A Southern Night Train and a New Lieutenant
In a dim star-lit depot tale, Lambert, a new lieutenant from Trenton, joins a worn southern night train. A bungled baggage trick leads to a stubborn baggage claim as Conductor Scroggs critiques the rookie, while Lambert faces life after the war and the hard path to command in the gulf states.
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Coatesvine
Whit Dort
Mr. Scroggs
Lambert
Ige
Scrogga
Newt
Big Bethel
Appomattox
Telmont
Dentonville
Military Academy
Trambert
Couth
Idaho
Montana
New Orleans
Gulf States
G Company
Tugaloo
Portrait of a man bound by uneasy loyalties
Within a fragmented narrative, 24 Lambert travels toward a distant destination and contemplates the local officer whose presence and influence shape his choices. He recalls a celebrity encounter and notes the scarce companions available, save perhaps the “contract doctor,” as he continues toward an uncertain fate.
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Shaneh & Ma
Orb Bhame
Lambert
The Doctor Sings Despite His Bad Voice
In a northern town a convivial supper ended with singing by many guests. The doctor at the head refused to sing saying his voice is unmusical like dragging a brick along a door. A Scotsman praised his veracity, noting the brick comparison.
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London
Confession and Moral Lessons From a Child's Play Room
A mother recalls Arthur Stanley's dramatic confession after breaking three window panes while reading Miss Edgeworth. He insists on honesty to imitate Frank the character, showing pride in confessing misdeeds despite the social discouragement of telling. The tale highlights the uneasy reward of truthful confession in a child.
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Arthur
Frank
Mamma
Whooping-Cough Party Draws Twenty-Five Attendees
A whooping-cough party hosted by Attle Dorothy Smith of Huntington L. L. drew twenty five or ex-whoopers. Invitations warned attendance only if the resturant had the illness or recently recovered. Swartwout & Swartwout tout Moley’s Honey and Tar as superior for colds and coughs.
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Attle Dorothy Smith
Huntington
L. L
Moley
The Weekly Inter Ocean Brightest Family Newspaper
The Weekly Inter Ocean presents a broad spectrum of news and current literature aimed at family readers, claiming to be the country’s brightest family newspaper with comprehensive coverage.
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Inter-Ocean
Inter-Ocean and Marshall Statesman
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Sway
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Jackihoe
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Ile
Tugalos
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Brother Puncher
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Detroit
Marshall Statesman
Statesman
Michigan Farmer
The
New York
Petecit: Journal
United States
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Michigan
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Jerome Dickerson
Register of Deeds
Calhoun Conte
Michigaty
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Chicago and Grand ‘Trunk Railroad
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Calhoon
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Circuit Court
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Wrunite State Provident Associaen
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