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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1886
Page
3
A garbled passage of verse describes a wavering night scene with inner doubts and a tense mind. The speaker recalls a choice and fears harm, while swirling imagery suggests quiet lights and uneasy thoughts. The fragment hints at regret and self-doubt without clear events or names.
In 1750 Dolores, captive daughter of Arremacho, endures thirteen months aboard El Diablo’s pirate band. She engineers deadly vengeance against El Castillo after aiding a Spanish garrison at La Guayra, culminating in a desperate clash where Dolores watches the pirates overwhelmed and herself spared by the Spaniards.
A reminiscence of church social nights describing the exit antics after services. Boys watched girls depart from the rear benches and courtship rituals unfolded as couples paired off for the walk home. The narrative recalls dances, offerings of arms, and longing for a favorable partner as the evening ended.
A Cincinnati Commercial Gazette piece praises Mrs. L Cook a Louisville widow who shadowed a burglar from her carriage. The suspect, a garbage collector, led to a hotel and police, where Mrs. Cook and two plainclothes detectives confirmed no loss at her home.
An autobiographical account describes a man with chronic kidney and digestive troubles who, after failing conventional remedies, pursued a regimen of hot water and a beef diet under Dr Tutler. He reports major weight loss, resolution of heartburn, and improved health, crediting the plan's four month program and ongoing two to one diet balance.
A New York letter to the Boston Herald reports C F Woerishoffer, who died recently, as the most successful gambler in the world. He was a stock market figure with wide influence and notable ventures.
A young recruit endures a harsh first day in a riding shant as a drill sergeant pushes him through mounting, trotting, and a rough fall. Blood noses, shouted orders, and stern advice mark the novice’s shaky introduction to horsemanship.
A Milwaukee Sentinel item reports poet Joaquin Miller has separated from his wife of six years who hails from the Leland hotel family. Miller travels to Mexico as friends say for a temporary rest and to gather tropical inspiration.
An old seaman recalls a bully mate who pursued a sailor to shore. A shark attacked, the mate vanished, and the crew credited the shark with saving the narrator. The storyteller notes such luck as a bizarre rescue and a lesson in fear.
In a New York Mail and Express feature a sailor recounts his chest inventory from a voyage death at sea. The chest contained weather gear and many gifts for family, including Chinese silks and toilet boxes, with letters showing the mariner hailed from an inland Pennsylvania town and sent tokens to his mother and sisters.
Misa Alice Cook daughter of Henry H. Cook elopes with Mr. Waterman’s coachman John Acres. The couple, living with Waterman in Lenox area, were found married in North Adams after a stormy confrontation. Mrs Acres defends her choice amid family shock.
Governor Swineford describes in a Boston Herald dispatch how Alaska governance unfolded under an old collector an old marshal and a Pinto captain. He cites liquor smuggling using Portland prices and inflated ship passes showing waste and improper billing by officials. He notes peaceful industrious Indians and a need for action in Washington.
Thurston Lillibridge and Daniel Barber quarreled over a road across Barber land in Norwich. Barber struck Wheeler, then prayed aloud for Lillibridge to become a better man as both men separated. The incident ends with Barber returning to his field while Lillibridge and Wheeler retreated.
Dr. T. J. Maxwell, ex U S Remy surgeon in St Louis, explains gunshot wounds show varied outcomes. He notes survival depends on injury location, constitution, and rapid clotting, citing a case where a heart wound left a man barely alive yet clot formation delayed death.
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