The Lucky by Kathleen Norris
The Boston Lawrences arrive in California during the gold rush era and shrink to a small farm and a decayed family home. Phil Gail Edith Sam and Ariel inhabit a tense household as Lily Cass lures Phil and Ariel’s reckoning with a fatal car crash unfolds. Gail’s feelings shift toward Dick Stebbins after a sequence of social and moral tensions.
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California
Clippersville
Phil
Iron Works
Gail
Edith
Sam
Ariel
Lily Cass
van Murchison
Yale
Lawrence Luck
Dick Stebbins
Van
the Chipps
Gail Desires Dick As Clippersville Changes
Gail, content in Clip persville, imagines a future with Dick Stebbins as family life shifts around them. Ariel, Edith, Van Murchison, Sam, Phil, and Lily Cass influence romance and ambition while Gail balances work as Abigail Lawrence librarian and hopes for marriage to Dick amid holiday cheer and doubts about Phil and Lily.
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Lawrence Place
Stanislaus
Gail
Clippersville
Stanislaus Ranch
Ariel
Edith
Van
Lawrence House
Gai
New Jersey
Ede
Young van Murchison
Phil
Sam
Richard Stebbins
van Murchison
Columbia Columbia University
New York
Abigail Lawrence
Oregon
Lily Cass
Christmas Eve in the Lawrences Is Full of Gifts and Longing
In a festive family scene, Gail plans future marriage with Dick while siblings Vail and Ariel face their own hopes and tensions. An impending Los Angeles trip for Dick looms, and Ariel’s silence about a gift hints at a deeper story as Christmas night ends with a kiss that lingers in Gail’s memory.
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Lily
Gail
Box Factory
Phil
Clippersville
Muller’s
Edith
Ariel
Lawrences
Dack
Los Angeles
A. L
Abigail Lawrence
Dick Stebbins
Van
Sam
Peasant Cottage Pot Holder Set
Charming needlework project showing a cottage with a surrounding fence that folds into a pocket. Finished size about 9 by 12 inches. package A-11 includes stamped linene pieces, binding, and instructions. postpaid 15 cents from Home Craft Co in St. Louis.
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Address Home Craft CO
Dept. A
Nineteenth and
ST. Louis Ave
ST. Louis
Use Shotguns to Frighten Noisy Birds From Roost
The Bureau of Biological Survey recommends shotguns loaded with black powder shells to drive roosting birds from trees when they become a nuisance. Blackbirds starlings cowbirds and English sparrows form large roosts late in summer. Early evening firing is most effective. five to six nights may be needed for large roosts. Firearms use may be restricted locally. alternatives include Roman candles water hoses electric lights and bells. Robins and purple martins roost but are less troublesome.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
Young Woman’s Tax In Iangyen Seeks Marriage Permits
In Iangyen China a levy labeled the young woman's tax requires single women to pay $5 for permits to seek husbands. A marriage without a permit risks fine and imprisonment, highlighting a severe shortage of marriageable men.
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Iangyen
China
Paint Thirsty Homes Drain On Owner's Purse
Arthur Stires cautions homeowners about depreciation costs on residential properties and the need to repaint. He notes many houses show dilapidation, chalky surfaces, moisture damage, and incipient wear around porch areas. Delay in repainting increases expenses. now is a good time for painting with favorable conditions and prices.
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Arthur Stires
America
Mr. Stires
Stires
European scientist cites deflated man valued at $37.87
A European scientist states that a man five feet eight inches tall is currently valued at $37.87, down from $80 five years ago. The reduction reflects broader declines in perceived human value according to the expert.
Portrait labeled as fashion's butterfly stirs mockery
Mrs Ayres reads a newspaper portrait calling her fashion conscious. Her husband quips that her wardrobe habits would earn the title of fashion's moths, provoking a wry exchange in Stray Stories.
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Kathleen Norris
Nick
Los
Angeles
Lizzie Vail
Lizzie
Mary Binney
Nantes
Ant
Washington Star
AL E Refuse Tvo
Kleere
Simoniz
Calumet
Owen H. Fleming
Judson Ave
Evanston, Ill
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