Recalled Parole and Silent Love Amid Civil War
In a Confederate tent during a pivotal Civil War moment, Captain Wayne carries a secret message to Longstreet while eluding Union pursuers. He forms fragile bonds with Edith Brennan, a Northern woman, and Celia, a Virginian allied to Wayne, as they navigate danger, escape, and distant promises of reunion after the war. Wayne's uneasy farewell to Edith deepens the tale of loyalty, sacrifice, and longing.
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Lee
Wayne
Longstreet
Craig
My Lady of the North
Jed Bungay
Red Lowrie
Maj. Brennan
Union
Sheridan
Edith Brennan
Gen. Lee
Missinov
Brennan
Edith
Bungay
Shenandoah
Miss Minor
My Lady of the North Meets a Confessed Unsurrendered Prisoner
Captain Wayne learns Mrs. Brennan is the widow of Charles Brennan and guardian Major Brennan’s ward. She reveals a marriage of necessity on her deathbed and explains her ties to the Brennan family. He accepts a possible future reunion while she confesses she remains his prisoner in heart and fate.
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Miss Minor
Appomattox
Sixth Corps
Caton
Mountain View
Sheridan
Brennan
Colgate
Baltimore
Frank
Edith
Mrs. Bungay
Captain Wayne
Edwin Adams
Stonington
Connecticut
Charles Brennan
Charles
Wayne
Major Brennan
Hartford
Frank Brennan
New Zealand Chief Declares Land Title After Eating Predecessor
A French paper reports a New Zealand chief claiming undisputed title to land he recently moved onto, asserting that his right is proven since he ate the preceding owner. The remark highlights a grim and sensational claim tied to territorial dispute and colonial era attitudes.
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New Zealand
Clarifying Advice and Market Pitches from Early Ads
The text presents a mix of social commentary and consumer ads. It references a third party in courtship and politics, promotes Garfield Tea and Narerar Laxative made from herbs, advises listening to discover a woman’s weakness, warns against Liquid blue, and extols Red Cross Ball Blue as a pure blue product. It ends with a general remark about jealousy in marriage.
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Garfield
Badge demanding votes for women becomes a stylish fad
Dialogue shows a woman wearing a suffrage badge and a man's remark on its fashionable rise. He had told her he saw no reason for women's suffrage, yet the badge signals a public and stylish push for votes. The exchange captures changing attitudes toward suffrage.
General Grant recall on neatness and a shirt question
Gen. F. D. Grant recounted a tale of his father and General Sherman. A third general known for slovenliness visited and after he left the elder Grant quipped about who would have his shirts made first week.
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F. D. Grant
General Sherman
Sherman
Only One Fault to Find
Lambert Kaspers, Chicago attorney, recounts a tale at a YMCA banquet about a Kansas farmer, a Dane, who seeks naturalization. The judge asks if the country’s conditions please him. The Dane answers yes, but wishes for more rain.
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Lambert Kaspers
Chicago
Kansas
Above the Laws by the Rich Man and the Doctor
A wealthy man consults a doctor after living too freely and indulging in markets. The physician declares the man has broken nature's laws and must face consequences. The man asks if a technical loophole could spare him.
The Shorter Route From Reno Divorce Jokes
At a Sherry’s luncheon in New York Lady Duff Gordon quipped about divorce. Two girls debated marriages being made in heaven and unmaking them in Reno, one smoking as she spoke and the other joking about the quick path to annulment.
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Duff Gordon
Sherry's
New York
Reno
Plowman Shot at St Andrews Sand Practice
An old farmer and his plowman sorting beach sand behind the rifle range were struck by a stray bullet. The plowman cried I’m shot and the farmer shouted to the volunteers to stop, noting it could have hit the horse.
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St. Andrews
London
Doctor's shift now gets along without it
A physician writes that switching to Grape-Nuts for breakfast relieved indigestion, eliminated meat as a breakfast staple, and improved weight and well being. He prescribes Grape-Nuts to patients and notes the food’s easy digestion and nutrient content, urging readers to consult The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
For Sale Listings Across States in Brevity Ad Digest
A compiled ad list shows numerous farm parcels for sale or trade across multiple states and provinces. Entries detail acres of cultivation, barns, orchards, stock, and machinery with Chicago mailbox references and broker notations.
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Franklin CO
Sullivan
SIECK
Chicago
Pennington Co
S. D
A. Lake Co
Ill
Gillman
Benton Harbor
Berrien Co
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Iowa
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Ohio
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South Dakota
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