Two Widows and Another By Moses Davenport in Dort
In Dort, Moses Davenport, a widower and local businessman, pursues marriage after vowing not to remarry. Widows Davis Elkins Stringer and neighbors trade cautious bets as Davenport alternates flirtations with them. Anonymous letters warn against him while he sharks for a wife by offering comic soil and garden advice, culminating in a hurried engagement plan with Mrs Stringer.
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Moses Davenport
Dort
Moses
Nort
Davis
Stringer
White
Elkins
Bacon
Sarah
Davis Moses
Hetty
Davenport
Civil War notes and battles from June 1862
A June 1862 digest of Civil War events includes Lee's leadership near Richmond, Hooker's reconnaissance toward Williamsburg, Butler's death sentence actions at New Orleans, Halleck's reports from Corinth, and Memphis occupation defenses. Several skirmishes, reprisals, and troop movements across Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi are detailed with dates and key generals.
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Robert E. Lee
Richmond
Johnson
Lee
Hooker
Williamsburg
Casey
Battle of
Fair Oaks
Butler
New Orleans
Ship Island
United States of America
Halleck
Corinth
Pope
Florence
Ala
Fort Pillow
Port Wright
Mississippi
Memphis
Jef Davis
W. van Benthuysen
Kentucky
Louisville
Jasper
Tenn
Negley
Adams
Prentss
Shiloh
Nashville, Tenn
Chickahomiay River
Sumner
Paris
South
William Mumford
General Butler
United States
G N. Fiten
Rowena
Stone Inlet
S.C
His Only Fault
A brief comic sketch notes a husband praised as a good man yet secretly slips out the back when the minister calls, framing a playful contrast between public virtue and private habit. The piece hinges on a light domestic mischief.
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Calla
Doubly hard weather worries mother and child
Mrs Gooph notes the heat is hard on a poor mother and cites her ongoing concern about how cold next winter will be. Mrs Whooph comments on the mother's suffering, reflecting on the stress of seasons rather than the temperature itself.
Noahs Dilemma on Mosquitoes and Germs aboard the Ark
Noah jokes about keeping mosquitoes off the ark and suggests they may carry more than the regulation two germs apiece. Little one asks why and the elder replies with suspicions about hidden dangers aboard the voyage.
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Noah
Ark
Little
Panama Hats Spark Canal Joke In Quirky Exchange
In a playful exchange, Mezecs asks about the deep crease of new Panama hats worn by men. Mr. Knowslt replies that the crease represents the Panama Canal.
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By Bryant C. Rogers
Associated Literary Press
Twenty
Massachusetts
Washington
Newbridge
Chickahominy
Virginia
McClellan
Chickahominy River
D Q. Constable
U.S. N
Lincoln
R. A. Stevens
Fort Darling
James’ River
Judge Birch
Rolla
James Trabue
Pennsylvania “Roundhead
James Island
D. C
Michigan
Memphia
Fremont
Harrisonburgh
Jackson
First
New Jersey Cavalry
Windham
Bayard
Bonse
Stonewall Jackson
Vanmear Union Church
Cross Keys
Turner Ashby
Charlottesville
Swarne
Col N. Fitch
New Market
Hance
Morrow
Charlestown
Fort Sumter
Shenandoah
Shields
Fort Republic
Senate of the United States
Humphreys
Tennessee
Territories
Wells
Senate
Vorinth
War Department
I3uell
Confederate Commissary Department
Beauregard
Baldwin
Okolona
Miss
W. G. Chapman
Wilbur D.nesbit
Adam
Mee
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