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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1884
Page
8
The account details a furious Confederate assault on Union positions at a sunlit battlefield, the heavy Federal fire, and the confederate wing’s advancing but repulsed assault. It describes battlefield conditions, medical care claims, and the aftermath with McClellan’s pursuing forces and the retreat to Harrison’s Landing.
A Georgia town endures a stretch of playful mischief as school breaks near. Boys abandon books for kite making, hose-cart races, walking matches, and burling across sidewalks. Minor thefts from pantries and yards follow, with cats jailed for a playful bath and a pretend grocery in a stable. The piece notes long days and a wave of juvenile schemes as summer wears on.
The Franklin Institute announces the international exhibition of electrical apparatus in Philadelphia from September 2 to October 1. The event aims to gather every known electrical device in use or under development to discuss inventions, methods, currents, generators, and applications in industry and daily life.
A government move aims to deploy a cadre of electrical science experts for extensive study. The action, authorized by an act of Congress, seeks to assemble qualified specialists to advance innovation and technical inquiry in the field.
Mary Stilwell, Edison’s wife, died at 29 in Menlo Park New Jersey leaving three children. The article recounts their romance begun when he was 25 after he invented the chemical telegraph. Edison proposed abruptly and they wed a week later before her mother. He returned to lab work on his wedding night despite the marriage. The piece portrays a romantic yet practical courtship and a happy marriage.
A brief account shares the fortunes of Frank Walden and James Carr who left New York City to seek success in the West. Walden spent money freely, bought land in Colorado, was cheated, and eventually failed, while Carr saved money, traveled to California, found work on a Pullman car, then a sheep ranch, and later prospered as a successful small rancher in Southern California.
A simple morning dish uses large fresh tomato chopped fine with a small amount of onion. It cooks in butter and seasonings until onions and tomato are soft then beaten eggs are stirred in until nearly set. Finish with fried bread dice for serving.
A narrator recollects the final moments of the Civil War era at Appomattox Court House. Sheridan prepares to press Lee, a South Carolina regiment resists surrender terms, Custer leads a dash to quell a skirmish, and Gordon and Wilcox reflect as cannon fire signals the war’s end.
Stockton California correspondent describes San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys as prime wheat areas with adobe soil and rough wet roads. Farmers use combined cutting and threshing machines propelled by teams, with drivers atop, while mule teams pull the gear. At $1.85 per cental prices are low, prompting some to leave grain in fields for weeks, and owners store machines through winter.
A Chronicle summary notes Mexican brigands lose control as rapid travel exposes lives and methods. It highlights Clarcho l Poto the Mysterious Man captured after Queretaro, his brutal past, and unusual loyalty to his daughter aged about 18 years whom he funds from loot. A Durango gang’s violent end is recounted with a leader revealed as a woman. The piece also mentions Rev Chesney of West Amsterdam facing salary neglect and church donation issues.
The Boston correspondent profiles Captain Maxwell a ninety year old Maine born sea captain famed for wealth and romance. Once courted by Patten shipbuilders he later built a vast fortune from prudent long term investments. Now a dependent elder. his wealth remains immense and the state records would mark him among Boston's richest if he dies.
Dr Edwin Shippen leads a Philadelphia firm to place a brass tablet in Gulpopper church honoring Thomas Markhaw Ambler U S Navy passed assistant surgeon died on the Sie Lene river during the Arctic steamer Jeannatte retreat in 1881. The inscription notes duty over life and a tablet erected by medical officers of the United States Navy.
A long, garbled column of domestic advice covers making velvet over doors, food safety, cleanliness, and ironclad home hacks. It includes recipes, cleaning tricks, and practical notes on farming, poultry, milk, mill tasks, and simple remedies, mingled with weather musings and moral observations.
Experimental notes describe various emulsions of kerosene oil with milk and other solvents tested on apple bark lice and pests. The report covers lethal ratios, plant safety, pasture grass recommendations, and the value of orchard and timothy grasses for pasture and soil health with cautions on overuse.
A Montreal Star report describes a young woman who walks in her sleep, writes letters at night, and then returns to bed. Observers note the letters are unusually neat, and a ring is involved as she experiences episodes and a doctor’s examination suggests a possible cause.
A garbled 19th century style list describes various events and people in Gadldiasown and nearby areas. Items mention a ninth child with injuries, a child with burned lips, a man in a distant town with a fever, twins indistinguishable to their parents, a large dog tied to weight, a dog barking to death, a man walking eighty two miles, and several odd local notes about intersections, mountain people, an old man misremembering presidents, and local archies in Union county.
Chicago correspondent of the New York Evening Post estimates the 1884 corn crop across Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin at 1 207 000 000 bushels versus 852 666 000 in 1883 and 18 771 000 bushels in 1882. The forecast notes drought risk in parts of August and September but current conditions are favorable with a late season turning to warmth. A large yield could bring national abundance and boost trade momentum though subject to weather.
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