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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1886
Page
8
A string of odd anecdotes unfolds from a doll loving dog guarding a toy rival the sparkle of a white haired Kitty a horse and rider tale and a comic streetcar con game. The pieces mix animal mischief superstition and a sharp prank on a conductor with a punchline about a counterfeit twenty.
In a New York Telegram account a jail inmate named Hiram Golphin enters Harluin police court with a bold, profane slang and insists on seeing the squire after being found drunk on Third avenue at L o'clock. He resists and then leaves claiming he will hide for a year. The judge grants him release.
During a thunder storm at Lake Minnetonka a tree near Lake Park hotel was split by lightning. A hotel guest nearby was thrown to the ground. a clerk dragged him to safety as the crowd awaited a grim scene. The revived man joked that the electric shock filled him up.
The piece outlines windfall collection and destruction methods, including using bands around trunks to trap larvae, and crushing cocoons. It notes spraying young trees with Paris green in June to poison newly hatched larvae, washing away residue with rain so fruits remain safe, and compares English barriers like tarred paper around trunks as preventive measures.
A tale praises George Stephenson for tender sympathy after a window incident reveals a dying bird and nest, contrasting his vast engineering impact with personal sorrow. A second joke describes Arkansaw squatters using a gravestone as a cooking surface to bake meat in the sun, illustrating rustic humor and practical thrift.
A bustling hotel scene unfolds as Spicer, told by Mrs. S to have seen an awful bustle, defends a mistaken garment. The exchange includes sharp words about a clumsy gown, with Spicer departing without explanation in the Boston Bulletin account.
The Snake Editor says the whaling season will soon open, while the Horse Editor counters that ships returning from the Arctic report a Poof catch. The Pittsburgh Chronicle Talegrayh notes the opening of school in a few weeks.
American Agriculturist outlines four groups of egg laying fowls by comb type. Single combs include White faced Spanish, Minorcas, Andalusians, Leghorns. rose comb Hamburgs. Polish breeds with split or double combs. Galic group like Crevecoeurs Houdans Gelderland La Fleche La Bresse. Leghorns are praised for hardiness and large white eggs. Houslans are noted for dual egg and meat production, hardy and prolific.
A compact note traces how slanting roofs and the pediment originated in Greece drawing on Egyptian roots. It explains climate drove the Greek roof design, forming a conical ridge and triangular pediment, distinguishing Greek architecture from Egyptian shelter needs.
In a lighthearted exchange, Mrs Brown plans for her husband John’s fishing trip, packing his valise with whisky, cigars, brandy, lemons, sugar, cups, and two bottles of old skerry, plus fishing tackle and a flannel shirt as the train departs at seven. The Rambler.
A historical note describes two tests to confirm death. The first uses candlelight to reveal a bright color where touching fingers meet, suggesting residual circulation. The second observes muscle response to electrical current, claiming contraction persists after death but fades as life ends, citing Mendicat and Surgical Reporter.
A fragmentary poem laments Somebody watching for a distant beloved, prayers rising to the Father, and a sense of faith rewarded in a life’s work. The piece contrasts old cottages and vanished neighbors with spiritual hope and eventual recognition.
A New Hampshire man sought to end an engagement by allying with the rival to form a church choir, but his plan backfired as within a week the couple stopped speaking, illustrating a bungled social ploy rather than persuasion.
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