20 Dec 1883
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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1883
Page
1
A brief, fragmentary verse recalls life on an isthmus and tides. It contrasts giving a fish with surrendering to fate and ends with images of roses, herds, and beasts, reflecting shamed reverie and muted humor.
A rugged mountain tale follows Vinta Necton, a neglected girl living with harsh guardians in a Virginia mountain hovel. She is guided by a stranger, later revealed as soldier Vinton Steedman, who saves her from a rockslide and returns her safely to Harper's Ferry, where father and daughter reunite.
The article references peach farms in Maran with trees on one estate and 120000 production on another. It notes pumpkins as fodder for milch cows and mentions the fourteenth annual event or sale, though details are obscured.
A set of garbled OCR style lines mentions Conkling, Schuyler Colfax, Bancroft, and Blaine with scattered figures and outcomes. References to a $100 000 annual law income, a Iowa town named for Bancroft, a $10 000 000 left to a cousin, and election hints appear in disjointed phrases implying political ties and assets.
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