A Clock for Love by W J Henderson
A poem lyricizes endless devotion with love measured by minutes and seconds. The speaker compares affection to sun setting rivers clouds breaths and eternal seas asserting love surpasses time and needs no clock. The author signs as W J Henderson.
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W. J. Henderson
The Hermit Kenneth and the Lilith Mystery
A narrator recalls Kenneth Lambert who retreats to a ruined chapel to live in solitude. Kenneth marries Mrs. Vernay, rumored to be Lilith, and a chilling moonlit vision haunts the narrator. Kenneth vanishes after revealing a fatal secret linked to Mrs. Vernay’s true form and a golden hair noose. Frank bears the cost of their entanglement.
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Kenneth Lambert
Kenneth
Socrates
Buddha
Dore
Penty
Vara Bing
Cheslyn
Marie Lambert
Lilith
Grace
Frank
Mrs. Vernay
Torremouth
Vernay
Lake District
James
Westmoreland
Belgravia
Buell on Shiloh in Century Magazine
Buell analyzes Shiloh with a focus on the complex, unstructured battle setup. He describes two weeks of isolated camps, a river rear, and a surprise dawn assault that drove fragments of the Confederate force from their positions before a reinforcing Army arrived.
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Buell
Century
The
Tennessee
Retr Qvading
Crtorens
Batt
Duelling Almost Discarded Says Carp in Cleveland Leader
The Cleveland Leader notes the code duello has faded from American life. It recalls Washington figures who mourn its loss yet acknowledges duels are nearly extinct. It cites politicians who almost dueled and predicts the era will join Indian fighting as a forgotten horror.
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Cleveland Leader
Washington
Jeff. Davis
Joe Brown
Bob Toombs
Moody
Heffren
Senator Riddleberger
Representative Wise
Sherman
Cape Breton Courtship and Quick Marriages In A Parish
A Nova Scotia story explains how courtship often precedes marriage by building a house and arranging a match through a spokesman. Mary consents after a selection process, the banns are shuffled to favor Sandy, and Malcolm quietly marries another suitor’s intended, highlighting rapid, community driven unions and the era’s social dynamics.
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John
Mary
Sandy
States
Malcolm
Rejec
Weddings and Receptions Stir Washington High Society
Mrs Secretary Whitney hosts grand entertainments rivaling anything seen in Washington. Receptions cost about 2,500 dollars weekly, with Colonel Oliver Payne allegedly supplying half a million for discretion. The Whitneys and Leiters stage events that set a new standard in the National Capitol.
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Whitney
Washington
Oliver Payne