06 Jun 1884
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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1884
Page
1
The Kimball Graphic outlines advertising rates and policies including payment terms and deadlines for next issue notices. It also lists a time table for the C M and St P railroad with westbound passenger and way freight services.
A description of Kimbal town in Brule County cited as central to the best farming and stock country. The text claims the region’s crops in recent years prove the area’s superiority and richness for agricultural development.
Kimball sits on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Main Line, 48 miles west of Mitchell and 22 miles east of Chamberlain, boasting a fine public school, churches, a first class post office, two banks, two hotels, a large grain elevator with ground material for another, three lumber yards, blacksmith shops, livery stables, and stores covering all trades. The region seeks more, with strong incentives offered to aspiring investors and builders to settle and expand.
A fragmented piece contrasts Virginia manners with social quirks of Judah P. Benjamin and other figures. It notes roadside courtesy, Southern hospitality, and a poetic portrait of rural life, then shifts to anecdotes of Benjamin’s domestic life, a London law office, and family humor about aging and marriage in a humorous, period voice.
Beautiful Town features the Brule County Agricultural Fair Grounds beside the townsite, noted as one of the Territory’s best fair grounds with a good half mile track.
The proprietor has platted three adjoining additions with continuing streets and alleys. Macre lots allow all classes to secure a residence lot. Desirable Main Street blocks remain for sale to business buyers with strong inducements. Dakota climate is mild, rainfall ample, water tastes alkali free, and social advantages attract settlers. for details, contact the promoter.
The oldest son of Prince Frederick of Palm, Alfred, fled home in 1872 over a marriage this family opposed. He worked as a navvy near Chicago, aided by a German cousin, and after recognition, the prince agreed to the match. Flood news notes Mississippi swell subsiding forecasting better planting and stable sugar yields. Grant residences in New York and Long Branch listed in Mrs Grant’s name. A trust fund of about 300000 tied to Governor Morgan remains untouchable.
The Wall Street News recounts a Georgia railroad with no depot and only two locomotives despite new tracks. A director urged a 1 percent dividend, then offered a loan to fund it, sending stock from 34 to 90 cents and later to 108 with dividends. The piece also quotes a Cincinnati physician who says many doctors earn far less than claimed, noting modest means despite a carriage and a bright-buttoned servant.
The article lists top English doctors by annual earnings with Radcliffe earning over 36,000 dollars and Brodie 85,000, plus dramatic fees for special visits. It also notes Dr Dinesiale’s 1768 inoculation fee of 360,000 psd and a life pension, praising Pepper’s view on damp homes, tobacco, tea, and hot water trends, and commenting on hot water’s mixed effects.
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