Lee’s Message and Wayne’s Mission in Shenandoah
In a Confederate tent during a critical Civil War moment, Gen. Lee sends Capt. Wayne on a risky mission with Sgt. Craig. Wayne and a Northern woman fall behind enemy lines, face pursuit, disguises, raids, and near capture as they seek to relay a secret dispatch and reach Union forces at Shenandoah with aid from Jed Bungay and Edith Brennan in a tense, perilous sequence. The tale blends reconnaissance, escape, duels, and battlefield redeployments as Wayne fights to protect the message and allies amid guerilla attacks and a volatile night march.
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Lee
Wayne
Longstreet
Craig
Orste-Sucaumba
Crale
Ayne
North
Jed Bungay
Red Lowrie
Maj. Brennan
Miss Minor
Edith Brennan
Bungay
Uncey
Halt
Brennan
Jennan
Lady of the North in a Reluctant Farewell
In a tense postwar scene Captain Wayne faces Edith Minor's stern hospitality and moral rebuke after a brutal field confrontation. She urges restraint and grants a quiet invitation to the North, while Brennan and others reflect on honor, duty, and the cost of war as they depart.
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Caton
Wayne
Durat
Brennan
Edith
South
North
Moorehouse
Derringer
sher_by
Captain Wayne
The Furling of the Flags and a Soldier’s Farewell
A Confederate veteran recalls the last days of the Civil War, the surrender of General Lee, and his own departure toward an uncertain life after war. He describes the scene at the McLean house, the weight of defeat, and the resolve to ride south with his worn horse. The narrative ends with a passing Federal guard granting safe passage, as the tale continues.
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McLean
Virginia
Horge
Thorze
Wayne
Confederacy
Edith Brennan
Tempers flare as duelists clash and Edith Brennan appears
In a tense scene Brennan demands another shot while Caton denounces Captain Wayne for firing in the air. Moorehouse and others react with shock as Brennan accuses a cowardly tactic and Edith Brennan appears in broad daylight at the doorway, changing the mood.
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Moorehouse
Caton
Brennan
Moocrehouse
Wayne
Tris
Giiuate
Edith Brennan
Pigs Get Mattie In Trouble With Naughty Word
A New York Central engine driver's son backs pigs to a farm near Peekskill. The boy Mattie loses patience with roaming pigs and admits saying a naughty word, later explaining the pigs “got my goat.”
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Matt Perkins
New York Central
Peekskill
Alamay
Willey
Matt, Jr
Matt
Mattie
New York Herald
Telephones aid travelers at St Bernard refuge huts
Monks of St Bernard have fitted refuge huts in perilous spots with telephones to summon aid for travelers in distress, enabling immediate communication with assistance.
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St. Bernard
Handy in a Poultry Yard Water Device
Fire illustrated device by Richard Lee of Welch Falls Kansas shows an airtight keg on a stand connected by two pipes to a chicken trough. Water feeds into the trough until the level closes the air valve, then stops. lowering the trough allows air to enter and water flows again.
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Richard Lee
Wees Sha Falls
Kan
Rat-Proof Chicken Roost Demonstration
An illustrated design shows a rat proof chicken roost built from planks and wire. The plan uses two four-foot beams and five three-foot pieces arranged crosswise with wire at the corners and suspended from the roof. The roost sits sixteen inches above the floor at the front and twenty seven inches at the back.
End ofCap on Poultry Care and Winter Stocking
The page advises starting trap nests for records of winter layers and notes eggs are scarce as the season ends. It warns against overstocking poultry houses, recommends culling sick birds, and suggests kerosene for scaly legs while promoting young layers and winter stock purchases. It stresses early pullets begin laying and emphasizes careful preparation and market value for old hens.
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Wayte
Arandale
Agi
Sam
Major Brenan
Little Matt
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