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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1884
Page
3
A rugged ballad reveres fallen fighters and enduring love as soldiers march past gunfire. The verses honor brave men and tender hearts, recalling names, battles, and home shores from Severn to Shannon, with Annie Lawrie as a mournful refrain.
A Boston correspondent recalls a Christmas in a grand English country hall. The host family, servants, and guests follow strict customs from greeting to dinner. Lighting, privacy, and etiquette shape daily life, with a 15 foot Christmas tree, silent whispers, and evening amusements, ending with prayers and a village church service. The reminiscence ends with the host family broken and the author reflecting on change and the era of engineers and skilled workmen.
An interview with Archbishop Gibbons discusses the Pope's awareness of American Catholic needs, praising the Holy Father as highly intelligent and hard working. The piece touches on his scholarly reach, frequent early-morning sessions, openness to Catholics and Protestants, and Ireland’s affection for him. It also includes assorted notes on printers jargon, industrial wages, Chinese labor, and a portrait of the Duke of Portland as the “Invisible Prince.”
Quoted lines praise or deride public virtue and money, contrasting honor and courage with wealth. The piece, attributed to Quiotuden and Undorinoe-Charios Baskay, reflects on societal expectations and the perceived conflict between moral grace and material gain. The archaic language hints at a broader editorial musings on public opinion.
In Brent Hill Susy, educated by a rector father, shelters Joe the mute idiotic ward of the parish from abuse. She befriends him, supports Cyrus Portman a future suitor, and Joe rewards her with noble courage. When a robbery tries to strike Portman, Joe dies saving him, uttering Susy’s name as his last thought.
A collection of pithy Talmudic maxims on charity, discretion, speech, and study. It emphasizes secret charity, careful use of time, the value of education, and the judgments of God. The text contrasts wisdom with folly and highlights duties to family, students, and the community.
A bishop recounts discovering a man who served fifteen years as a clergyman in a large town though an impostor. Attempts to legalize or restore marriages performed under his orders sparked a tense debate, with Home Secretary involvement and concerns over public hardship and church records. London society discussed potential prosecutions and complications.
An unpublished anecdote recounts Charles Sumner visiting Horace Greeley in New York. Sumner’s early ride ends at an orchard farmhouse where Mrs. Greeley serves simple milk and crackers. Sumner, hungry after the journey, accepts the generous breakfast, while Greeley’s wife jokes about the supply. The tale notes Sumner’s seriousness clashing with the playful moment.
A fragmentary item critiques England's strict marriage laws citing a case where Mrs. Weldon sought court aid to compel her husband to live with her. It argues the laws cause suffering and view the husband as wronged, urging reconsideration across England amid rising separations and family disputes.
A Temperance man recounts a failing attempt to stay abstinent from alcohol. His resolves fade, leading to a weak performance and a sense of shame. The account includes a doctor’s admonition about health and a vow to renew sobriety at a future gathering.
The excerpt presents a garbled discussion of the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence with scattered references to images of money, a king, and a garden. It includes stray historical names and phrases, but no clear event, publication detail, or coherent narrative to summarize as a standalone news item.
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