Emma McChesney Returns to Chicago on a Bold Quest
Emma McChesney, traveling salesman for T A Buck's Featherloom petticoats, heads to Chicago with a longing for real city life and a plan to rescue her seventeen year old son Jock from a life of frivolity. In Mary Cutting's store Emma confronts the clash between working women and their children while planning a two week road stint to teach responsibility.
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State Street
Chicago
Emma McChesney
T. A. Buck
Duluth
Minn
Mary Cutting
T. A
Emma Mee Chesney
Providence
R. L
Trousseau
East End
George
Troussea
the Dragon
New York
Maude Byrnes Stock Company
Lena Rivers
Mary
Jack
Emma. McChesney
Emma
Lily Russell
Jock
Kid
Hine’s
Perfumes
Jock McChesney
Tyke
Leason
The Fish's Story by Robert W. Chambers
A humorous fish tale from Robert W. Chambers describes a mother fish with thousands of offspring. One fry swallows a worm and vanishes, prompting a mother fish quip about their tribe increasing 80 or 90 percent in weight when caught.
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Robert W. Chambers
Cover Your Bottles With Leather Covers
The article advises making a leather covering for small bottles to prevent injury if broken. For a square bottle, trace four side profiles on leather, add a bottom square to one profile, cut, sew ends, and include neck and bottom pieces for a protective sleeve.
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Edna Ferber
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Frederick 4. Stokes Company