"Dry September", 174 (Event)

Submitted by rlcoleman@usout... on Sun, 2012-06-17 20:05
Text: 
"Dry September"
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in "Dry September" (Location)
Page Number: 
174
Order within Page: 
4
First 8-10 words of event: 
the town began to see her driving on Sunday afternoons with the cashier
Page Event Ends: 
175
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Minnie Cooper
Unnamed Bank Cashier
Unnamed Neighbors of Minnie Cooper
Unnamed Soda Fountain Clerk
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, January 1, 1908 to Tuesday, December 31, 1912
Summary: 

For several years Minnie Cooper dates an unnamed bank cashier, but after he moves to Memphis, he only returns to Jefferson once a year - to spend Christmas hunting with other "bachelors" and without seeing Minnie, who begins drinking (175).

Chronological Order: 
1.60
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Car, Progress, Gossip, Romance, Nickname:Cousin, Absence, Christmas, Hunting:Male_Ritual, Drinking
Actions:
Movement›Car | Verbal›Gossip
Cultural Issues:
Progress›Cars
Themes and Motifs:
Naming›Nickname | Naming›Renaming

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