Confederate Spy to Union Lines in Shenandoah Episode
Wayne a Confederate captain travels with Jed Bungay and Edith Brennan as a Northern girl attempts escape. A Federal officer exposes Wayne's mission, he is captured then escapes through a ball room chase and ends in a field hospital with fellow soldiers.
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Wayne
Longstreet
Sergt
Craig
Borges
My Lady
Jed ‘Bungay
Red Lowrie
Maj
Brennan
Sheridan
Faith Brennan
Maj. Brennan
Jed Bungay
Gen. Lee
Miss Minor
Edith Brennan
Edith
Lee
Shenandoah
Love Story or Gray Jacket in a Confederate Camp
In a Civil War setting, Captain Wayne of the th Virginia and Celia Minor clash with loyalties amid camp intrigue. Edith Brennan, Mosby’s operatives, and a wounded Lt Caton figure as war and romance intersect in a tense tent scene and escape plan.
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Arthurt Williamson
Wayne
Edith Brennan
Curran
Halleck
Celia Minor
Miss Minor
Caton
Celia
Colonel Curran
Edith
Myrtle Curran
Captain Wayne
Virginia
Night Ride of Mosby’s Rangers Endangers Federal Retreat
In a Civil War night raid Mosby’s raiders surge from the darkness at a hospital area. Captain Wayne is carried to a covered wagon as Cass and Cass’s men hurry to move him with care toward the lower road and a patrol-free route. The scene blends rough frontier action with the era’s irregular warfare.
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Borar Rangers
Sumter
Marion
Carolinas
Mosby
Confed
Tank
Wayne
Cass
Clency
Jake
Aquarium Visit Sparks Barnyard Mystery
Aunt Jerusha asks Josiah about visiting an aquarium while Uncle Josh recalls a shy barnyard creature hiding in its cage corner.
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Jerusha
Josiah
Josh
Spoonleigh Quotation on Happiness Sparks Debate
A witty exchange defines a connoisseur of happiness as someone who knows how to be happy but cannot. The humorous remark prompts readers to ponder the nature of joy.
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Spoonleigh
Recalling the Fight He Has His Father's Eyes Quote
The fragment recalls a confrontation about paternity with the line He has his father's eyes. Another voice questions the speaker's claim of whiteness and suggests suspicion that he was misled or deceived.
Woman credits Postum with health after quitting coffee
In a Apple Creek tale a woman recalls four years of heart trouble and nervous prostration from coffee use. After switching to Postum, she reports renewed energy, steadier nerves, and a return to full housework capacity. Her sister-in-law also improved after quitting coffee.
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Apple Creek
Tim
Amy
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Sixth Corps
Johnny
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Blue ‘Ridge
Cowskin
Arthur
Mountain View
Sims
Thomas
Bright
Dean
Doan
Kigzey
Hale
Pike
LE Olero
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