Christmas Gifts and Dreams Across Hawkinsville
Mary Loring ponders a life beyond Hawkinsville as Lelia and Aunt Linnie gift stylish presents, while Chris Cragg returns to her with warmth and a future she longs for. After her father learns he has been let go by the railroad, Mary resolves to write more while promising to shield her mother from worry.
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Ellen
Linnie
Lelia
Mary
Hawkinsville
Main Street
Mamie
Phrony
Petey
Chris
Chris Cragg
Christopher Cragg
Aunt Linnie
New York
Linnie Cotswell
Concert Street
Johnson Road
Loring
Lorings
Hormel
Cyrus Phipps
Miami
Laubersheimer
Christmas Visit From Linnie Cotswell Arrives With Family
Mary Loring and her father meet a train bringing Linnie Cotswell and Lelia Ormsby for a Christmas visit. Waiting at home are Mary’s mother, Ellen, Aunt Mamie, and Peter. At the depot Dr Christopher Cragg helps with luggage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Loring
Jim
Linnie Cotswell
Lelia Ormsby
Mary
Ellen
Mamie
Peter
Christopher Cragg
Chapter I Continued A Warm Family Welcome
Aunt Linnie rests in Mrs Loring's arms as relatives greet with laughter and tears. Ellen and Peter chase Bar rie the Airedale toward the house while Chris arrives with Linnie's and Lelia's bags. Mary admires Linnie's beauty as they struggle in the icy steps to enter.
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Linnie
Mrs. Loring
Lelia
Ellen
Peter
Pellmell
Barrie
Pete
Mary
Chris
Career ambitions push Mary to try writing hard
Mary, anxious after her father’s news, plans to start a writing career using Ellen’s typewriter. She pored over weekly magazine short-shorts and submitted several stories, only to receive repeated two week rejection slips from the editor. She reasons that many authors face ten to twenty rejections before their first acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Cragg
Hormel's
Mary
Ellen
Sergeant Demonstrates Shooting Method With Mock Trial
A sergeant confiscates a recruit's rifle after a failed display of marksmanship. He fires twice and misses before menacingly correcting Robbins and others. After a third shot he scores, ordering the squad to adopt his method.
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Robbins
Hardaker
Phillips
Angora Bolero and Blouse Pattern Promises Glamour
Angora garments are in vogue with a bolero evening wear option and a ribbed blouse suited for under a suit. Pattern 6285 supplies directions for sizes 12 to 14 and 16 to 18 with illustrations and stitch details. Send 18 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. in New York for the pattern.
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Sewing Circle
Household Arts Dept
West 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Common Sense About Constipation Health Advice
The piece argues constipation follows from the gut’s cause and advises preventing it by avoiding highly refined foods. It suggests refined foods pass through without being absorbed, forming a soft bulky mass in the intestines.
Profitable Reckoning Quote Attributed to Carlyle
A concise quotation notes that it is more profitable to tally defects than boast of attainments, attributed to Thomas Carlyle. The line emphasizes personal accountability and humility over pride.
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Carlyle
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Elinor Maxwell
Hormel’s
Janet
Darling
Angora
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