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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1885
Page
8
A children’s corner tale describes a Boys’ Club fostered by rules and care where boys read, draw, and share. Separate stories follow Daisy the sister making bean bags, a doll’s birthday wish, and family scenes showing generosity, memory, and small lessons about manners and needs.
A Boston horse onstage decisively proves horses can be intelligent and noble by charging the bass drum and halting the orchestra. The scene ends with the animal calmly led away, leaving a silent, stunned audience and a new respect for equine performers.
A longtime observer notes that English ladies avoid worn slippers indoors while American women increasingly wear slippers for comfort, though the habit can cause damp floors and health issues. The piece argues for higher shoes or fewer slippers to improve women’s health, contrasting urban routines with home attire. A second excerpt recounts a Missouri preacher joking about generosity, whisky, and a stubborn crowd, highlighting rural humor and speech patterns of the region.
Eastern Maine recalls Millerite fervor with rustic pranks at a barn gathering in Canaan and Topsham, where believers fled the fright of Gabriel’s trumpet. Anecdotes tell of cattle, feasting, and a goat disrupted camp meetings while later reflections contrast chants with classical music and church privilege.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a youth around fifteen falling for a widow with nine children, offering a vivid if awkward account of ardent affection, a courtship in a rural setting, and a letter to marry. The piece ends amid wartime anecdotes and exchanges of newspapers on front lines.
A reflective piece tracing how music evolved from natural sounds to voice imitation and artificial instruments. It notes ancient echoes in Egyptian art, Greek use of music for storytelling and dance, and shifts toward organized melody versus chaotic vocal explosion. The author ponders why modern musical complexity emerged slowly despite early cultural appreciation.
In a peculiar Missouri proceeding Judge von Blinkenspeil faced objections as two or more assisting justices participated per a local statute. The judge allegedly urged the jury to find the defendant not guilty, with critics claiming he lacked authority after consulting the associates. The chaotic exchange drew spectators and raised questions about judicial authority and procedure.
A stringer describes a sobbing wren heard at dawn in Southwestern Texas. The bird’s melancholy song signals long absence and memory of home, rising from soft chimes to a fading final gasp. The slender brown bird roosts in crevices atop a house and is rarely seen by day.
A Sun column reads of John Sullivan facing domestic trouble as reports claim his wife abuses him and that his fighting life weighs on his home. The piece lampoons the pugilist, imagining his wife dominating him after battles and mocks public sympathy for his plight.
A distorted excerpt portrays a distressed married woman in a charged scene as she begs her husband to come and resolve a perilous housing dispute. The deranged dialogue hints at fear, forced arrangements, and a mysterious illness spreading through the building, with references to smallpox and dangerous conditions.
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