Home Again in Mill Valley as Family Ties Deepen
Doctor Strickland retires to Mill Valley with daughters Alix 21 Cherry 18 and niece Anne 2. Cherry and Martin Lloyd wed and move to El Nido, while Peter Joyce and Justin Little drift through family life. Cherry faces heat and hardship, finds charm in Alix, and the couple discuss a future home in Mill Valley as Anne’s romance unfolds.
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Doctor Strickland
Mill Valley
San Francisco
Alix
Cherry
Anne
Peter Joyce
Martin Lloyd
el Nido
Peter
Justin Little
Family Ties and Quiet Joy at the Old Home
The narrative follows Cherry reuniting with her father and friends Anne Alix Peter and Martin around the warm, familiar evenings on the porch and by the fire. Relationships deepen as Cherry reflects on her place in the family while Anne's wedding occurs and Martin moves to a new mine.
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Alix
Buck
Peter
Anne
Justin
Cherry
Martin
Olyeso
Fenton
Miss Strickland
Emmy Younger
Red Creek
Family tensions surface in lunch table talk
Atix probes her father about Cherry and Martin Willeton's marriage and prospects. The doctor notes Cherry loves home life and dislikes boarding houses. Alix quarrels with Martin's plans, suggesting he would alter the institution of marriage if it were up to him.
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Anne
Justin
Cherry
Alix
Emmy
Martin
Anna
Sherry's
America
Opty
Money Cherry
Peter
Matt
Frenny
Littles
Folsoms
Randalls
Atix
Vincent
Palo Alto
Martin Willetons
Aex
The Goose Family Speaks on Eating and Study
A talking goose family overheard teases about eating habits. Gander and Mrs. Goose exchange views on gluttony versus intellect, praising their constant feast and arguing it keeps minds busy, while noting goslings’ pride and nest privacy.
Worth While
A little boy at a garden gate cries because his parents won t take him to the movies A passerby asks about the boy s fuss and he admits his parents sometimes do take him but sometimes they don t The piece captures a child s plea and a mother motherly counsel from a wartime era publication tone
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Goose
Gander
American Legion Weekly
Unclear quotation from Peter on marriage timing
A speaker named Peter remarks that the lady was married before he could ask her. The line hints at a social or romantic context without further details.
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Peter
Turk Milk Vendor on Bowery Shapes Modern Goat Herder
A Bowery milk peddler described by the New York Sun as a modern Turk like goat herders. He carried a large white metal container with a spigot, festooned top, and sold milk in small cups for three cents. He wore a bright red turban and broad red trousers with a mustache noted in ferocious Turk caricature.
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Bowery
New York Sun
Planet Without Oxygen in Venus Atmosphere
Spectroscopic studies from Mount Wilson show no oxygen absorption lines in Venus light, implying no oxygen or water vapor in the outer atmosphere and suggesting Venus brightness arises from other factors. The note also recalls a 19th century remark and cautions against haste in youth.
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Mount Wilson Observatory
Venus
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Docks at Brest Mention Labor Battalion Tale
A fragment describes two dock laborers behind a packing case in Brest boasting about their tough lineage. One claims his father cut nails with an axe and filed feet, while the other says his father is a plumber who shaves with a blow torch. The line reflects a wartime slang piece from American Legion Weekly. Snowy linens are promoted as easy to keep bright by Red Cross Ball Blue in ads.
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Mrs. Goose
Gander
Brest
American Legion Weekly
Western Canada
Medium Skirt Length Debate Sparks Fashion Talk
Miss Cayenne argues for a middle ground between the flapper skirt extremes. She rejects the shortest styles yet objects to skirts that sweep the street, urging a balanced fashion choice.
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Miss Cayenne
Gratitude as Inexpensive Commodity Says World
An aphorism notes gratitude is the cheapest asset never in surplus globally, implying enduring value in appreciative behavior across people and cultures.
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Kathleen Norris
Home Again
Aln
Justin Lave
Midi Valley
Mart
Will
P Will
Heng
Daddy
Abdly Jale
MR. and Mrs. Goose
Mr. Goose
Jimmie Gander
Rock Island
Colorado and
West
Colorado
California
National Parks
Rocky Mountain
Golden State
L. MA. Allen
Rock Island Lines
la Salle Station
Chicago
Newton Kansan
Western
Canada
M. J. Johnstone
Indianapolis
Ind
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