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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1886
Page
3
Fragmentary verse recalls a love knot of blue silk tied beneath a haunted elm tree. A narrator laments fate as a loyal beloved hides in shadows while a moonlit scene unfolds with the love knot as a symbol of enduring bond.
In the inland village of Clayford, rumors swirl around Charley Brouse and Kate Murrey as Ada Billings reveals an incident in the woods during a Sabbath school picnic. The tale sparks talk of courtship, community gossip, and expectations for the church society’s young couple.
A Cleveland Leader reprint recounts a humorous scene involving William M. Evarts as secretary of state under Hayes and a Vermont listener at Cooper Institute who misreads Evarts and jokes about his looks. The piece then shifts to a lengthy “Country Store Talk” tale about Joe Laramie and Montana Bill, a staged roundup, rope work, confessions of horse theft, and a twist about a lost Nance.
A Virginia clergyman recalls a devoted mother who sacrificed herself for her children, ending in a quiet death after years of labor. The piece contrasts her duty with the children’s later neglect, urging gratitude to parents before it is too late.
A traveling correspondent recalls an encounter with a St Francois medicine man in Northern Nebraska. The conjurer uses smoke, ritual, and a vision to show a boy a dreamlike scene of his mother and home, then extinguishes the fire and the camp vanishes by morning.
Miss Anna Warren recounts a private lent recitation with a conceited suitor from Murray Hill. He boasted of coaching greats, proposed a joint scene, and during the act the wardrobe collapsed loudly. Laughter erupted as the embarrassed youth fled to Colorado seeking a sleeping ranch.
The Providence Journal notes Philip Gilbert Hamerton's claim that women show little inventive faculty. It cites patent office data: scarcely 1 percent of US patents go to women and no major women inventions are on exhibit. Examples of female goods are listed, with male inventors dominating.
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