Maud and Alec in the potato patch tale of farm life
Alec works beside Milo’s farm crew under Mr. Ben aurtt while Maud and Dally, Jerry, and Mead’s family shape a summer routine. The narrative follows wearying labor, rising skill, and tentative plans for the Fourth of July as haying approaches and tensions around Maud’s upbringing surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud
Simsei
Milo
Krin Is
Ben
Bors
Alec
Sweet
Mr. Condon
Dally
Jerry
Mr. Benaurtt
A J
Pavonia
Mary
Geaver Pond
Bennetts
Meliy Seaton
Garrett family romance ends in village circus outing
Alec borrows a horse and takes Maud Bennett to Pavonia for a circus day, hoping for a simple pleasant outing despite poverty. They enjoy the crowd and performances, but return to a scolding from Mrs. Bennett who accuses Maud of disgraceful conduct and threatens consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavonia
Maud
Alec
Mand
Ead
Bennett
Alec's Expulsion by Mrs Bennett Sparks A Walk North
After breakfast Alec faces Mrs Bennett's fury and leaves the Bennetts' home. He walks northward, seeking work or lodging, reflecting on Maud's possible kindness and the money found hidden in his belongings. He discovers a one dollar bill during a rural halt and recalls Maud's likely aid, then continues toward a village for shelter and food for the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alec
Maud
Mrs. Bennett
Milo
Jerry
Dally
Mre. Bennett
Thera
Avery
Secon
Yeneer
Green Mountains
Connecticut
New York
Stage Glints and Global Arts News Sampler
John Glendinning stars as Macbeth in Glasgow while Mme Marie Lamary’s Theatre Blanc prepares a Paris reopening. Alice E Ives works on a play for Neil Burgess who will star this season. Forbes Robertson stages a mystical music drama in Edinburgh. A French figure Aubray is held in Paris for desertion. The German emperor orders Wagner’s Ring performances in Berlin. Hood’s Sarsaparilla marketed for health. Snails grace Paris meals weekly. Beards were worn by popes from St Peter to 1153. Normal human temperature cited as 98.14°F and fish at 77°F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Glendinning
Macbeth
Glasgow
Mme Marie Lamary
Theatre Blanc
Paris
Alice E. Ives
Neil Burgess
Forbes Robertson
Edinburgh
Tan Robertson
Leourmont Brysins
Jules Aubray
Berin
Hood
Pariz
St. Peter
Rome
Purchasing Power Sells Cheap Goods at Frank Douglass Store
An old time storefront advertises low prices on tobacco figs and canned goods. It markets 20¢ tobacco per pound and 25¢ canned corn tomatoes and pine apples. Rubber boots 2.50, shoes below cost, and fabric yardage from 5¢ to 25¢. Frank Douglass near the Normal School promotes widespread bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lycoming
Lancaster
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Sherwin Codyz
Beé
Melly
Croll
Plimpton Jones
Cell
Munet
Ussing
John
Mr. Bennett
Miss Maud
Agein
Daugherty Bros
Indiana
Mateer and Rankin
Eiderton
B. Beringer
Beringer
Doan
Ome
Deas
Indiana Barbers
White & Sanford
Elkin Building
Philadelphia
Edward A. Wilson
Brooklyn
Aiken &C
Seventh St
Pittsburg, Pa
Frank Douglass
Normal School
Rowe Colles
Johnstown, PA
Scheed
J. N. Cochran & CO
Given & Siang
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