The Interpretation of an Hour
A piteous smile quivered across her lips as she faces a Christmas Eve moment. Emma Howard Wight describes Ethel and Jack Courtnay in a scene where confusion and emotion intersect at a pivotal afternoon.
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Newspaper
Winchester The Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1906
Page
3
A piteous smile quivered across her lips as she faces a Christmas Eve moment. Emma Howard Wight describes Ethel and Jack Courtnay in a scene where confusion and emotion intersect at a pivotal afternoon.
A troubled couple resumes their romance in a private, tender reunion. Courtnay returns to Ethel after months apart and asks if she loves him. She confirms her love, they share a hopeful hour, and Christmas morning brings a letter of confusion from Courtnay.
The piece surveys Wall of North Main Street and a cluster of shops on Main and Water streets as Christmas gift vendors. It highlights Braddock Pure Rye from Cumberland marketed by Winchester houses, Harry Parsons dyeing services, Hable’s corner with ticket offices, Bell Brothers books, Robinson Brothers’ kid friendly stock, and George Eagle meat market ready for holiday poultry.
The Navy Observatory will send four series of New Year telegraphic time signals at five minutes before the hour in Eastern Central Mountain and Pacific zones. The 1906 to 1907 transition is noted with times for Manila Portland and other places. A circuit court notice follows regarding the will of John H Bun Cutter and related heirs in Frederick County.
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