"Dry September", 174 (Event)

Page Number: 
174
Order within Page: 
5
First 8-10 words of event: 
It was twelve years now since the town
Page Event Ends: 
175
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Sunday, December 1, 1912 to Thursday, December 25, 1919
Summary: 

For the last eight years the bank cashier has lived in Memphis, returning to Jefferson only to spend "one day each Christmas" at with other men at the local hunting camp (175). Each Christmas Minnie Cooper's neighbors tell her "about him" and "how well he looks" (175). She begins drinking.

Chronological Order: 
2.00
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Keywords: 
Christmas, Return, Absence, Drinking
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