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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1886
Page
7
In a village near Tullamore and Kingbridge two youths Maurice Dillon and Arthur Watkins scheme to run off with Lucy Damer. Dillon confronts a wary scene at Rev Damer's house as Amanda Damer frets and family meddles, a churchyard escape plan foiled, and a parallel tale of vigilant love and social pressure unfolds with Irish town character and a final implication of two marriages to come.
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A clergyman recalls a college tale about Van, a popular yet unassuming student who did not amass wealth or prestige but aided idle peers and steered them toward work and virtue. His life illustrated a philosophy of mutual aid over personal gain and challenged the loudest voices praising ambition.
West Point cadets stage daring cavalry drills with fixed pads, uprights, and sabers. Riders perform rapid dismounts and high speed vaults, including bareback riding and rings on poles, while horses execute jumps and precision maneuvers under expert instruction. The spectacle captivates officials and crowds despite rough OCR prose.
An aged pilgrim visiting the Sultan claims to repay a long owed debt of gold coins for a vanished father by presenting a winning ball. The Sultan, moved by reverence and belief in justice, declares the debt repaid and awards him the prize, testing belief in extraordinary reckonings.
Sailors aboard the Prince of Wales recount sighting a strange red light and a ship near their port bow in the southern seas. Thirteen witnesses, including officers and crew, saw a vessel that may have been the Flying Dutchman or another ship, with one crewman killed after the foremast collapsed in a storm.
Reminiscences recount a Hanoverian king’s deathly quiet request to dance and a series of shocking displays at a court ball. A diplomat’s tale features a young, mobile attaché with continental experience, a tattooed Highland officer in uniform, and a German baroness’s wary reaction to bare legs amid whispers about Queen Victoria’s allowances.
Fragmentary OCR text reflects mused reflections on population growth, past eras, and a nostalgic survey of historical milestones. The piece mentions shifting scales of people, maritime advances, and a galaxy of states, conveyed in a dated, rhetorical voice.
A collage of 19th century medical ads extols remedies for consumption and debility. Quackish claims tout Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery, Ayer’s Ague Cure, and various tonics. Trade names, addresses, and testimonials mix with promotional lines for iron tonics and hair restorers.
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