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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1893
Page
4
A fervent opinion piece recalling President Cleveland and the 1880s opening of the world’s fair. It denounces xenophobic rants and depicts crowds as chaotic and coarse. The ad then extols Mother Nature’s tonic, a tonic claim for health, digestion, and vigor, ending with a cautionary note about boys who use tobacco.
The Newark Board of Health reports tobacco harms on youths based on Yale and Amherst measurements showing reduced weight height chest girth and vigor among users. Laban Dennis notes findings, citing athletic associations that tobacco impairs training and contest performance, urging teachers to curb the habit.
At the Chicago Columbian Exposition visitors encounter diverse customs from Egypt Algeria and other lands. The piece notes handshake routines Ethiopian etiquette and the humor of cultural contrasts alongside a display of fish hatching by the government’s Fish Commission with yellow and black perch and lake trout on view.
The article discusses Sir Edward Strachey’s argument for adopting Persian in official colonial business in India. It notes the push and resistance among officials, Hastings’ influence, and policy shifts under Lord Auckland and Sir Charles Metcalfe, with the eventual 2887 orders to use the vernacular in government records while diplomacy remains in English. It includes reflections on linguistic shifts and a vivid, wandering monologue contrasting literary classics with colonial realities.
A fragment describes Midway Plaisance show scenes with foreign tribes. It notes nine thousand languages and culture bits from Lapland to China, detailing Lapp attire and women’s beads, manly pursuits, dogsled hardship, and a playful village vignette with visitors and exotic hospitality.
Joseph and Maria tour a Chicago Art Institute complex where a nude statue and bas-relief provoke scandal and debate. They navigate galleries, encountering guides and patrons as they witness mixed reactions to artistic nudity amid a crowd, with moral concerns and humorous dialogue.
The article discusses the long quest for an effective cotton picking machine. It notes over 600 machines tested in the past decades, with limited success. A new device named the wooden “eeodlis” is mentioned as a potential improvement, promising gains over manual labor. Estimates suggest the machine could replace multiple workers, lowering costs and increasing daily output, though details remain speculative.
The extract surveys cookery, criticizing standard hotel and restaurant methods for lacking individuality in dishes. It contrasts Belgian and German cooks favoring individuality with English trends. The text shifts to medical ads for Hills Catarrh Cure and various promotional blurbs, then to architectural and cultural reflections, souvenir coins, and diverse product pitches with scattered observations on public life.
A rambling, jargon heavy narrative follows a traveler seeking lodging from a postmaster in Webbyville area. A man recalls meeting Giles Atthe place and confusion over the name Giles Cheverbouts, revealing comic misidentification and a pile of goods. The piece blends dialect and shapeless humor with a sketch of local characters and a murky plotline.
A western resident, ill and nearly destitute, is urged by a Youngmen of the church to form a fundraising party or donation to aid him. The pastor approves, noting the man’s winter hardship and goodwill to the denomination. A local member mentions a $24 debt as a possible target for relief.
A fragmented column notes requests for a courting book to teach speech to woo a beloved, addressed to a Scotsman with an envelope instruction to hand it to a bookseller in Ealinburg. It also mentions regional curiosities from India’s southeast coast, a claim about a climbing fish, and a catalog of eclectic historical references and health claims, all in a brisk, faded-era excerpt.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health by cleansing the system. It claims quick relief from constipation, colds, headaches, and fevers, noting the product works on kidneys, liver, and bowels without weakening them and urging buyers to trust the California Fig Syrup Colony's label for authenticity.
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