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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1886
Page
5
A fragmented verse piece describes a shared struggle and weathered bonding amid night winds. The voice ponders staying together, enduring hardship, and seeking shelter from a harsh world, with imagery of twilight, rain, and distant dangers.
In a long 19th century tale from All the Year Round, Father Chrys tal debuts a mirthful elixir that lowers monks to sadness then laughter. A stern Superior bans revelry yet succumbs as the feast derails into joyous chaos, elevating Chrys tal’s invention to household fame and a cure all for melancholy.
A Philadelphia Press report details a Wilmington court scene where Stephen Tl. Rapleig h of this city faced trial for a theft in the city hall area. Miss Nettie Spencer testified to the prisoner’s good character as his fiancée urged a full court hearing. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in a separate Irish case, Tim Olly O'Brien, on a promissory dispute ending in a £300 win for the plaintiff.
A slave woman and her child escape with help after an Army patrol encounters a slave owner claiming the pair as property. The colonel refuses to force them back, and that night they slip away toward Alexandria and on to Washington, earning freedom.
Harper’s Magazine notes debates on early Christian portraiture as sacred images spread from Oriental churches. It cites inscriptions and references by Tertullian and Eusebius describing a traditional likeness of Jesus, with ageless pictures said to originate from miraculous or primeval origins and proliferate in the early church.
A survey shows major gifts from railroad leaders to higher education and hospitals. George S Seney contributed 450000 to Wesleyan Female College and Emory College. Cornelius Vanderbilt donated over 1,000,000 to Vanderbilt University. John Hopkins gave about 8.5 million for education and charity in Baltimore. Leland Stanford’s heirs pledged 20 million to the University of California at Palo Alto. William H Vanderbilt gave 25000 to Virginia University and 500000 to a New York medical museum. Colonel Garrett funded annuities to Baltimore’s Poor Association and other charities totaling over a million. Thomas A Scott dispersed gifts to Jefferson Medical College, Orthopedic Hospital, Episcopal Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, Washington and Lee University, totalling around 650000.
A 1882 recollection recounts the Garfield assassination trial in Washington. Jurors found Guiteau guilty on January 25, 1882 as dusk fell, and his defiant remarks and curses echoed through the courtroom. The piece tracks aftereffects on jurors, lawyers, officials, and even the hangman, with reflections on how the case shaped public memory.
On a porch during the 1864 drive from the Wilderness to Richmond, Generals Grant and Meade with staff met an Indian household. Burnside arrived with spurs and saber, saluted politely, and learned the Indies claimed they had many more Yankees. An elderly Indy quipped Richmond housed their prisoners, stunning Burnside.
Luxury footwear and accessories highlighted in the New York Post with palm-made boots lined in cream and tinted silks, silk hose embroidered with fine motifs, and high-end clasps and buckles priced at eight dollars per pair. Broadway sellers near Union Square showcase ornate metal and jeweled accents.
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