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Newspaper
Kimball Graphic
Location
Kimball, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1899
Page
3
A collage of references traces Irish influence in global leadership from Waterloo era figures to modern executives, interwoven with humorous scenes from Washington Street and a lyric interlude about songs and sentiment. The piece blends fragments of historical speculation with satirical vignettes and notices from daily life.
A degraded advertisement recounts a promotional push for Red Cross Starch with coupons, free Shakespeare pictures, a Twentieth Century Girl Calendar, and a large chain-sparc book. It mentions grocers distributing samples and terms for early purchasers, plus a side note about Carl Hendrick Krueger and Lieutenant W. V. Hourigan's forthcoming events.
A fragmented 19th century excerpt recounts a narrator, his horse Fingo, and a trek across the Transvaal. Dreams, magnetic lore, and a near lunatic fate mix with a raid tale as Hans narrates a banker-like road story about Dutch households and Dutchmen near Rolf and Tomkins.
A wounded Alabama volunteer recalls hunger and improvised care amid the 1890s retreat, detailing a nurse’s resourceful attempt to feed a starving soldier with diluted condensed milk, gruel, and improvised medical tools while troops scavenged for sustenance.
An odd, late 19th century column mocks growing American obesity via invented measurements of clothing sizes and dietary shifts. It cites a United States anthropological department prediction of inchwide growth by 2099, fueled by milk porridge pies and fried foods, then blends in a Philadelphia Record anecdote about newspapers piling up on trains and a reader’s reflections on consuming headlines rather than entire papers.
A fragmented dialogue scene features Mrs Crabshaw and Judge Crabshaw debating gender roles while watching a ball game. The surrounding prose, attributed to George Eliot, alludes to recurring human expectations and the search for value, though the text remains unclear and garbled.
Two Englishmen held by insurgents near Dune Nave reach Angeles and say rebels plan to render fourteen American prisoners on Wednesday or Thursday. They lack any trace of Captain Charles M. Rockefeller of the Fifteenth Infantry who vanished in April. The three other Americans captured by rebels remain untraced.
New York reports dispatches from Washington reveal letters from officers criticizing General Otis for blunt language and questionable conduct at Manila. The letters allege Dewey questioned Otis and the handling of reports, suggesting friction at the top levels and possible efforts to shape public impressions.
The City of Para arrived from Manila carrying members of the Twenty-third and Twenty-second Infantry, Fourteenth Infantry, Third Artillery, Fourth Cavalry, and several signal corps units. They enlisted in California as volunteers under general order No. 40. Health officials boarded the ship for passenger examinations.
Washington reports Secretary Koot received a cable on the Chinese situation in the Philippines. A shipload of 700 Chinese can land without hindering military operations. Dispatch refers to a conference with the Chinese minister and a formal statement notes Amboy, Baxmaradda, and Silvadora passengers, many former Philippine residents, were permitted to land under war department rules.
Rev James Hill, aged 75, retired Baptist minister born in England, died in Cascade Iowa Sept 7. A Civil War veteran, he enlisted a company for the Twenty-Fourth Town infantry, was elected first lieutenant, then served as chaplain of the regiment, earning the nickname the Fighting Chaplain. He resided in Cascade since 1854.
Washington September 27 The industrial commission heard statements on Tobacco Workers Re formations union operations by K C Evans founder now secretary treasurer of the order He said about 80 percent of tobacco manufactured was by the American and Continental Tobacco companies and warned that their combinations harm labor He cited three intertuctories absorbed by American leading to 500, Gow employes laid off and another case where wages fell from 250 to 125 per day after consolidation
Chaplain of Seventh Ohio guilty of unbecoming conduct and expelled from ministry. He proposed to Mixx Rose Lee Burch, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Burch. Also reported, Captain James D. Sigsbee hurried from the battleship Texas after learning his daughter Ethel died suddenly of heart disease at Tehobath Beach.
A 19th century advertisement mix extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for various female ailments and general malaise. It includes testimonials praising relief from menstrual pain, backache, fatigue, and loss of appetite, urging readers to write for guidance at Lynn Mass. It also quotes medical and literary snippets to evoke trust and appeal.
A short item notes a new room keeping clean at Sioux City Pig Co with contact 792-40 and code 1x00 for internal tracking.
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