Night rescue in Confederate chase tale on a perilous escape
In a Confederate camp during the Civil War Gen Lee entrusts Capt Wayne with a secret dispatch to Longstreet. Wayne and scout Jed Bungay climb a chimney to escape as a Federal officer improvised guard and a Brennan led party closing in. Wayne faces capture and a dangerous choice between duty and Edith Brennan’s freezing beauty.
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Gen- Lee
Wayne
Longstreet
Sergt
Craig
My Lady of the North
Ayne
Jed Bungay
Red Lowrie
Lee
I Became a Colonel of Artillery During a Ball Escape
A Confederate officer narrator disguises himself as a Union colonel, hides among guests at a military ball, and threads a perilous escape route. He studies orders, dons a polished uniform, and plots to slip past guards and reach Lee with crucial news. The plan hinges on a timely departure and stealth through a crowded ballroom.
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Bungay
Lee
At the Staff Officers Ball Meeting General Sheridan
A young officer at a staff officers ball encounters Major Monsoon and Colonel Curran while seeking General Sheridan. The scene follows through crowded rooms, masked introductions, and a formal welcome to Brigadier-General Carlton, chief of staff.
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Sheridan
Monsoon
Gilbertson
Curran
Sixth Ohio
Halleck
Washington
Carlton
Horribles: A Highlander Frozen on Peak and Kilts Compared
A cryptic note contrasts a highman frozen to death with a Highlander on a mountain peak. One wears a kilt in the cold, the other is cold with the kilt, a bleak juxtaposition framed by bleak weather imagery.
Resinol Earns Praise From Kansas City Mother
Mrs J F Deal of Kansas City Kansas credits Resinol with curing her four month old baby’s chafed, inflamed skin after other remedies failed The letter lauds Resinol Ointment and Resinol Toilet Soap as reliable household remedies and notes samples and availability through drug stores and chemists with Department No 4 at Resinol Chemical Co Baltimore Md
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J. F. Deal
Kansas City
Kan
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore, Md
Honest shoemaker refuses to misrepresent shoe quality
His Honor Unimpaired, the old shoemaker declares he will not sell an inferior shoe as better. He instructs to mark it plainly as “A shoe fit for 2 queen” and display it in the window, arguing that a queen does not have to walk much.
Physician Advises Cuticura Remedies For Eczema
Irven Hutchison of Three Rivers Michigan describes a four year battle with dry eczema on wrist and shin. He credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with clearing the disease and urges others to try them. Sample free by mail from Cuticura Dept. 17 K Boston.
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Irven Hutchison
Three Rivers
Mich
Bample
Boston
Reverend Horne Speech Spurs Light on Faith at New York Dinner
Liberal M P from London Reverend Sylvester Horne urged earnest worship in a New York dinner talk. He quipped that many observances resemble a Tottenham Court Road girl and shared a short tale: a girl asks to sleep in the dark then volunteers to pray more carefully.
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Sylvester Horne
London
New York
Tottenham Court Road
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Fatigue Says Customer
It wears you out kidney trouble lowers the whole body vitality. Start Doan's Kidney Pills at first backache or urinary issues. David P. Corey of Ionia Michigan reports severe kidney trouble, used Doan's, improved to full health. When your back is lame remember the name Doan's. 60c at all stores Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Doan
David P. Corey
Washington St
Ionia, Mich
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Ready for More Sacrifice in Snobs Era Tale
Frank McIntyre, after a recent performance of Snobs, recalled a story about vaccinating a six year old boy. The child received 60 cents, then asked his father the next day if there was anything else to be done to earn more money.
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Barry
Sommers
Fitzmorris
Sloan
Reilly
Patrick L. Curran
Ohio Light Artillery
McRobert
Thomas
Halleck
Washington, D. C
Frank McIntyre
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Brennan
Major Brennan
Min
Edith
Torgether
Les
Roderick
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Kendallville Pike
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Stalia
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