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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1885
Page
2
A garbled OCR summary cites debates on ratifying law reforms, wartime imperial expansion, and financial crises involving railroads and stocks. It references figures and places like London, New York, India, and various British colonies, with discussion of military campaigns, debt, and imperial policy amid a broad East West economic backdrop.
A grand inauguration unfolds in Washington with Grover Cleveland sworn in as president and Allen G. Hendricks taking the vice presidency. Ceremonial military parades, cannon booms, and a vast crowd mark the transfer of power, while President Arthur presides over Senate ceremonies and grants a historic military tribute to Grant.
Crowds fill the capitol front as President-elect Cleveland appears on the platform amid cheers. The inaugural address emphasizes unity, constitutional duty, economic reform, and national welfare while urging allegiance to the Constitution and careful public stewardship.
An anecdotal tale from Alabama tells of a brilliant mule on a farm near Opelika that mimics sounds and even a traveling ferryman. The creature is praised for uncanny imitations, including a barking canal, and is featured in wild stories of near escapes and a mischief-loving rope-armed mockery. The narrative also recounts a dramatic misadventure where the mule causes a cabin window to be broken, startling a family.
A fragmentary reader commentary on church donations contrasts temptations at the plate with moral appeals. It likens the act of giving to a test of courage and generosity, noting varied motives from ministers to parishioners, and mentions a rich donor who gives with ritual regularity. The piece probes human frailty and social dynamics in charitable giving.
An anecdote from General Foote's memoirs recounts Sergeant Prentiss on the Mississippi River opposite Vicksburg. A pistol misfired during a tense moment as soldiers and civilians gathered, with Prentiss telling a boy nearby to beware while Foote prepared for a second shot.
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