Episode 16: Suicide Over Starvation

Sod houses and dugouts were dwellings that faded away on the prairie. Many pioneers also passed through history, the stories of their lives forgotten. Hear the short tale of how one young couple met their sad end in Nebraska.

 

 

Sources

Cut Their Throats. The Nebraska State Journal, 1/15/1895

Sad Nebraska Suicide. Fremont Tri-Weekly Tribune, 1/17/1895

Nebraskastudies.org

www.findagrave.com

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