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Newspaper

The Fairbury News

Location

Fairbury, Nebraska, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1908

Page

5

Postponed Funeral Amid Flood Threat in Barraclaw Tale

A hurricane of water floods Barraclaw as Jake Alders, Parson Alders, and Miss Josie mobilize to save cattle and family. Josie prepares for the funeral while neighbors rally. a license for marriage arrives as Mrs Josie and Jake reconcile under rising waters and communal aid. The parson leads rescue efforts and blesses a makeshift household in a rising flood.

Barraclaw Jake Aldero Ware Evans Ted Tape Pather Messasuble Dake Amani Josie Derr Josie Avouian Sue Mance Isord Pana Aras Bayou Jake Jake Alders Miss Migdlong Plum Iker Josié Atu Aldugoit Lennie Ake Red Hills Georgy Wittr Fatleg Brother Alders J. Beeisa Ant Mandy Grayson Joste Bs Gans Leggard Miss Josie Jemina Alders Deteen Snodldar Lena Josie -Arose

Aunt Mandy and the Wardens Humorous Exchange

A Riverside tale describes Aunt Mandy a longtime washer for East Orange families who remarries after her husband dies. A caller asking about a warden visits a penitentiary to study inmates, posing as a sociologist while claiming a brother writes theories for a Sunday paper.

Mandy Indeoily Ana New York ‘Times Chicago Tribune

Milk quality complaint leads to teary cows scene

A woman complains to a milkman about milk quality. The milkman blames scant grass feed and says the cows cry from guilt, while the woman hopes the cows do not shed tears into her milk can.

Open face comedian act introduced by Alabama sextet

A vaudeville sketch features Sharmbaugh Fulton Westerman Selig Snyder Jslanchard Moyer Bear Overholtz Neisér J Bowell Mackie Crawford R Powell Setzer and Monologué with Original Mannerisms by Bob McLaughlin. The act is introduced and rendered by the Alabama sextet with a chorus of stylish belles and beaux.

Sharmbaugh Fulton Westerman Selig Snyder Jslanchard Moyer Bear Overholtz Neisér J. Bowell Mackie Crawford R. Powell Setzer Bob McLaughlin Alabama

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