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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1885
Page
5
The piece notes Tank Kee’s lectures lively and humorous about Chinese culture and commerce, including silk bargaining in Pekin. It mentions a rainy Wednesday and a community theater evening with Everybody’s Friend by ODA Chamberlain, plus local business moves and forthcoming artesian well discussions in Kimball and Chamberlain.
A notice in Mitchell Daily Republican describes Tank Kee promoting a tour with a series of entertainments, using Mitchell as headquarters and extending access to neighboring towns for a short period. The item also mentions events tied to local fire company activities and community notices, including new members and constitutional signings, amid miscellaneous local chatter.
A fragmented essay critiques the President and Attorney General for disregarding eminent jurists and for seeking counsel from lesser sources. It recalls former law firm ties of King and hints at political missteps while lamenting a failure to engage respected legal opinion in a public controversy.
Editorial from Painesville notes a Cleveland stop by Forepaugh and Sells circus and its vast menagerie worth about a million dollars. Describes two rings and a fifty by fifty stage, a mile track, camel races, and an eighteen-elephant troupe with a boxing baby elephant. Also mentions a suffrage convention, local politics, and spring weather with economic concerns across the nation.
The Catholic Society of Kimball hosted an evening featuring a superb supper and a highly praised ball. Notable participants included Mrs Ross Josie Ross Gertie Ross Mrs and Miss Rocktinger Mrs Boyce Miss Reed Mrs Kate Miller and Pearlie Ochsner in a lively tableaux display.
An odd ad and notices advertise residence lots in Kimball with a livery barn and stock for sale and a push for Wagons and harness. There is a quack style health claim for Boggs Blood Purifier. Also a bones purchase offer at eight dollars per ton for dry bleached bones, with delivery at any time this year starting May 1.
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