Happenings of a Night in Richmond 1865
In this Brady era drama Mrs Varney mourns two sons and consents to Wilfred joining the army if his father agrees. Edith Davis and Capt Thorne clash over a telegraph commission as intrigue burns at Richmond. Thorne, revealed as Henry Dumont, faces danger, a staged fight, and a wrist wound as Arrelsford schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorne
Edith
Caroline Mitford Wilfred
Arrelsford
Confederate
Secret Service
Jonas
Lewis Dumont
Federal Secret Service
Henry
Libby
Caroline
War Department
Wilfred Arrelsford
Secretary of War
Arrelford
Call of the Key Leads to a Bold Telegram Conspiracy
In a tense Confederate office scene Captain Thorne battles Arrelsford as a forged dispatch threat looms. General Randolph arrives with Miss Mitford, where Thorne charges the key while Arrelsford accuses a secret Yankee plot and a vital plan hinges on the received signal. Lieutenant Foray provides a witness to the ongoing intrigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrelsford
Thorne
Miss Varney
General Randolph
Richmond
Caroline Mitford
Secret Service
Confederate States of America
Miss Mitford
Mr. Arrelsford
Old Martha
Arrelsfoien
Cemetery Hill
Randolph
Yankee Secret Service
Secretary of War
Arrellsford
Captain Thorne
Marston
War Department
Federal Secret Service
Chesney
Foray
Leutenant
Mountain Lodge Vexed Romance Ends in Narrow Escape
Lily Pryce faces a weekend dilemma at Lake View Lodge as she flirts with Ferris while engaged to John Shaw. A jealous ride ends in danger when Ferris loses control the cliff road and John appears, rescuing Lily. Lily confesses her folly to John and seeks forgiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet L. Anstey
Lily Pryce
Mr. Ferris
Lily
John Shaw
John
Ferris
Lakeview Lodge
Blue Mountain
Hiad
Nara
Shaw
W. G. Chapman
Coughing Plant and Gospel of Courage Featured
A curious report describes a “coughing plant” that reacts to dust by gas buildup and a childlike cough sound, with a cautious note about its crankish claims. Also cited is Ralph Waldo Trine urging daily happiness and optimism as a force shaping life and success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Trine
Not At All Disconcerted By Gum Chewing Telegraph Clerk
A comic tale recalls a three year old antagonist to female gum chewing. In a New Jersey telegraph office a young clerk, a gum chewer, refuses to replace blotters and jokes about gum consumption and matching ribbons as the narrator runs low on supplies.
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New Jersey
New England as described by Cotton Mather and John L Sullivan
A peculiar portrait of New England as an arid region around Boston populated by infant industries and old maids. It credits Cotton Mather and John L Sullivan with its discovery and notes early mills, philanthropic societies, and shifting industries, while mentioning wild Indians and evolving export business amid competition from shoe factories and other mills.
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New England
Boston
Cotton Mather
John L Sullivan
L.W. W
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Gillette
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Edgar Bert Smith
Sopyricht
Coop, Miapano Company
Philadelphia
Telegraph
Girl
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