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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1884
Page
7
A bizarre dialogue portrays the Thin Man musing on widows with a cold tea soaked tone. He suggests widows manipulate men through flattery, claiming older wives and single women use subtle tactics that bind men emotionally, while hinting at his own marriage as evidence.
Harvey McHenry driving a nitro glycerine wagon from Olin New York to Bradford district faced a steep descent where the wagon overturned and nearly exploded. McHenry leapt from the vehicle to save the lives of those aboard, sustaining a knee injury. horses fled and the wagon did not detonate. Local workers placed intermediary barriers to prevent a larger blast while McHenry recovered. A history note mentions a 1742 Philadelphia post office incident and various society notes from Athens, New Haven, and London on notable figures and royal leaders.
A long, fantastical report tells of a Hartford butcher haunted by a ghost dressed in black, following him across towns and years. The specter supposedly limits the man’s life, with family members sometimes seeing the phantom when the butcher is present, and no clear resolution.
West Milwaukee St Paul road shop workers in the paint department formed a nine ticket pool by contributing one dollar each. Ticket No 14407 won the $75,400 Louisiana Lottery top prize with a share of $15,000. the pool organizers and investors split $395.05 each after prize distribution. The event was reported by a Wisconsin newspaper with names kept confidential.
A delegation from the National Guard convention in Cincinnati appeared before the House militia committee to press urgent action on Mr. Strait's bill to raise the state militia appropriation from 200,000 to 9,000,000. The March 19 report favored the measure and the group urged quick action before adjournment to address funding for thirty eight states.
A lurid story from London describes a grand villa casino life with high stakes and aristocratic excess. The tale centers on a beauty known for restraint who frequents the gaming rooms, then awakens to murder as she slashes her throat with a razor, a crime witnessed by her child and alleged lover.
A Cortland New York item tells of Clinton Rindge a respected father who after his son William fell ill and was deemed beyond recovery killed himself. William later recovered with the aid of his sister and Warner’s Safe Cure. The piece also notes a Montana hanging case and a Parker Postmaster trouble detailing unusual local misfortune and alleged recovery claims.
The Fenian secretary Patrick Joyce issues a manifesto praising Irish cause and discomfiture of England. He calls for perseverance in a global struggle, claims proof of loyalty of volunteers, and asserts a plan to advance Irish regeneration with science based resources and propaganda.
Fragmented report describes thaw progress and mine plans near Cour D'Alene with mentions of Eagle City Belknap and Thorpacn s Falls. It cites Prof J M Marnan and a dwindling crowd at Belknap while detailing Gen Richard T Oglessy s political bid and a past career in California and the Civil War with Shiloh.
Wetton editor recaps a fire related injury and a train robbery case linked to Kam County deputies arresting Signor and Shepherd on the Talbots train for robbing Leo at Brooks House Devil's Tye with about $4. The report mentions Swift's Epacitie and various tonics, medical claims, and advertisements interwoven with local chatter and a jailhouse rumor mill.
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