Confederate Sergeant Wyatt Uses False Identity in Mountain House
Wyatt, a Confederate sergeant posing as Lieutenant Raymond, infiltrates a Green Briar county home where Noreen Harwood and her captor plan a forced marriage over land. Federal troops raid the scene, the preacher is coerced, and Wyatt is captured to face trial as a spy in Lewisburg.
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Abe
Wyatt
Jém Taylor
Springs
Harwood
Sis
Taylor
U. S
Raymond
Fox
Yatt
Green Briar
Noreen Harwood
Raygoond
Parson Nichols
Noreen
Anse Cowan
Oréen
Cowans
Moreen
Apd
Fang
Wyatt O Tésen
Wratt
Norean
Cowan
Fatt
Norton
Lewisburg
Choose Death and Escape Hidden in a Civil War Jail
Wyatt, a Confederate impersonator, is jailed in a Green Briar County courthouse jail during a wartime march. Colonel Pickney offers mercy if he cooperates, but Wyatt refuses. He detects a message from Noreen through Captain Fox, then covertly pries free a bracket with a horseshoe nail to plan a night escape.
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Old Town
Frost
Father
Ohio
Covington
Whitlock
Noreen
Raymond
Johnny
Gwen
Fox
Colonel Pickney
Wyatt
Ramsay
Captain Fox
Pickney
Death Sentence In a Dreary Hold Amid Fading Light
The narrator endures a grim wait for a death sentence as Fox delays action and Noreen's possible plea remains uncertain. From a window he glimpses an army wagon outside and notes the immovable bars as dusk falls, hoping for a favorable message.
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Fox
Noreen
Fallacy of Long Standing Weather Moon Belief Debunked
A historical note rejects the idea that the moon governs weather and frost. It argues moonlight cannot affect climate, since sunlight vastly exceeds moonlight and full moon reflections would warm, not cool, the earth. It cites negligible lunar influence on tides and magnetism and dismisses any weather link.
Kitchener’s Good Humor and a Witty Reply
A London Chronicle correspondent recalls Lord Kitchener’s humor as a subordinate officer’s rich father offered £500 to secure commissions for his two sons. The minister reportedly replied he would settle the money on the daughters unless the sons proved useful, a line noted for its practical irony.
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Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
London Chronicle
War Effort Drives Women to Run Portsmouth Street Cars
At a Portsmouth town council meeting it was stated two women a colonel's daughter and a captain's wife work as conductors on the municipal street cars. Their aim is to release two eligible men for war service and they donate their pay to charity. Portsmouth now has 30 women conductors and 25 postwomen.
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Portsmouth
London Telegraph
Styles Soon Change in Transcontinental Motor Trip
A conversation anticipates a cross continent motor journey by Mra Whyffer and companion. They plan to start tomorrow and expect enjoyment, but worry their car may be outdated upon arrival.
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Mra Whyffer
Stiff necked Israel and the coming of the Messiah
The lesson outlines Israel's long history of sin from Solomon to exile, detailing open idolatry secret sins and deliberate rebellion. It contrasts God’s warnings and mercy with Israel’s refusal to hear and ultimate judgment, then presents Luke 2 as the manifestation of divine love in the birth of Christ and calls for heartfelt devotion this Christmas.
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Israel
Solomon
Hosen
Egypt
Assyria
God
Samaria
Western Canada’s Wonderful Yield Reported Across Provinces
A travelogue on Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta wheat yields claims average outputs around fifty plus bushels per acre with some farms reporting 63 to 66 bushels. Threshers in Warner Alberta note delays due to rig shortages, while a visitor from the Soo line praises crops from Saskatoon to Regina Moose Jaw and beyond.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Warner
Milk River
Peterson
Roland
Bugler
Carr
Western Canada
Saskatoon
Regina
Moose Jaw
Cupid Too Was Up to Date Engaged to Four Girls
A humor piece cites an uncle accusing a nephew of shameless conduct for being engaged to four women. The nephew quips Cupid shot him with a machine gun, reflecting early 20th century dating satire from Ladies Home Journal.
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Cupid
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mustarine Promises Quick Relief for Chest Aches
Advertises true Mustarine from The Begg Medicine Co of Rochester NY as a remedy for cold in chest and sore throat with overnight effects. Warns pneumonia may result if symptoms linger. Priced around 25 cents and available in the original yellow box from any druggist.
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Begg Medicine Co
Rochester
N. Y
Easy Money and Oil Speculation Allegation
A quip suggests Jenkins acquired funds from investors in his oil ventures. The remark cross connects his oil losses to the gold mines he touted, implying financial backers profited from his schemes.
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Jenkins
Marine Eye Remedy ad urges youth with untold age
An old advertising snippet from Chicago promotes Marine Eye Remedy Co. claiming that bright eyes keep a youthful look. It also offers an Eye Book on request and claims women can reform men by keeping him guessing.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
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Haymond
Charleston
Eb, O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Western
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