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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1886
Page
3
Fragmentary verse describes a barn interior with light and scent, a wife and mate, swallows, a drone song, and quiet sunlit rain. The speaker recalls a tranquil, cherished place and the longing to return. The text preserves archaic phrasing and dreamlike imagery without a coherent narrative.
In Lowerton a boy named Tommy Peterson saved Reuben Burns’s infant during a devastating flood. The town commemorates his brave act as Tommy’s father Mourning Peterson grieves while villagers hail the rescued child’s fate and the hero’s selfless courage.
The text argues meteors originate from volcanic ejecta rather than terrestrial causes, tracing meteorite formation to ancient volcanic activity. It discusses Mantle and crustal processes, ejected fragments traveling vast distances, and comparisons to later volcanic epochs. It notes iron content in meteorites shapes their classification and hints at remnants from early solar system events.
A San Francisco Call excerpt describes a complex wood rat habitat with multiple openings leading into a main store and adjacent apartments built into a tree or ground level. The account notes acorn caches, nests, and a large, layered structure that may weigh tons, suggesting long accumulation. The observer questions if the wood rat hibernates, noting active acorn gathering and reports of swallows and reptiles in hibernation in other regions.
Farmers in the northwest see more value in cattle horses hogs and dairying than in sheep. They note rising demand and higher risks in horse breeding, while trees planted in groups rather than long uniform rows dramatically beautify farms and provide shelter, variety, and wind protection for a sustainable landscape.
This fragment from a historical page weaves misquoted lines and aphorisms about memory, imagination, and kindness. It mentions phrases like oaths as passwords, a desert oasis of kind words, and cautions about rancor and swapped tasks, with partial references to Whitehall Lines and a front-lane military metaphor.
A San Francisco note recalls a young gentleman praising a fiend linked to Gen. Crook as fearless, while peers deride him. A witty remark follows about being afraid of a mouse, highlighting social banter and gendered humor in a crowded gathering.
A farmer column offers advice on water supply for bees and poultry, ash use in cucumbers, pruning and transplanting rules, hog sizes and profitability, avoiding overwork on farms, and managing pests in hens. It covers ash remedies for fruit, manure practices, and methods to apply powder for mites in hens.
A distinguished citizen’s four year old boy enjoyed needlework but the nurse objected to Sabbath work. They settled by allowing the child to sew with an untwisted thread, claiming it is not work when only drawing the thread through cloth. The remark referenced a man sent to the House of Correction for drunkenness.
A collection of aphorisms on talk versus listening, energy, virtue, and social conduct. It argues Christianity harmonizes the universe, praises modesty and self-help, and warns against vanity, deceit, and blind criticism. The tone mirrors a 19th century moral miscellany from the Chicago Ledger.
An elderly woman describes her husband’s extreme nervousness, noting he bursts a vest button each time the front door bell rings. A physician’s remedy is discussed, with suggestion that medicine may not help and that creditors may compel action.
Bob Ingersoll talks with an old colored woman in Washington on religious matters. He asks if people are made of dust and she cites the Bible. He wonders what is done in wet weather when there is mud and she jokes about infidels.
Mrs Shuttle asks for several yards of barbed wire to bar a bed from possible intruders. She jokes about anarchists and mistaken "dreas trimming" as she plans the protective fence. Hartford Fost.
A Sag inaw News item recalls a San Francisco choir tenor who, while mid selection, had a large pinch bug enter his mouth. The insect, a hard winged specimen, was expelled with force and died, marring the anthem’s effect before its demise. The note references San Francisco policy drills with rifles.
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