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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1898
Page
3
Boston Herald recounts a circus giraffe with a sore throat causing severe trouble for handlers. Workers rig a center pole hoist to feed and raise the animal, while routes avoid overhanging branches and accommodation in the tent. The long neck strain reflects the animal’s slow recovery and the crew’s improvised care.
An unreadable OCR fragment references a Philippines paradixe voyage and exhausted natives, mentions a Gortor and consumption cure, and includes a garbled line about a man who imagines he can keep puss better than his wife. Names and details are unclear.
A peculiar three inch yellow fish with no gills was shown by Davey, kept in alcohol, and described as having jointed limb-like appendages with claws. The Chinaman’s tale places the catch in shallow water outside the harbor, adding to the oddity of the specimen's behavior and appearance. The article also includes a fragmentary travel cost table beginning with United Kingdom and Germany prices.
American taste for interior decoration grows with four porcelain plaque designs by Muivrillr featuring American wild ducks pheasants quail and English oxeye. The plaques, 40 inches around, are marketed via Hubinger Bros with a mail order offer: buy three packages of Elastic Starch and receive a plaque free.
The letter recounts a sufferer’s relief from severe headaches and weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She describes chronic pain from the left side, insomnia, chills, and profound improvement, crediting the remedy for renewed strength and elimination of pain.
Winnie's tangle of romance and mischief unfolds as Captain Tredennick returns and her mother Madam counsels caution. A grand London box arrives from Trawillians, its velvet and fur admiringly opened, promising new splendor for Winnie while tensions with Mr. Pascoe simmer beneath the surface.
In a vivid drawing room scene Miss Trewhulla and Madam debate a costly twenty guinea sealskin gift Captain Tredennick promised to Winnie. Winnie insists she did not ask for it while Madam counsels composure as the niece contemplates the new fur and velvet cloak that may crown her attire.
Winnie resists a costly gift from Captain Tredeanick amid social pressure and curiosity about Maganinna. The scene shifts to Mrs. A and society talk as a butler relays Mrs. A’s nervous distress. A tale of opinion and status unfolds with guests, fashion, and a joke about military life ending in a wit remark.
A fragmented English reminiscence recalls Grant Store on Applen An Ate in England praising American apples. The speaker notes high appreciation and courtesy shown by Hagttat acquaintances, referencing Northern Spys and export quality.
A garbled passage references unusual terms and names like Sela and Tia, with phrases about a mysterious “wiley” and a Phenomynuin Bus. The text reads as a disrupted antique manuscript snippet, offering little clear meaning beyond a collage of proper nouns and invented terms.
A government pension report criticizes the system for unfair ratings and hurried examinations. It notes multiple overseas and domestic beneficiaries, wide disparities in disability assessments, and calls for radical change to ensure uniform justice for claimants.
A Tribune report from New York describes an incident on the battleship Iowa in dry dock where water entered through an open valve and sea corks, flooding engine rooms as crews worked to prevent further damage. The extent was not fully known, with rescues and firefighting efforts underway and experts assessing the loss.
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