Peter and Alix Synopsis
Doctor Strickland, retired and living near San Francisco, has daughters Alix and Cherry and niece Anne. Their friend Peter Joyce and engineer Martin Lloyd are central. Cherry marries Martin and leaves for El Nido, Peter confesses love, Anne weds, Cherry returns, and Strickland dies as Peter reappears after a long absence.
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Strickland
Mill Valley
San Francisco
Alix
Cherry
Anne
Peter Joyce
Martin Lloyd
Wina Cherry
el Nido
Peter
Justin Little
Martin
Dr. Strickland
Anne's Wedding Plans Rise From Valley Quiet
In a rain swept valley, Alix and Peter drift toward marriage after years apart. Alix contemplates moving to New York to sing and teach, while Peter hints at tying their lives with a quiet ceremony, defying Mrs Grundy and choosing love over lingering loneliness.
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Anne
Peter
Alex
Hong
New York
Cherry
Alix
George Sewall
Ursula
Cherry Finds Home Dream in Red Creek Cabin
Cherry moves into a three story Red Creek flat without comforts, then longs for a true home. On the ferry toward the city she speaks of marriage and a trousseau. She reveals anxieties about Peter and Alix, then visits Tamalpais valley and reunites with Alix in Mill Valley, cherishing the mountain ambiance and a simple cabin life.
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Trousseau
Alix
Peter
Hhe
Allz
Isa
Mcuntile
Peters
Green Bay
Ife
Finoe
Martin
Red Creek
Cherry
Tamalpais
Redwoods
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mill Valley
Tarvel
Elle
Changes Come With Years And Youth Incarnate
A fragment from a newspaper page notes youth described as palpitating and flushed, then hints at changes with age. It quotes Leavenworth Time as the source, reflecting on a mother’s judgment about a father’s evolution since his younger days.
California Fig Syrup for Childs Bowels Ad
A vintage advertisement praises California Fig Syrup as a remedy for constipation in children. It promises quick relief, stresses the need to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with clear dosing directions, and warns against imitations.
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California
Smokestack Demolition by New Method at Inland N Place
Five workmen toppled a 148 foot smokestack in 55 minutes on Blazen Inland. The 50 ton stack measured 47 feet at the base with three base openings. Wooden shoring blocks 4 feet high supported the stack as a 4 foot gap was cut in over half the circumference. The center block soaked with kerosene was buried and the ruin collapsed burying some bricks two feet in the ground while most bricks stayed intact for reuse.
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Blazen
Popular Mediaples Magazine
Haed Luck Opera Night Notes in Odd Exchange
A humorous exchange recalls a night at the opera where a husband jokes his wife wanted a refund. The remark touches on mislaid box holders and absent attendees, reflecting lively crowd chatter after the performance.
Till Death Do Us Part Gilet Te There Such a Thing as Eternal Love
A fragment fragmentary quote from Life magazine questions eternal love as Perry comments on self focus. The text also offers a caution about perceived business capability and permission.
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Gilet
Perry
Aspirin Introduced by Bayer in 1900 and 1919 ad note
An old advertisement claims Bayer tablets of Rapirin bear the Bayer stamp for protection against instastions. The piece also recounts a moment in Irish legal history where Sir Peter O'Brien, then chief justice of Ireland, lampoons a female witness with a joking aside about calling her Mrs Morlan ty Pether, prompting a rebuke.
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Bayer
Peter O'Brien
Ireland
Agaires
Munster Elreutt
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertise Baby Rash Relief
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for soothing baby rashes caused by heat and rash, followed by Cuticura Ointment for gentle relief. A fragrant powder, Palcurh ix, is also suggested for dusting on the face and bath.
Watches With Two Hour Hands Fad Sparks Global Interest
The piece notes a fashion for watches with two hour hands to reflect railroad time and daylight saving time. Commuters and lovers discuss the trend as women abroad seek watches that show what others are doing in distant places like London and Shanghai. Scientific American is cited as an example.
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London
Shanghai
Scientific American
Had the Chance All Right In Ark Ark Noahs Era
A dialect reminiscence quotes Uncle Eben musing on luck about submarines and the animal kingdom, noting how no submarines existed to threaten the ark while Noah journeyed, and imagining wicked neighbors. The line blends humor with rural speech and historic biblical imagery.
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Uncle Eben
Back to the soil lure draws town men, $10 a day tease
Town men consider a move to farming as a bright option promising wages around $10 a day. The lure of rural work draws attention away from urban jobs, with some weighing the risk and reward of settling to the soil.
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Alixi
Grundy
Plano
Red Creek “Park
Anx
Marier
Bay
Aux
Sausalito
Mil Valley
Manzanita
Charity Strickland
Ali
Alls
Kon
Slater
iBayer
Geetie Ats Nes
Palor
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