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Newspaper

Aurora Commercial

Location

Aurora, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1864

Page

4

Gloverson the Mormon A comic tale of a doomed departure

The tale follows Reginald Gloverson a thrifty Mormon with twenty wives who embarks on a perilous mule train to Omaha. After a fatal mule accident he dies in his mother’s yard and his widows argue over his death and the missing mules while the mother laments the lost fortune from their capture.

Reginald Gloverson Great Salt Lake City Omaha Nebraska Emily Henrietta Nelly Mollie Betsy Maria Susan Reginald Betsey Regiiald Boston

Twenty One Souls and a Mormon Romance Folly

A chaotic midnight romance tale features Reginald Gloverson’s widows and a Mormon suitor claiming twenty five wives. The piece mocks the melodrama while noting editorials praising female subscribers and a counterfeit twenty dollar note.

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