Secret Service Plans to Escape Richmond Amid Pursuit
Thorne contemplates fleeing Richmond after ensuring his brother is safe or dead. He weighs love against duty to the Union and the Secret Service as Edith’s presence sways his steps toward the Varney house while Arrelsford deploys troops to hunt him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorne
Richmond
Ile
Union Army
Federal Secret Service
Varney House
Edith
Arrelsford
Secret Service
Mrs. Varney
Foray
Allison
Miss Mitford
Caroline
Telegraph Office
Secret Service Department
Franklin Street
Desperate Flight Across War-Torn Countryside
A man flees pursuit by both Federals and Confederates, fleeing toward the Varney house to see his brother and the woman he loves one last time. He accepts a likely death, driven by passion and loyalty as soldiers close in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varney House
Edith Varney
Mrs. Varney
Mr. Arrelsford
Arrelsford
Tran
Old Jonas
Wilfred Stirs Quiet Amid Chaos at Varney House
In the Varney home the siege continues as Edith's silence deepens and Caroline resists Arrelsford's demand. Mrs Varney confronts a turbulent night while Generals Randolph and Varney are referenced. Edwards, Arrelsford, and a search party scramble through the house as old Jonas bears mistreatment and the orderly returns with a wounded boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred
Varney House
Jonas
Arrelsford
Martha
Howard
Caroline Mitford
Caroline
Mrs. Varney
Edith
Maxwell
Cemetery Hill
Mr. Arrelsford
Randolph
Cure for decades long eczema offered by Dr Hobson’s Ointment
A reader reports relief after using Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment for a tetter lasting over fifty years. The advertisement claims the ointment cures burning itching and skin disease and lists Pfeiffer Chemical Co as the supplier with 50 cent price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. L. Kelley
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Mississippi St. Louis
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Cve River
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del Cota
Iron Mountain
St. Louis
West River Steamers
Cone
J. G. Hollenbeelk
Gebase
St Louis
Norway
Norway, Kansas
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