My Lady of the North Civil War romance excerpt
The scene opens in a Confederate camp during the Civil War as Wayne, escorting dispatches with Craig, infiltrates enemy lines and is mistaken for a Federal officer. A Northern girl under his protection struggles to escape while gunfire erupts in a hut siege and a door battle unfolds toward Lee’s camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Longstreet
Ergt
Craig
Fiven
Jed Bungay
Red Lowrie
Maj. Brennan
Union
Ofayne
Sheridan
Snord
Edith Brennan
A Union of Yank and Keo at Brennan House
Captain Wayne arrives to aid Major Brennan in defending a besieged mansion. He offers loyal support to Brennan’s men, assigns troops to positions, and arranges to locate and protect women including Mrs Brennan and Celia Minor amid heavy gunfire and a tense standoff.
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Nelson
Sanda
Brennan
Wayne
Caton
Ebers
Sory
Femnate
Bandiin
A Secret Meeting In The Dark With Miss Minor
In the underground scene Captain Wayne reunites with Miss Minor inside a hidden refuge. She exerts caution yet reveals relief at his arrival while loading a weapon and recounting past suspicions. The exchange confirms trust, fear subsides, and the moment ends with a tense pause as the scene closes.
Death Prefers Stirling Calder Story at Liberty Theme
Philadelphia sculptor A Stirling Calder recalled at a club talk a Fourth of July Liberty themed tale about Bartholdi's colossal statue in New York bay. An eminent English critic who first saw the work reportedly asked if it truly represented liberty and was told by a friend to accept it as such, with a quip about “tenth.”
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Red Lowrie
Berlzelub
Olive
Craig
Rane
Caton
Brennan
Sande
Ariend
Jed
A. Stirling Calder
Philadelphia
Frankity Dlan Club
Barthold
New York Bay
Bartholdi
Tuberculosis Toll in Churches Prompt Tuberculosis Day
National study notes 10 percent of church deaths due to tuberculosis among 312000 communicants in 725 churches with 7000 deaths in 1916. Death rate 2.24 per thousand, higher than national 1910 rate. Ministers urged to address tuberculosis around April 38 Tuberculosis day.
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National Association For the
United States
National Association
Bureau of Census
Leap Year Rites and Power Shifts in Papua Society
An ethnologist notes that Papua treats women as the bosses while men face social branding for engagements. He explains that the culture ties lovemaking to a ritual hierarchy and that a man’s acceptance of a proposal leads to public marking, whereas a woman’s engagement is publicly branded.
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Papua
Therapo
Mamma Kiss Quieting a Crying Child at Depot
A mother’s kiss calms Mabel after bumps, but a man’s stumble at a crowded Union depot draws attention when he calls out a playful line about kisses. Lip pincott’s Magazine notes the incident as a humorous moment in a public space.
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Mamma
Mabel
Union Depot
Lippincott
Magasine
Meay Note Encouragement Against Discouragement
A brief remark suggests that a woman may attempt to cheer someone by countering efforts to dissuade him, implying social dynamics of support and challenge.
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Lady‘of the North
Arthur. Williamson
Irennap
Blanding
Mari
Enortly
Admn
Bungay
Elliott
Bradley
Iper
Captain Wayne
Miss Minor
Maria
Bluing
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