Playing at Rebel and the Fugitive Moves North
Luke Leighton a Union scout allies with Confederate officer Creston while posing as a mountaineer Caleb Johnson. He aims to reach Harper's Ferry and reconnoiter as rumors of a Confederate seizure loom. Mark Hamilton helps Louise Edgeworth as loyalties strain amid looming Washington battle, while escape and pursuit tighten.
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Oscar West
Crick
Ten
Creston
Luke Leighton
Johnson
Leighton
Caleb Johnson
Oscar
George Creston
Cully
Lee
West
Colonel Creston
Luke
Linn
Potomac
Wat le
Harper’s Furry
Washington
Luke Leigiton
Harper's Erry
Wallace
Union
Wells
Edeworth
Harry Wallace
Jolson
Harper's Ferry
Marty Wallace
Arsenal
Desceut
Honoraie
Swern
Crestor
Tierebel
Halloo
Epee
True Blue
Itan
Leanie Senin
Reed
Bo Wallace
Ian
Cresson
Leigliton
Aifie
The Love and Flight of Mark Hamilton in Dixie
Mark Hamilton flees Confederate pursuit after escaping captivity and finds aid from Louise Edgeworth. Their reunion amid danger tests loyalties as Union and Confederate forces collide, with Hamilton facing capture or escape while Louise must choose between love and duty. The dramatic encounter unfolds in a dim hall and the Edgeworth home as pursuers close in.
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Mark Hamilton
Mark
Tam
Washington
Louise
Nort
The Bad Boy and Solomon in All His Glory at the Grocery
A sharp satirical sketch in Peck's Sun style features a boy arguing with a groceryman about Solomon’s thousand wives. The boy uses humorous statistics on wives, fashion, and daily life to mock biblical wisdom and the groceryman’s conventional beliefs. The exchange touches on faith, modernity, and family life with colorful, figure‑driven dialog.
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Solomon
Phonic
Salomon
Sol
Eve
Broom Brigade
Groceyman
Night Civil War romance ends with a sudden retreat
A young Unionist clutches a Confederate girl, lifts her hands to his lips, then flees in a hurry. The girl sobs and trembles as a distant shout pierces the night. A rebel prays for a Yankee's safety, signaling danger to come. TO BE CONTINUED.
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Mark Hamilton
Mark
Louise
Lelgaton
Luke Leighton
Grandpa
What 3 7 77 Means in Montana Cards
Helena Independent notes that cards bearing the figures 3 7 77 were hung at midnight to signal a renewed move by the committee of safety. The article explains to readers that the cards mean the word skip, clarifying the intended message for those unfamiliar with the code.
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Montana
Helena Independent
Committee of Safety
Four Peculiar Papers and Obituary Themed Journals
A Paris paper Croquemort the Undertakers organ offers subscribers a solid pine coffin. The Undertakers Assistant in New York and L Autre Monde in Paris publish death themed content with green type on black paper. Since July of last year an official gazette with
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Trieste
Croquemort
New York
Paris
L’autre Monde
Peculiar Omaha Family Entombed Behind Isolated Cottage
A South Omaha couple lives with seven children in a closed cottage on a cross street. They never leave the house except at night and buy meat and fuel from a single grocer who never sees them. The family keeps coffins for each member, bought from the East, stored in the attic, and used upon early death. A physician attends them unseen, collecting $26 gold per visit. The entombment mystery attracts neighbors and authorities.
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Omaha Fee
South
Omaha
Qinaha
Aes
Counterfeit $5 Piece Foiled at Boston Subtreasury
A counterfeit $5 coin dated 1831 was stopped at the Boston subtreasury. It matched the genuine in size and weight and contained fine gold worth about $4.63. Experts were divided on its manufacture, with the Philadelphia mint master agreeing on its false character. The piece prompted questions about the 7 percent profit from counterfeiting versus legitimate investment.
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Sul-Treasury
Boston
Philadelphia
Hop Bitters Merit Highlighted Across Papers
A historical notice extols Hop Bitters for its virtues and urges a single trial. It argues the hop plant’s benefits are evident and that proprietors have crafted a medicine with palpable value.
Did She Die No She lingered and suffered years
Quote marks describe a woman lingering and pining away for years as doctors failed to help her. The papers claim Hop Bitters cured her, prompting public praise and gratitude for the medicine.
A Daughter's Misery Ended By Simple Hop Bitters Claim
Parents recount eleven years of their daughter's suffering from kidney and liver troubles, rhenic and nervous debility, treated by many physicians without relief. They credit Hop Bitters with restoring her to good health after years of avoidance.
Father Is Getting Well After Trying Your Bitters
A Utica New York woman reports her father, long afflicted with an incurable illness, is now recovering after using your Bitters. Her daughters observe he is much better and express gratitude for the remedy.
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Bian
Utica
N. Y
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Hamilton
O Mandel
Sam Crow
Lettice
Sam
Sialles
Miss Edgeworth
Missus
Louie
Mark Hamilston
Tara
Aspee
Jim
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Edgeworth Plantation
Hamiton
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Xtil
Marc Hamilton
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Confederacy
Lieux
Massa Edgewort
Joe Drake
Joe
Massa
Kingdom Come
Agen
Marie Edgeworf
Sami
Anna
Hampton
Louise Edgeworth
the Bad Boy
Peck
Smal
Bangkok
Siam
Chulalongehon
Land of the White Elephant
Claremont Ofice
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George Judkins
Western Union
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Journal of the Telegraph
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White River Juncton
Levi
White River Junction
Gates
Fourth District
Mounntein
Passimpsic
Central Fernmont
Sleutpelier
Latek
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Pisarseviny
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Hayfever
Illman
State Arsenal
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Kidneyswort
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