Prologue Excerpt from Emerson Hough Romance
A dramatic preview describes a young man and woman stranded in a wilderness facing starvation and peril. It teases romance through hardship and chivalry as civilization ideals are tested by isolation and danger. The narrative then shifts to a scene at Jefferson Barracks where the narrator reflects after a match with Ormen and receives letters from Grice Sheraton and his mother.
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Emerson Hough
Jefferson Barracks
Ormen
Wallingford
Grice Sheraton
Andrew Jackson
Mandy McGovern
Pike
Danny Calkins
Calkins
Elade Chillen
Agal
River Belle Narrow Escape On Missouri River
On the River Belle a night collision with a snag leaves the craft aground and passengers flee aboard a snag while Mandy McGovern and her son aid a fearstricken young woman. The narrator and Auberry improvise a rescue across a driftwood and snag route to reach shore as the flood broadens.
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Auberry
Missouri
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Plattsmouth Resident
Plattsmouth Nebraska resident Testimony endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney trouble. The speaker, who first endorsed in 1908, says they provided quick relief and continues to recommend them. Sold by all dealers. Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY is U.S. sole agent. Remember the name Doan's.
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Doan
Plattsmouth
Neb
Dean
Milburn Go
Buffalo
New York
United States
Special Teachers Examination Scheduled for June 21 and 22
County Superintendent Miss Maury Foster announces a special teachers examination on Friday and Saturday June 21 and 22 to certify teachers for county schools only. There will be no oily teachers examination at this time.
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Maury Foster
VanAndas Return Home After East Honeymoon Visit
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. VanAnda left this afternoon for Mremont after spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Robertson. They are returning from their honeymoon in the east.
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J. A. VanAnda
W. A. Robertson
Mremont
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By Emerson Hough
Grace Sheraton
Jack
Meriwether
Belle
Laramie
Platte
Andy Jackson
Jim
Paul
Dawg
Mandy
Fort Leavenworth
Danny Calkina
Sbe
Trec
Roepe
Kirschbaum Gothes
A.B. Kirschbaum & CO
Fanger’s
V. Zucker
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