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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1884
Page
2
The notice describes a general sale with reduced prices on cotton and woollen goods, clothing, hardware, farm implements, and related items. It notes discounts are deeper on some lines while others remain, promising strong consumer savings.
The piece discusses varied views on punishment methods from death by different means to life-term penalties and raises questions about the humane options. It also covers Education reform proposals by Prantin A Walker advocating industrial and scientific training in schools to prepare students for mechanical work.
An antiquated piece discusses the 1787 federal constitution anniversary and the ongoing amendments. It cites figures like Washington and Hamilton, notes debates among Western and Eastern perspectives, and references Chicago journalism on progress and governance.
Long, fragmented telegraphic items mention court martial proceedings, pay and authority shifts, raids and mobilizations in Indian Territory, and routine government notices. The text threads through military appointments, finance warrants, and oblique references to global and domestic events with scattered crime, weather, and catastrophe mentions.
Reports detail Gen Lord Wolkeley and staff setting out on a Khartoum expedition and Alderman George Bwannotiage elected Lord Mayor of London. Gladstone traversed Ben Ledi in Scotland amid vast security concerns and an attempted Salisbury council house bombing.
A forthcoming report from the General Land Office details land grants for railroad aid totaling over 5 million acres, with a broader 11 million acre dispute in Dakota. Action is suspended while Congress decides on forfeitures of several grants, as titles passed to grant holders remain contested.
A collage of anecdotes including Maggie McDonald of Philadelphia described with odd health notes, a towering African explorer famed for feats of strength, and notices about Albert S. Warner’s alleged estate misdeeds. The article also quotes a drawn letter from a late photographer of the Greely expedition, a reminiscence by Mrs. Clemmer, and a Spurgeon sermon highlighting disciplined prayer and leadership.
A Belgravia passage recounts famed lost riches from ships like the Madagascar, Thunder, and Royal Charter. It notes vast sums of gold and silver vanished at sea, with some spoils later recovered while others remain unrecovered or doubted, including rumors tied to Vigo Bay and Hooghly mouth wrecks.
Robert Bonner, a New York lodge member and self made man, once tried to buy a page for a six line advertisement to run across four columns in the Herald. The editor balked but allowed twenty four insertions for about $2,000, a feat Bonner claimed as a bluff.
A Philadelphia Star dialogue with a butcher on why shin beef carries higher prices. He argues consumer bias toward prime cuts, cost recovery for less desirable trimmings, and wasted meat. He stresses home cooks can use shin and other cuts through better preparation and diverse recipes to save money.
A Tangier letter contrasts Moorish customs with European norms noting hats worn indoors respect signs and greetings, entry rituals, dress, and etiquette. The writer cites polygamy secrecy of women, slavery, meal times, religious observances, writing directions, and other daily habits to claim two civilizations share little in common.
A Cincinnati photographer recalls eerie wedding and heartbreak scenes. He details misadventures with a dying man captured on tintype, a pistol threat photograph, and a flesh print of a lover's arm. The stories reveal quirks and fears around old age and obsession in early portrait work.
A July 16 sighting from the New Jurwhy Coast Pilot reports a massive water spout in Great Bay. Observers describe a foaming water mass eight to ten miles per hour, lifting into a dense black cloud, with a forty yard diameter funnel and a mile long ascent, lasting about fifteen minutes before fading.
Mr Geo Hamilton, seeking land in Missouri, toured Tay county with a land agent. The guide linked crimes and famous figures to entice settlement, mentioning Ford brothers, Charlie’s suicide, Wood Hite’s death, the James family homestead, and a Mormon settlement, then hinted at Frank from Boonville. Hamilton chose to return home.
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