A Woman of the North Captivates in Civil War Intrigue
In the Confederate camp a courier mission leads Captain Wayne into enemy lines with Edith Brennan, a Northern woman, as a reluctant companion. As danger mounts a brutal dog attack is repelled by her gunfire. Wayne faces arrest for espionage while pondering Brennan and her mysterious ties to a Federal officer named Frank.
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Hee
Wayne
Longstreet
Bergt
Craig
Federal Army
Edith Brennan
Frank
Jad
Edith Brentan
The Love Story of a Gray Jacket
A dramatic Civil War encounter unfolds as Edith Brennan defies a brutal march order and a prisoner, while Major Brennan and the narrator track Confederate forces under Longstreet. A tense pursuit and hidden loyalties drive toward a dangerous crossroads with Sheridan’s dispatch in play.
Presence of Sheridan at a shadowy army camp
A detainee recounts being awakened at midnight in a crowded camp. General Sheridan questions him about a disguise and a cloaked cavalry officer. The prisoner admits his role and hints a secret involving a mountain wife, deferring full details to a trusted future witness.
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Brennan
General Sheridan
White Horse Tavern
Wilson's Ford
Sheridan
Wayne
Virginia Cavalry
Mountaineer
Burne
Major Brennan
OBRIEN MISTAKE AND COURAGE CALLED OUT
The text notes Doran-Oi values courage but rejects recklessness in use. Oi told O'Brien the same point when he tried to show bravery arguing with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doran
O’brien
Cuticura Promise of Soft Hands in One Night
Red rough hands become soft and white after a hot water soak. A single night using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with old gloves, promises velvety skin and no more chapping. Samples and the 32 page Skin Book offered by Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Daughter Rejects Wealthy Brewer in Marriage Dispute
The daughter agrees to marry the seventy year old brewer only to please her parents, while the mother objects noting he is sixty, and they debate asking Mme again in ten years. The page mocks fashion, child teething syrup, and social pretensions with brief quips about appearances and integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Meggendorfer Bilaetter
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Medicine Praised by Women
Letters from Covington Missouri and Brownsville Indiana praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menstrual relief and recovery from serious female troubles after prior medical disappointments. Mrs Jenni Green reports improved mobility and energy. Mrs O. keeps description of avoiding surgery and regaining health.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Green
Covington
Jennid Green
Covington, Mo
Brownsville
Ind
Lydia E.pinkham
Meain St
Brownsville, Ind
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Arthur T. Wiley Way
ACM
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Anson
Hal, Zowdok
Peters
Sergeant Steele
Edith
Paiva
Bamathtto
Steele
Apeak
Mari
White Briar
Rebs
Reb
Che
Hrennan
Ad ‘Vance
Packer
Hill
Virginia
Lee
Johnny
Talezthia
O'Brien
Tait
Goalore
Barold Bore
Dekalv
Brooklyn
Butis
Montana
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