It was a cloudy day and warmer, in the low 50s, with a slow drizzle that began in the afternoon. Gloomy news accompanied the weather report. “Business not very good at the store,” wrote Mr. Lanham, who tended to tie bad weather with poor business.
His wife Anne brought her sister Willie Mae to Harbin’s Hospital for an operation. “She has not improved any…
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