In the Desert. Cleland Faces Death in Desert Trial
Adrienne Breynton and Margaret Crawford confront intertwined fates as Cleland’s captivity deepens. The Khalifa offers life for renouncing faith, Cleland refuses, and Adrienne learns Margaret may be more connected to Cleland than expected while Rayburn lies near death from typhoid awaiting Adrienne’s visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleland
Paul Cleland
Khalifa
Rayburn
Mohammed
Addy
Adrienne
Ned
Hudi
Vanburgh
Mahmoud
Khatifa
Mr. Crombie
Mrs. Crombie
Crawford
Madagascar
Edinburgh
Margaret
Dr. Cleland
Doctor Crawford
Mrs. Breyton
Philip Rayburn
Mary the Mare Survives Siege of Lady Smith
A horse named Mary endures the siege of Lady Smith after her master, an engineer, is away and fodder is seized for troops. With no mealies available, Mary feeds on a straw mattress and pillows her owner’s wife fashioned, saving her life. she recovers and remains lively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladysmith
Mary
Chevreuil
State pays the rent at Peru normal school scandal
A Peru Nebraska State Normal School report uncovers a private printing firm in a state building, free rent and state funded heat and light. The Bishop company prints the college paper and supplies at high rates, with alleged favoritism and inflated costs tied to fusion party influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
State Normal School
Nebraska
J. D. Bishop & Co
Peru Pointer
J. D. Bishop
Nemaha
Bishop
Morton Printing Company
Nebraska City
the Messenger
Beattie
Spellering
Pointer
Bishop & Co
Bishop & ‘Co
Prof. Beattie
Council Bluffs
James F. Hosic
Grace Culbertson
Hosi
Hosic Hag
Culbertson
Miss Culbertson
Chicago
Major Dailey
Nemaha County
Goudy
von Moltke
Poynter Dailey
Dailey
Plam
Clarke
Dalley
Mice and Men Gang Art
Ed Wright
Fusion Heutenants
A World Unto Themselves
In the southern Appalachian mountains about 2,000,000 people trace their ancestry to Scotch Irish French Huguenots English and Germans. They have lived in these mountains since before the revolution, prefer their homes, and mingle little with outsiders. Smallpox patients seem least marked when kept in rooms darkened with red curtains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrienne
Margaret
Dailey
Prof. Beattie
Prof. Goudy
Dalley
Archimedes
Appalachian Mountains
Also Mentioned on This Page
Desert
B. Weis
the Khalifa
Wpmen
Zareba
Adrienne Breynton
Cairo
Shepheard
Atbara
Ney
Mulcts State
J. V. van Pelt
Archer
Neb
H. M. Schumann
O. D. Sears
St. W
Board of Trustees
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!