expedition a phantom figure emerges from luminous mist at the Caballo Mountains mine. The sight unsettles Howard, Lewis, and Walter as they observe a deadly tent scene revealing Howard murdered by a partner. The later dawn reveals the killer’s remorse and Lewis’s suicide, with Howard’s body later taken to town amid gossip and a fortune rumored from the mine.
The article portrays Talleyrand as extremely reserved in society, choosing words carefully and avoiding ready made phrases. He spoke rarely on serious topics and his opinion came in a few words, preferring to approve or reject with concise notes. His memoirs are expected to cause more stir in France than the writer did in life.
A Dakota farmer grew 860 grains from a single wheat grain planted in 1881, yielding over a fifth of a bushel after three years. The item also shares emulsion dip recipes, sulphur for potato rot, and farming tips on drill plates, tree planting balance, lawn care, and ornamental planting from the Germantown Telegraph reprint.
An article discusses milk temperature effects on beverages. Boiled milk allegedly improves coffee, while cold milk is preferred for tea. It notes boiling alters albumen, forming a surface skin that can be skimmed and eaten, with a claim of wholesome nutrition.
A fragment discusses embroidery along with home decor items including poplin for curtains and upholstery. It describes a Turkish rig authenticity test by rubbing away a charred spot after hot coal exposure and details materials for furniture polish and small room coverings.
A reflective piece extols mothers patience and impatience during a child’s illness and recovery, stressing their central role in the home. It then shifts to a DIY floor refinishing method using permanganate, oil, turpentine, and polishing, detailing steps and family involvement.
The passage argues that a woman’s status as a lady is defined by refined behavior and civilized conduct rather than expense. It claims upper-class Indies influence public opinion and respect cleanliness, gentility, and polite speech as core indicators of high civilization, while acknowledging social latitude in dress and restraint in spending.
A quirky guide on proper departure timing and courteous leaving. It warns against lingering after a call, notes how some stand about with no purpose, and advises graceful, prompt exit to avoid awkwardness and fatigue among guests and hosts.
Guidance on light ailments for horses advises avoiding harsh remedies. Use small wood ashes, powered charcoal, salt or Epsom salts with proper feeding. For wounds, avoid panic or costly vets unless wounds are serious. Apply watchfully and keep a calm horse.
The author argues for home remedies like weak carbolic acid solutions for wounds and bruises, noting they are cheap and effective. He cautions owners to understand animal anatomy and drug effects, warns against untrained overseers, and links neglect to disease, urging proper care to prevent illness and contagion.
A farmer bought thirty turkeys and kept nearly the same number of his own. The birds refused water and died after digestion left empty crops. An incision revealed grain in the crop, suggesting lack of drinking caused crop emptiness and death, with rats and crows noted as interfering.
A rare public Masonic ceremony took place in the Grand Lodge room of Masonic Temple on Twenty-third Street. Eight boys aged three to ten were blindfolded and then guided to the altar for baptism by washing of hands, while sponsors pledged to aid their upbringing in Free Masonry. The event featured aprons and jewels for all except the youngest, who resisted and required maternal assistance. Theorized as a nonsectarian rite, the English address by Brother Lidheanand stated La Sincerite lodge would guard and educate the children in Masonry.
The New York World recounts Hatch’s California fruit ranch of 667 acres valley and 153 hillside, with 11 000 bearing trees including 3 000 almonds and 4 000 pears. It notes 26 000 currant bushes, 50 000 gooseberries, and numerous other fruits, totaling about 52 000 trees with extensive cherries and nectarines, hard to verify yet.
A Springfield Mass republication tale describes a New York sign school alumna who learned to speak and read lips with a form invented alphabet. She prayed aloud with newfound voice, inspiring family and friends. Her nephew and a 60 year old uncle in Mystic River also show rapid lip reading progress. A preacher recounts a man who speaks aloud despite deafness, while Whipple credits his father Jonathan Whipple for pioneering teachable deaf mute speech.
At St Peter's Eaton Square London, a Sunday service was lively when a youth from a pew leaped up shouting in an agitated voice. He urged the officiating clergyman to read faster as well as the rest of the congregation, creating a scene in the morning worship.
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