Des Moines Visitor Impresses Prudence Starr
Prudence Starr meets Jerrold Harmer in a grove near Mount Mark. He is Des Moines bred and Harvard educated but wary of college girls. They exchange thoughts on pride and romance as their eyes linger and mutual interest grows.
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Papa
Prudence
Prudence Starr
Jerrold Harmer
Des Moines
Fairy
Mount Mark
Jerry
Roldie
Hammie
Cross
Harvard
Jerrold
Orlando
Rosalind
er—Harmer
Lark
Hickory Grove
Mr. Starr
New York State
Connie
Y. Chalmers
Holy Trinity Hows
New York City
Prudence's fall spurs town tale and a Harvard graduate
At the parsonage Prudence sprains her ankle after a fall from a wagon carrying her. a Harvard graduate in Des Moines leaves a coat behind while her family debates his visit. The piece blends family drama with commentary on liquor laws and temperance efforts across states, noting shifts toward prohibition and public school observances.
Adventurer or stranger in transit from Des Moines to Mount Mark
A passerby prompts questions about a lone traveler heading from Des Moines toward Mount Mark. The early departure and unknown purpose spur speculation whether he is an adventurer or someone else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mount Mark
Making Examination of a Sick Horse
The guide describes checking a horse’s respiration rate, signs of dyspnea, nasal discharge, and nasal/ural odors. It covers exam of nasal passages, throat glands, coughing, and lung sounds including vesicular and bronchial murmurs, mucous rales, and wheezing in diseases like pneumonia bronchitis and tuberculosis.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Orsraeeret
Bobbe-Merrill
Ethel Hueston
Mattie Moore
Father Starr
Mr. Davis
Mr. Harmer
Uwe
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Internal Revenue
Italy
Leonardo Bianchi
Lambroso
Ferri
Bacchus
Mano Nera
Hent
Wil
Nam A. Evans
Chicago
Frudence
Temperance
Frances E. Harvard
Rollin O. Everhart
America
Europe
Frances E. Willard Day
New York Day
Chisago
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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