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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1885
Page
3
A reflective verse recalling childhood days twenty years past at a village schoolyard. The speaker notes green grass, familiar benches, and a master long gone, contrasting past joys with present signs of time and change. Friends once playful at the schoolhouse now scattered, with memories lingering as the scene fades.
Prudie Warner endures gossip and poverty in Willington as she faces a temptation over a rich, glamorous suitor. A pocketbook with cash tests her resolve until news arrives of a fortune and an engagement to Lee Eaton, transforming her life with dignity and a new status.
A speaker cautions bathers to avoid eating before swimming. Do not enter the water within an hour of meals. wait two hours if possible. Hot tea or coffee after swimming is suggested to warm and revive, then a light snack. No stimulants or intoxicants should be used before or during swimming due to danger and past fatalities.
Recounting siege tactics on the Mississippi river town of Vicksburg with reflections on Montana cowboys and altitude life. Describes artillery, navy cannon, improvised wooden mortars, trench works, and the psychological chatter of soldiers amid long campaigns. Mentions Admiral Porter and General Johnston amid reinforcements.
An Atlanta interview with Jana Hudson, returning from Liberia after seventeen years, details emigration from Georgia to Liberia, the colony PortaTile, fever deaths, and Hudson's views on climate, population, government, religion, and the fate of African natives and returning African Americans.
The piece questions sensational claims about increasing mulatto populations and argues against amalgamation theories while noting southern belief in the race's gradual disappearance. It closes with a stray anecdote about a boy refusing dinner unless invited three times, illustrating persistence.
The article discusses premature greying in youths and comparisons across genders and races. It cites observations by Hecom Borrow and De Orbigny, notes slower greying in some groups, and mentions Schopenhauer’s theory linking grey hair to vigorous mental activity needing more study.
A Boston physician examined 8720 prescriptions at a drug store to identify the most used drugs. Quinine led with 202 prescriptions, followed by morphine with 172, bromide of potassium with 171, iodide of potassium with 156, and muriate of iron with 184. The total articles listed in the pharmacopoeia were 664, with 604 appearing in a single form.
The account details a Pawnee scalp dance observed near sunset with a long red scalp as the centerpiece. Dancers, drummers, and spectators filled the lodge in a ritual performance with painted bodies, a dramatic narrative of a killing, and a long dance that ended at midnight after presents were given and the sacred pipe was shared.
Army post surgeon at Fort Porter compiles practical disinfection directions aligned with American Medical Association views. The guide lists disinfectant formulas, use cases for feces, person, clothing, sick rooms, wards, and food, plus cautions on ventilation, heating, and time frames. It references a May 14, 1886 end-of-world calculation by Adventists.
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