Wayne’s Confederate mission ends in peril and entanglements
In a Confederate tent during the Civil War, Gen Lee entrusts Capt Wayne with a secret message for Longstreet. Wayne, with Sergt Craig, moves behind enemy lines where misrecognitions, escapes, duels, and a northern spy Edith Brennan intertwine with Jed Bungay, Mrs. Bungay, and Major Brennan as Wayne fights for survival and a possible reunion after the war.
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Gen. Lee
Wayne
Longstreet
Sergt. Craig
Orses Succumba
Cra’ & Oes
My Lady of the North
Jed Bungay
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Red Lowrie
Maj. Brennan
Sheridan
Edith Brennan
Miss Minor
Beys
Maes
Brennan
Edith
Wherry
Bungay
Lee
Shenandoah
Fedith Brennan
Minor Ints
My Lady of the North Confesses a Hidden Marriage
Captain Wayne learns from Mrs Brennan the truth of her past. She reveals she married Charles Brennan on his deathbed and became ward to Major Brennan after his death. He admits hope but remains bound by duty as she questions worth and freedom.
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Caton
Jove
Wayne
Halmes
Waynes
Miss Minor
Mountain View
Captain Wayne
Ives
South
North
Celia
Edith
Brennan
Sheridan
Colgate
Baltimore
Frank
Mrs. Bungay
Edwin Adams
Stonington
Connecticut
Congress
Charles Brennan
David Brennan
State Supreme Court
Charles
Major Brennan
Hartford
Frank Brennan
New Zealand chief claims land after eating prior owner
A French newspaper notes a New Zealand chief has taken residence on disputed land. He declares a clear title, explaining he "ate the preceding owner" to secure possession, a sensational claim underscoring colonial land conflicts.
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New Zealand
Browning Quote: All's Right With the World
A brief quotation attributed to Robert Browning about harmony and contentment. The lines reflect a serene, pastoral mood with nature and divinity cited as sources of order and peace.
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Robert Browning
Lemon Medicines and Flameless Lamb Tale
A health note extols lemons as a tonic for sluggish blood and liver with daily lemon juice in water before meals. It also praises lemon juice in drinks, with food, on desserts, and as flavoring for fish and fruits. A lamb at a zoo joke ends with a showman remark about renewing the lamb.
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Lamb
Evther on doors or out in shade-nooks booke preferred
A reader seeks quiet corners and shaded streets to read with ease. The speaker values a good book over gold, desiring a trusty volume to peruse amid whispers of leaves and street sounds.
Laundry Craft Demands Education and Careful Skill
The article argues that washing is a skilled craft requiring education and chemistry knowledge. It outlines color handling with salt or vinegar baths, sugar or lead for fixing blues, alum for greens, and cautions against boiling water, rubbing soap, or slow drying. It stresses fast work, proper drying, and ironing on the wrong side to protect colors.
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Csu Eless Roning
Great Labor Bureau Employed by Civil Service Commission
The United States government boasts the largest employment bureau with over half a million on the payroll. About half of these are paid through competitive examinations.
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Great Labor Bureau
Civil Service Commission
United States ‘Government
Cuticura Soap Promoted as Preventive Skin Care
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for skin care and prevention of troubles. It highlights emollient purity and fragrance, usefulness for hands hair and scalp, cost efficiency, and offers a sample from Boston with a brief dermatology book. It ends with a short aside on discipline and a note about Garfield Tea.
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Dept. L. Boston
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Promises Women's Health Restored
Ashland Kentucky and Camden New Jersey residents report relief from female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Advert says the company offers confidential guidance from women in Lynn Massachusetts and notes the remedy has been helping for over thirty years.
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Ashland
Lydia E. Pinkham
May Wyatt
United States
Camden
N. J
Lydia E. Pinkhare
Ella Johnston
Vine St
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Garfield
Carter
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Priver
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Fort Pierce
Indian River
Florida
Home Sons
John “Eye WA Sons ,Co
Troy
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