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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1885
Page
6
The narrative follows Dr TG4s, a youth turned master thief in Boston, who narrowly escaped capture through a hidden escape plan. Despite repeated pardons and brutal service, he endures prison, war service, and exile, finally reforming into a respected, charitable man in a nearby state.
Washington society is short of eligible bachelors as young women struggle to find husbands. Daughters of wealthy families remain unattached despite training and manners, while army and navy men chase riches elsewhere. Widowers emerge as the only credible matches, yet their numbers are small and valued mainly for money and status.
A collage of cooking recipes for Cocoanut Prixs Moranees Axorn Foor and Chocella de Cataaba, plus instructions for onion fritters. It also offers practical farming notes urging better farming, early potato planting, and livestock care for March. Includes California vineyard growth data and general tips on pest control and land consolidation.
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that the worst wrongs stem from ignorance of victims and subject, and only universal knowledge can curb cruelty. It contends that progress relies on individual effort, practical sympathy, and helping each other, not on legislative schemes or radical property theories.
A fragmented 19th century column laments the trotters and promotes traditional walking horses, arguing breaks before harnessing yields safer, longer lasting stock. It cites Franklin D. Curtis of Kirkby Homestead, NY, and offers horse care opinions. The passage shifts to fashion commentary on Parisian dress, noting modest, suitable attire for women across classes and critiques on evening wear trends.
Wisconsin farmers cited examples of bad road management. They described soft ground ploughed and piled on tracks and poor roadside surfaces. They argued for moving hard earth and gravel to improve both sections of the road and noted distance and grade disregard near Madison.
The text discusses how many eggs should be placed under hens depending on the season, recommending seven in January or February and up to thirteen or fifteen in May for certain breeds. It stresses protecting chicks after they reach twice the egg size, notes high chick losses in early seasons, and urges hatchings of five or six sturdy chicks in spring for better profits.
A fragment from Lauiva Home Journal asks about duties when visiting a host. It questions whether accepting invitations entails obligations to greet the hostess and her guests, speak to ladies, and help make gatherings pleasant. It laments selfishness and urges kindness, generosity, and consideration in social conduct.
A London Garden article recounts an amateur experiment using sulphate of ammonia on four chrysanthemum plants and strawberries. Ammonia watered specimens showed deeper green leaves and much larger flowers and berries, though the reader notes its power and need for cautious use.
Professor L. B. Arnold condemns butter making as wasteful, arguing milk yields far more value in other uses. He notes 25 pounds of milk to make 1 pound of butter wastes nourishment and life-support potential, urging a shift to foods that sustain workers in need.
Theodore Parker argues that young couples marry opposites and benefit from diversity, while older pairs unite with similars. He notes marriage grows through gradual difference, struggle, and eventual harmony, with real happiness arising from mutual growth and shared purpose.
The piece argues farmers shifting from wheat to dairying can profit as creameries grow, noting Missouri and northern Mississippi trends. It cites market demand for dairy products, compares long-run profits with wheat, and stresses pasture, water, and climate influence on dairy viability.
The text notes dietary shifts in warm weather toward cooling fruits berries and greens low in carbon, contrasting with heavy pork back wheat cakes batter and molasses. It highlights appetite changes and Providence providing fruit and green foods that contain little or no carbon, reducing craving for fatty fare.
The article outlines spring dress and suit designs featuring short basques with long drapery and plain lower skirts. It describes upper bodices of plain fabric with velvet trims, inlaid velvet reverses, and various basque shapes in bison, serge, camel hair, or camel fabric. It notes jackets resembling street wear, short polka jackets, and velvet accents with braided or stitched underskirts and pleated drapery.
The Cleveland Leader reprints notes from Cal A A Markland detailing General Grant's first departure from Culpeper Court House for Washington. A special train carried Grant and a few officers, others crowded the platform as Grant urged soldiers to join, saying the car was for him and his staff but inviting able men aboard.
The article surveys portraits of founding era leaders and their attire from Washington to Buchanan. It notes evolving fashion, from ruffles and wigs to cleaner, simpler outfits, highlighting figures such as Jefferson, Madison, Van Buren, Jackson, Clay, and Buchanan and their distinctive dress choices.
This period piece notes that modern diets rich in sugar and poor dental hygiene lead to rapid tooth decay. It contrasts past coarse foods with current eating habits, urging immediate after meal cleaning. The interview presents a dentist's warning on rising toothaches and the need for better oral care.
Charles Schull, after leaving Nebraska two years ago to seek a new life, returns to Shelbyville Indiana during a winter storm. He plans a visit to his fiancée and her family, but a mistaken wedding date leads to an impulsive four mile dash to the minister, a hasty ceremony, and a hurried ride home as fireworks of the county's best people fill the scene. The bride becomes Mrs Charley Schull, with celebrations following that night.
An unnamed stranger enters a saloon in Deadwood wielding knives and bellicose bravado. He shouts about blondes and Fearsome figures, tries to order deadly drinks, and provokes silence until one man grabs him by the ear and ejects him. The crowd disperses with no further action.
Washington correspondent recalls a Georgia Chronicle report about a young Confederate veteran from Atlanta who served from first to last, endured prison and weariness after Gettysburg, and found solace in a ballad that drew homeward hope and calmed anger and fear among exhausted soldiers.
The text surveys miners and officials who struck it rich in the past, naming William J. Stevens, Joe Watson, George C. Corning, and others who earned from $100,000 to $1,000,000 in various regions. It notes many succeeded by luck and timing, while few persisted on the road to larger fortune, with references to Colorado and Indian Territory mining booms and later financial caution. It reflects on how prosperity favored those who ventured, while many did not reach similar gains.
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