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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1893
Page
4
The excerpt praises a versatile journalist able to write poetry weigh corn discuss tariffs umpire a game report weddings preach to readers and more. It mentions Francis Pariman, the venerable New England historian, recently celebrating his 70th birthday and aging with fatigue and insomnia.
A long narrative portrays beggars and poverty in urban life, detailing a starving boy, improvised meals, and twice boiled potatoes as a sign of deprivation. It follows a widowed, downtrodden household, a fluctuating chorus of barrooms, and the cycle of begging, drinking, and eventual hospital or burial. The piece contrasts desperate families, shivering garments, and the social toll of poverty with portraits of the samaritans and folks in neighborhood bars. It ends with a courtroom anecdote of a distressed husband paying a fine, and a final jolt of irony as a beggar assists his wife with the very money he earned.
Mourning fills the white city as Chicago’s mayor is remembered with solemn resolutions. Key figures from the national commission board. President Palmer announces the exposition’s official end. A prayer by Dr. De Burrows concludes the memorial gathering.
Mr Dunder storms into the police station to report a wave of cat trouble as loafers flood his yard with cats advertised as paying jobs. The sergeant calmly questions him while readers are instructed that advertising always pays and panics subside, leaving Dunder to push for action before daylight.
Thrilling tale from New Yorks New You about the steamship Gellert sailing from Hamburg October 10 with 44 cabin and 281 steerage passengers. A fire erupted mid voyage, near the main saloon, forcing preparations, crowd control, and steadfast crew work. By October 23 the flames were tamed though the vessel remained aflame, with passengers commending the captain and officers. A separate note from Chicago: the Dan Coughlin murder trial is postponed, awaiting Mayor Harrison’s term.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a curious naming tale linked to a Dr. Fran Cooper. The narrator recalls a visit near Candia and Lake Simcon, describing peculiar customs, mistaken impressions, a cryptic nickname Happondto loudhair, and a chaotic dialogue about names and family history amid historical references to colonial and cultural themes.
A Tailway Review excerpt cites Admiral Selwyn's paper on oil as a practical locomotive fuel. It notes the Pennsylvania Railroad's Theodore Bly demonstration and extensive world production studies revealing oil demand could raise prices, impacting railway adoption.
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