Night Visit By the Glenarm Dock
In a tense woodland pursuit at Glenarm, the narrator and Bates reach a lakeside dock where a canoe slips away unseen after a muffled paddle. A mysterious elegant female voice taunts them as a boat vanishes on the water, leaving the narrator puzzled by a possible unseen presence in the October night.
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Bateswung
Bates
John Marshall Glenarm
Glenarm Dock
Maine
Jake
Indiana
Glenarm
Larry Donovan
Return to Glenarm House and Bates Shadows
The narrator arrives at Glenarm House and questions Bates about a window shot. Bates denies involvement and suggests a calm, mysterious routine, while the house reveals unfinished rooms, a candlelit ascent, and a library of draftsmen instruments. The scene ends with a promise to continue the inquiry.
Heroines of the Battlefield and Nursing in War
A survey of women soldiers and nurses from ancient times to the Spanish American and South African wars. Dr Anita McGee's career, Florence Nightingale's influence, and the development of nurse corps in the United States and Britain are outlined, noting Red Cross myths and wartime training advances.
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Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Anita, Newcomb McGee
United States Army
Army and Navy
Daughters of the American Revolution
McGee
Army
Russia
Cambridge
University of Geneva
Columbia University of Washington
Johns ‘Hopkins Hospital
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Semiramis
Zenobia
Jeanne d’Arc
Deborah ‘Sampson
Elizabeth Canning
Molly Macauley
Transvaal
Europe
Humane Medical Corps
Order of Knights
Cen
Netley Hospital
British Isles
Gibraltar
Malta
Egypt
War Office
United States
Dorothea Lynde Dix
Congress
Hospital Corps
International Committee For the Relief of
Berne
Switzerland
Red Cross Society
American National Red Cross
International Committee
No Snakes in Canada Hunters Describe Forests and Wildlife
A Leslie's Weekly excerpt notes Canada has no snakes and details abundant moose, bear, and deer hunting. It describes melancholic forests with many small lakes, haunting scenery, and strong lure for repeat visits. Indian guides share legends and superstitions, adding local color to the hunting lore.
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Canadian
Canada
Leaslie’s Weekly
Fragmentary War Memoir Lines on Fallen Soldiers
A fragment recalls soldiers answering the summons of Death with resolve. The text notes aging ranks, drifting dust, and sabers fading to rust as years pass. It evokes memory of past battles and the toll on veterans.
Silent Nation Honors Fallen Soldiers Each Spring
A solemn pause enters spring as the nation honors dead soldiers with funerals and public processions. Lovers, families, and comrades remember the fallen beneath apple boughs and clover as black-veiled figures pass at morning grave visits.
Memorial Day Meaning Beyond Honor and Remembrance
The piece reflects on Memorial Day as both sorrow and triumph, urging a national act of enthusiasm and faith. It celebrates the heroic dead, invites reflection on life and national honor, and calls Americans to renew devotion to country through patriotic unity and purpose.
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Retutn
Dense Forests of the Philippines Demand Modern Forestry
The article argues vast Philippine forests hold millions of cubic feet of timber that require thinning and scientific management. It notes the need for skilled labor and equipment to harvest large logs, prices in Hongkong, and benefits to Filipinos through modern lumber practices and cash wages.
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Philippine
Philippines
Hongkong
A Streetcar Misread Leads to a Right Way Wrong Way Tale
A man believes marrying a woman is a prize. He sees her alight from a streetcar in the correct manner and assumes she is perfect. Later he learns she mistook the route and thought the car headed in the opposite direction.
Could Prove an Alibi Doctor and Patient Exchange
A doctor tells an 11 year old Typhoid fever patient that the illness may come from water he drank and asks when he last drank water. The patient jokes that it was about three years ago.
Veterans Honor Grave Decoration at Arlington Cemetery
Multitudes gather at Arlington National Cemetery to aid veterans by decorating graves. The HB Coliseum area within the national cemetery hosts annual exercises amid ornate columns, lattice roofs, and flowering vines creating a shaded, beautiful setting for volunteers.
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Arlington Cemetery
HB Coliseum
National Cemetery
Arlington
Memorial Day Observance Expands Across Arlington
The article notes May 30 as a major patriotic day with Arlington’s vast field of graves adorned with flowers and immortelles. Patriotic organizations and veterans’ descendants lead ceremonies, continuing a tradition since 1868 with new features likely added.
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Arlington
Sons and Daughters of
Prison Death Toll at Andersonville and Elmira
The Andersonville prison in Georgia held 33,114 on its peak day August 8, 1864 with 12,912 deaths, 28 percent. Elmira in the north housed 11,916 prisoners with 2,994 deaths, about 25 percent, and 495 deaths in March 1865. Nearly 3,000 Confederates were buried in a field later wheat planted, now unmarked.
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Andersonville
Elmira
Jayhawkers Keep Prisoners In War Bondage Tale
A Civil War anecdote follows Lieut. B. C. Sanders who escorted prisoners to a Mississippi camp under pretense of exchange. Whisky loosened confidences as a Confederate officer cursed the Jayhawkers and vowed death for them while Sanders quietly observed the exchange.
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Kansas
B. C. Sanders
Mississippi
Sanders
Whisky Ration Sparks Confederate Indifference
Fragmentary wartime dialogue shows Confederate troops deeming whisky too valuable for individual share, reflecting morale and resource tensions amid Civil War clashes.
monuments to manhood and liberty endure
Henry Van Dyke writes in Century about honoring the dead with monuments. He argues tributes of bronze and marble preserve virtue for future generations, inspiring youth with courage beyond mere forts or ships, and strengthening national liberty through enduring memory.
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Henry van Dyke
They Work Together The Hearing Ear Is Always Close
A concise aphorism notes the ear and tongue pair as inseparable in speech and listening. The phrase emphasizes harmony between speaking and hearing, with a playful nod to the phrase Emeq 800.
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Anita N. McGee
J. B. Bowles
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