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Newspaper

Plattsmouth Journal

Location

Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1909

Page

5

Last Voyage of the Donna Isabel and Hidden Truths Unfold

In a sea rescue tale aboard the El Cid Doris faces a grim past as Captain Marsden reveals Lord Darlington is dead after a Chilean officer’s knife murder. Sanchez’s guilt haunts the tale while the crew moves toward Buenos Ayres aboard the Patagonian coast. Doris and the narrator confront a fatal history and a difficult farewell.

Buenos Ayres Doris Stepheny Marsden el Cid Monsieur Valparaiso Kelly Lord Darlington Lady Darlington Mr. Stephens Inner Court Sanchez Mareden Cape Flores

Willam Gilmour Reunites with Old Friend in Iowa Visit

Willam Gilmour traveled into Mills county Iowa last Sunday to visit Ottis B. Allis once a boyhood friend. Allis born near Genoa Nebraska in 1843 is noted as the first white child born in the state. Gilmour urged the fall festival Pioneers day committee to invite Allis as an honorary guest.

Willam Gilmour Iowa Mills County Ottis B. Allis Gilmour Allis Council Bluffs Nebraska Genoa

Furnas County Sees Mixed Harvest and Rain Aid

W Shrader of Mt Pleasant reports Furnas county weather generally good aside from scarce corn. Wheat and oats yielded well offsetting corn losses. People are in better condition than in previous years and can endure the corn shortfall. A two inch rain fell after his departure, aiding late crops.

W. Shrader Mt. Pleasant Precinct Burlington St. Joseph Furnas County St. Joe Shrader

Three Shorthorn yearling bulls for sale and milk cows

Mark White lists three good registered Shorthorn yearling bulls for sale and also offers good fresh milk cows.

Mark White

City Council Meets With A Mix Of routine And Debate

A Louisville city council meeting featured routine business and a sharp clash over Lorenz Bros. ice house plans. Dwyer and Stelmker opposed the frame building, the matter was sent to the city attorney, and carnival street use was approved for five days.

Steimker Dwyer Lorenz Bros Schulhof Sattler Colorado Baird Burlington Lincoln Avenue Judiciary Committee Sixth Street Stelmker David L. Amick Ben Rainey Dovey Weber Kurtz Bookmeyer Neuman, Mendenhall Resnerway

Energetic Boy bootblack praised for hard work in Plattsmouth

A Louisville report notes Louis Dillings a 14 year old bootblack who works Sundays and attends school part of the year. Justice Lewis tells him to earn an honest living while painter John Koop protests the Sunday labor. The piece lauds Chub Billings for aiding his mother by bootblacking at picnics and reunions.

Robertson John Studlar Platte Loulaville Stadlar Cedar Creek Clements J. F. Wolff Don Sears H. Inhelder Frank C. Baker J. J. Schneider F. F.slizman T. Sullivan L. Everett Louisville William Spencer D. Barrett Platte River Swinmlie National Stone Company Qurry Lowerte Neb Lincoln Journal Louis Dillings Bootblack John Koop Justice Lewis Koop Billings Plattsmouth

State fair to host nightly open air air show

The state fair offers evening events featuring airships aeroplanes and aerial torpedoes in an outdoor display in front of the grand stand every night. The spectacle promises electric bombs and combat in the air as part of the open air exhibition.

Thank you for sympathy from Kroehler family

Card of thanks from Mrs Herman Kleitsch and the Kroehler family expresses gratitude for expressions of sympathy after the death of William Kroehler. They mention thanks to Modern Woodmen and Fraternal Order of Eagles for condolences and floral remembrances.

Lnst William Kroehler Order of Eagles Herman Kleitsch Fred Kroehler Kroehler Frank Kroebehler

Dr Shoop's Health Coffee marketed as instant substitute

An advertisement touts Dr Shoop's Health Coffee as a clever coffee substitute with no real coffee, made from toasted grains malt and nuts. It claims a satisfying taste, quick preparation in a minute and no long boiling time.

Oklahoma trip reports severe drought and crop shifts

William Hoblehuh arrived back from several weeks in Oklahoma where he tended land. He notes a very severe drought with corn badly burned and short. Cotton and small grain fared better, but corn cultivation was abandoned as labor shortages and the shift to corn took hold. Overall, conditions are otherwise good and the country appears prosperous.

EB Cid Patagonian Doris de Nova Kelly Celeste Gen Europe London Monsieur Herbert Metszgar M. L. Williams Henderson Ward Oklahoma Edgar Patkonin Omaha Johnny Harry Murray A. H. Peterson Er. G. Lewis Ramsey William Hoblehuh Hoblstuh

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