Spy Flight Through Dark Civil War Mission
A Confederate camp scene follows Captain Wayne and scout Serjt. Craig as they move toward Union lines to deliver crucial dispatches. Wayne is mistaken for a Federal officer, joins a perilous escape with Edith Brennan, and faces arrest, rescue, and a brutal chase through battles and a looming duel as loyalty and love clash in Shenandoah and beyond.
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Gen. Lee
Wayne
Longstreet
Sergt
Craig
Orses
Giale
My Lady of the
Sheridan
Edith Brennan
Maj. Brennan
Jed Bungay
Miss Minor
Northern Lady Holds Court After War House Scene
Amid a bloodstained battlefield past, Edith Brennan rebukes violence and demands restraint while Captain Wayne and Major Brennan confront honor and duty. Edith invites Wayne Northward departure with guarded but gracious farewell, leaving questions of motive and future.
The Furling of the Flags Ends a Civil War Saga
The narrator recalls the final days of the Confederacy and the surrender at a gray dawn. He meets General Lee, reflects on fate, duty, and the cost of war, and prepares to move west with a wounded horse and a penniless future. Edith Brennan's memory haunts brief moments as he seeks safe passage through the Union lines.
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Confederacy
Edith Brennan
Tense duel scene at field ends with Edith Brennan appearing
In a heated confrontation Captain Wayne fires into the air to avoid a fatal exchange. Major Brennan and Caton clash over the rules of engagement while Moorehouse stammers. Edith Brennan stands in the doorway, calm and pale, observing the turmoil.
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Caton
Wayne
Yonder
Brennan
Edith
South
North
Moorehouse
Major Brennan
Moore
Edith Brennan
Pig trouble at Peekskill stirs family fuss
Matt Perkins, engine driver near Peekskill, buys pigs for his farm. His wife confronts six year old Mattie Matt after the boy is heard defending the animals with a naughty word. The boy explains, They got my goat.
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Matt Perkins
New York Central
Peekskill
Willie
Matt, Jr
Mattie Matt
Mattie
New York Herald
Telegraphs on St Bernard Refuge Huts
Monks of St Bernard install telephones in refuge huts at perilous spots to aid travelers in distress. The system aims to provide rapid communication for emergencies along the treacherous routes.
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St. Bernard
Tuberculosis Death Rate Falls Steadily in U S
National figures show the tuberculosis death rate dropped 18.7 percent from 1901 to 1910 while the general death rate fell 9.7 percent. TB declined from 201.6 to 160.3 per 100 000, with about 27 000 lives saved in the last decade, per the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
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United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States Bureau of the Census
Baby's eczema cured by Cuticura in infancy
Mrs. Mary W. Ramsey recounts eczema starting at three weeks old on her son and spreading to arms and face. After trying a doctor’s treatment without improvement, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting rapid improvement and full recovery by seven months. Teething-related rashes also cleared. Ramsey praises Cuticura and offers free samples via Boston.
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Mary W. Ramsey
Jackson St
Colorado Springs
Col
The Questioner and the Rejected in a Modern Marital Ruse
In this The Sketch snippet Mr. Smith challenges a fiancée about marrying despite lack of love. The Rejected remarks the match would be a marriage of convenience, noting the modern cosmopolitan outlook influencing the decision.
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Mr. Smith
The Hairpin As Instrument Of State Reform
A political speaker asks for a delicate universal instrument to unlock state departments for readers' benefit. An enthusiastic suffragist in the audience shouts hairpin as the unlikely tool. Judge.
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Department of State
Telegraphed Light Turns Up in Household Chorus
A hostess jokes with a child that their home lighting is all sent by telegraph, while Dorothy notes they burn no gas and use only telegraphed light. The exchange evokes early communication novelty with a playful tone.
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Dorothy
Paxton Toilet Co Offers Free Trial Box of Partine Antiseptic
The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston Mass will send a large trial box of Partine Antiseptic a cleansing and germicidal toilet preparation free to any woman upon request.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
A Cold Day Hewitt-So Gruet to marry Boston girl
The item notes Hewitt and So Gruet plan marriage to a Boston girl this week while Jewett confirms he is harvesting an ice crop.
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Hewitt
Gruet
Boston
Jewett
Cole's Carnolisalve Cure Ad From Wisconsin Firm
An old ad claims Cole's Carnolisalve quickly relieves itching pain and cures diseases like burns without scars. It lists dosages 26c and 0c by druggists with a sample offer. W. Cole & Co. of River Falls Wisconsin markets the product.
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Cole
Duran
Fee
A. W. Ceole & Co
River Falls
Wis
Paw Knows Everything. A Family Circle Mystery
A playful tale where a child asks about a family circle and a wedding ring, using a grandmotherly voice to explain kinship and vows in simple terms. The piece blends gentle humor with a tender moment about family and belonging.
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Paw
Willie
Garfield Ten Proposed As Remedy For Constipation
Paragraph notes Garfield Ten as a remedy for constipation and billousness, deemed more important than preserving the shores of President. The item presents a health claim in a period newspaper voice.
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Garfield Ten
Chronic Borrower Reflects on Close Bonds
The piece notes that true closeness defies physical touch, as some relationships resist proximity despite deep connection. It examines how trust and intimacy endure beyond ordinary boundaries and language.
Ambiguous Persian Market Scents Sparked By Mirthful Quips
A garbled text passage mixes phrases about ants and harvesting with stray quotes and product-like fragments. It references teething syrup, gums, and soothing claims, interwoven with unclear names and odd spellings. The readable parts suggest a playful yet harrowing paradox.
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ACM
Clurgeco
Mrs. Minor
Captain Wayne
Despera
Virginia
Little Matt
Atte Wn White
Jecrease
Eger Set
Whislow
Childres
Allaya Palacoures
Bate
Luis Fey Merete
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