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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1886
Page
6
A long fragment from James Russell Lowell’s poem describes a woman’s beauty, inner life, and emotional influence. It evokes nature, humility, and contemplative longing as the speaker reflects on love, memory, and the airy paths of earth. The diction contrasts ideals with mortal yearning, set in a reverent, lyrical tone.
Edwardian era interview style narrative recounts John Scott the engineer recalling a perilous snowbound stretch near the Rocky Mountains. A lone young woman on the train cares for sick and children, inspiring respect and a covert romance as relief crews break through and rescue arrives.
Thackeray, an improvident wretch, left America in 1956 to lay up money for his daughters but returned to England amid a prosperous engagement. He sailed home suddenly after a homesick impulse, abandoning lectures and causing financial loss. Years later, his mother found him dead on Christmas.
A Detroit man recounts a wild lie about an earthquake to gain sympathy and impress onlookers. He concedes he exaggerated details such as shattered chandeliers and a $100 mirror, hoping to avoid judgment. He apologizes and warns others to avoid false statements in public.
In a Florida town Col Culpeper hosts a famed poker scene where a mysterious “prince” courtiers Miss Melvina Jones. The prince wins a $1,000 pot with four kings and an ace, marries Miss Jones, and becomes son-in-law. The tale blends literary idealism with a comic, gambling-tinged diary entry.
In Hawarden six miles from Cheater Wales Hawarden Castle is the Gladstone residence. The estate spans about 9 000 acres of Meawarden parish with the village outside the park gates. Mr Gladstone, highly prominent, lives there with his wife who cares for orphans and maintains access for visitors to the park and ruins. The house houses many books and a multi desk study with portraits of Homer Virgil and Shakespeare. The wealth comes from coal and iron mining on the estate, used to support the historic home and local community.
A column notes the chestnut gong and its endless interruptions as overused alarms spread abroad. It recounts a church incident where a sudden chestnut tinkle disrupted a sermon and urges restraint. The piece also praises quiet reading and cites Lord Macaulay on the value of books over luxury.
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