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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1898
Page
3
A Washington police court voiced harsh criticism of civic duty during wartime. The judge condemned cowardice and urged men to serve in the volunteer army, warning that civilian hardship and hunger for women and children would follow if the nation faltered. The piece stresses national resolve and moral duty amid war, calling for steadfast sacrifice.
An aging reminiscence describes General Crook among Native Americans, noting his cautious habits and a humorous city encounter about open windows and comfort. It then shifts to a historical survey of mourning customs, tracing long standing practices across cultures and colors used as symbols of mourning.
A Pittsburgh Dispatch reminiscence recounts a Pullman car hour from the 1860s. George Pullman’s car cost about 84,000 dollars originally, later valued in different sums. A lean stranger with a wart on his face sleeps in a half berth, paying half the fare, prompting a dispute about berth space and contracts aboard that era rail service.
A householder warns a burglar with stark reasoning about consequences if a shot is fired. The dialogue contrasts pursuit by authorities,imprisonment, and trial with risks to the robber, while recalling harsh Cracker cabin life in Georgia with sparsely lit, open doors and cold. The excerpt blends crime, fear, and frontier justice.
In a Boston Herald excerpt, discussions recall New England’s rum era and its impact on the region’s moral and political life. A Massachusetts legislature speech cites the heroic age as when rum sold at three pence per glass reflected the era’s temperance debates. Also noted are evolving street railway electrification and a Spanish musician proposing a novel musical notation system.
A collage of quirky anecdotes, poems, and notices from an old newspaper page. It includes human interest vignettes about homesick cats, a pane of humor from a New York editor, and reflections on weather and commerce, with blurbs about newspapers and a long list of stray phrases and quotes.
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