A Wartime Scheme in a German Valley
During the Franco Prussian War five divisions occupy a valley under General Puffenheim. Two officers scheme to hide their wives in a house near the camp with Fraulein Lena Borngelsser as the decoy. The ruse nearly exposes the plot when the general discovers German women nearby, but orders a halt as division heads toward Paris. The tale ends with the general’s deathless reputation and the officers escaping punishment.
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Alantia
Puffenbero van
Putfenheim
Schwab
Heoner
Germany
Puff
Ufter
Fraulein Lena Borngelsser
Henner
Frauein Borngelager
Bolk
Stuttgart
Puttenheimy
Frau Schwab
Frau Benner
Lim
Father Jong
Lerr
Franela Borngelsser
Thlaabe
Benner
Puffenhelm
Paris
Wraulein Borngelsser
Bearded Youth Robber Strikes Missouri Road
In old Missouri a bearded youth with a pistol and knife robs travelers on a dusty road. A fourteen year old, voice unsettled observers, and a sixteen to nineteen year old later provoke a posse pursuit. Hank Burke confronts Sallie Wedges, who confesses poverty drove her to crime. The group finds her hiding, returns home, and Burke later marries the robber to provide for the elderly couple.
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David Venables
Missouri
Venables
Lutler
Edward Ormshiee
Sine Road
Ormsbee
Old Tredges
Jim
Hank Burke
Hank
Burke
Sallie Wedges
Paw
Man
Elroy Man Severely Injured In Saloon Ejection
George Knudtson, 22, was forcibly ejected during a saloon altercation last Friday afternoon. His right arm shattered by glass above the wrist, artery severed, he received swift medical care from Drs. Vedder and Milbee after bleeding severely. He survived the operation after about ten stitches, but faces days of recovery and medical treatment, with home in Elroy. Knudtson, employed by Connor Co. at Stratford, was visiting friends when a man offered a drink then left, leaving him unable to pay and expelled.
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George Knudtson
Vedder
Milbee
Malta
Knudtson
Elroy
Connor Co
Stratford
The Slow Train on the Missouri Rail Line
Joseph Jefferson, performing Kip Van Winkle, rides a notoriously slow Missouri train to St. Joseph. He orders a berth as the night stretches to morning, joking the voyage will outlast his wakefulness. The porter teases that the road is very slow and may land him near St. Jo before he wakes up. Porators WanT2D. We pay De per bushel at Ebbe & Co's, warehouse. tf
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Kip van Winkle
Missouri
Joseph Jefferson
St. Joseph
Jefferson
St. Jo
Ebbe & Co's
Ware House
Big Double Program at Adler Opera House Next Weekend
A two performance lineup is set at the Adler Opera House with shows on Saturday and Sunday evening in May 2021. The program features a double bill events likely drawing local audiences to the historic venue in town.
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Adler Opera House
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