Memories of a Child of Andersonville Diary and Divorce
Mary Marie explains a double personality and why she is a cross- crient and a contradic tion as she narrates the diary that becomes a novel. The narrative begins at Andersonville with Nurse Sarah recounting Mary’s birth and her parents’ split caused by pride and misunderstandings. The child alternates six months with Mother in Boston and six with Father, a famed astronomer, amid mothers suitors and a household viewed as strange by the child.
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Mary Marie
Andersonville
Mary
Sarah
Viola
Abigail Jane
Boston
Cerone
Marie
Mary to Go Home to Father in Andersonville
A narrator recalls a letter from Abigail James Anderson about Mary returning to her father on the first of May. Mother resents the plan and fears a grim future for Mercy while wondering if Father has a new partner. The fragment ends with anticipation of Andersonville and the next chapter.
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Father
Aunt Jane
Mercy
Mary
Abigail Jane
Marie
Sarah
Joln
Hattie
Andersonville
Iid
Geowarays
Maxine Brown
New York
Mise Brown
Mary begins six months in Andersonville with Aunt Jane
Mary describes her arrival in Andersonville after leaving Boston. She clashes with Aunt Jane over clothes and rules while missing her mother. She hopes to adjust at school and wonders about her future, noting her father’s absence and her feelings of exile.
Giant Eldorado Oil Well Burns For Months
Eldorado Arkansas is home to a colossal oil well blaze that has burned almost continuously since May 18. The roaring fire rises over 3 000 feet at times and lights up the night for miles. The crater reaches 850 feet across and chunks of sand and gas fuel the inferno as crews fight the blaze.
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Eldorado
Ark
London Coffee Stall Scene Sparks Late Night Curiosity
Odd London scene described by a theater line and a streat cor ker lounger as a midnight moment near a coffee stall. The exchange hints at casual humor and urban nocturnal ambiance in a Daily News style caption.
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London
Streat Corker
Gurmor
London Daily News
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Eleanor
H Porter
Jane
Chapter
Tive
Tally
John
Stara
Oras
Aton 'S
Jané
Norrahge
Grandpa Devismond
Grandpa Des‘mond
Tome
Dickens
Chatham
Smollett
Fieldling
Giles
Mars
Greenville
John Pente
Lena
American—University
Washington
Asa G. Candler
Allanta, Ga
Onzine de Bouchelle
New Orleans
San Francisco
Mail Equipmnt
Cody
Helena
Mont
Main Street
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