At the Cannons Mouth A Memorial Day Tale
In a white hilltop house near Burns plantation Union officers plan a reconnaissance in force while personal tensions and flirtations rise. Doane, wounded, is cared for by Ruth and Rena Burns as families endure the war’s strain and a Northern man and Southern women navigate love and loyalty. The tale closes with Lon Burns as a successful lawyer returning to a divided homeland.
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Raynor
Burns
Sam
Doane
Tam
Washington
Curry
Army of the Cumberland
Rena
Lieut
Maj
Blaine
Burns’ Plantation
Col. Warren
Gen. Carr
Maj. Blaine
Ciana
Virginia
Mrs. Dunbar
Old Bedford
Nole
Ike
Ruth
Miss Ruth
Ely
Warren
Bedard
al i
Mrs. Smith
Ruth Burns
Mrs. Warren
Ms. Warren
Lieut. Doaane
Burns Plantation
Cers
van Rena
Foden
Lon
Sue
Ned Doane
Renah
Rand
Rue
Shoud
Ion
City of
New York
Lon Burns
Uth
Busin
Spartacus Still Lives Elijah Kellogg at Home in Harpswell
A Globe correspondent visits Rev Elijah Kellogg at his Harpswell home. Kellogg recounts Spartacus rhetoric, his writing career, and declamations sparked by a Bowdoin College critic. He details farm life, Bowdoin memories, and a Bowdoin chapel hat tale, inviting future calls.
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Elijah Kellogg
Harpswell
Rome
Old Thermopyla
Sparta
Mr. Kellogg
Portland
Elijah
Bowdoin College
Kellegar
Young Kell
Jogs
AE Andover Ier Theological Seminary
Ar Swell
Rae
Bellowe
Lee & Hepherd
Genero
Brunswick
Casco Bay
Elijah Kelloga
Kelloge
Elm Island
Ragged Island
Lionen
Mr. Kell
Boston
Te Glone
Andover
Sol
Pericles
Spartacus
Gladiators
Eoward
Harps
Epes Sargent
Tim Globe
Bowdoin
Allen
Depeident
Hat College
Add to Your Vocabulary in Harper's Bazaar
A father urges his daughter to enrich vocabularies with varied and picturesque language. The piece extols the English tongue and the value of careful word choice, praising bright young speakers and noting room for improvement among adults and children alike.
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Harper's Bazar
Tony Mack
Two Queer Words Origin of State Names Explained
The Philadelphia Times discusses how Arizona derives from nariz meaning big nose in Spanish and Oregon from oreja meaning big ear, tracing how tribal names and linguistic shifts shaped the modern state names. The note cites a puzzle club anecdote and reflects on etymology.
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Philadelphia Times
Union
Alabama
Minnesota
Arizona
Oregon
United States
Mexico
Oregoreen
Agnons
Witnesses of the Past in Bonaparte Legend on Green Island
A fragmentary piece notes how the Bonaparte family presence pervades Ajaccio and Green Island, with streets, statues, churches, and houses linked to Napoleon and kin. It mentions markets, cathedrals, and local tributes, plus family portraits in galleries and epitaphs in public places.
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Bonaparte
M.de S
Ajaccio
Hotel de Villery
Josep
Lucien
Conan
Miss Angelina Declines Service In Court Scene
In a Chicago Times fragment, barrister Briefless confesses inexperience and asks Miss Angelina to accept service as he pursues his first suit. The unnamed woman remains emotionally concealed while he pledges faith in the exchange.
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Chicago Times
Miss Angelina
Rainbow Island Tale of Yarsvert the Rainbow Boy
A prize tale narrates Rainbow Island where Rainbowanians live by color strips. A reclusive green man Yarsvert hides a famous hidden son Fourbe raises the Rainbow Boy who reveals his true lineage. The island sinks as the Rainbow Boy ascends to guide their fate amid a rainbow glow.
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Pacific Ocean
Yarsvert
Tam
Varsvert
Rainbow Island
Yaravert
Elttil Wonk
Strip Blue
Elttil
Banat
Eay'og
Fourbe
Barre
Thea
Arsvert
Cat Sea
Yarsvart
The Little Old Man and His Great Left Field Act
An old veteran joins a schoolyard baseball game as left fielder and hurls a whimsical duel with fate. He foils a rising threat in the final inning, catching a high fly and avoiding injury to claim a humorous, celebrated victory amid cheering boys and curious spectators.
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Natfield
Walt
Emncreas
Correc
Esate
Chemistry of the Sun Advances in Element Detection
The Sun's spectrum reveals copper, silver, vanadium as definite elements with silicon and carbon now supported by Rowland and Janssen. Ultraviolet lines show unseen elements like boron and phosphorus may exist, while the oxygen B line is earthly. Photosphere work by Janssen Menton improves solar photography and sunspot detail. The sun's rotation and 11 year cycle of sunspots remain partly mysterious.
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Young
Youth
Rowland
Janssen
Mt. Blanc
Omer
Fi Menton
Duner
Upsala
Barrels by Post in Switzerland
A fragment recounts sending baggage to a Swiss post office near Zermatt. The writer notes confusion and delays at the counter, with talk of post officials taking valuables and concerns about compensation. The piece hints at baggage risk and distrust in handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
Joseph
E. R. Pennell
de Zermatt
Pacpole
Epelane
Syrup of the Laxative Remedy Prompts High Interest
A fragment notes strong interest in a universal acceptance of a one quid fruit remedy marketed as a laxative. The text hints at approval from authorities and broad public use, though details are unclear due to transcription errors.
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Arexon
Coronel
Rexa Bukns
Gage
Pain
Treason
M. J. Savage
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Washington St
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Marathon
Leuctra
Corsica
the Globe
Mabel M'Lean Helliwell
India
Great Salt Lake
U.T
Bell
Birawarw
Paja
Laplan
London
Kennett
Penn
Atchison
Buffalo
Star of the West
Norris Island
Far West
Jersey City
Paris
Chicago
Baltimore
Atlantic
South Africa
America
Annapolis
Sabinsville
Sacramento
Cal
Melbourne
British India
Great Britain
France
Germany
Helena
Mont
William Shakespeare
England
Miguel Cervantes
Spain
Coren
Philadelphia
Stillwater
Kan
Hinckle
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