Bo Big and Selina DeJong in Chicago 1888
In Chicago 1888 Selina DeJong, destitute at nineteen, becomes a High Prairie schoolteacher living with truck farmer Klaas Pool. She befriends Julie Hempel and hears rumors of a widowed beauty, Widow Paarlenberg, while a gossiping community auction tests her modest provisions and rouses deep heartbreak.
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Bo Big
Dirk DeJong
Selina DeJong
Simeon Peake
Chicago
Julie Hempel
August Hempel
Simeon Ia
Selina
High Prairie School
Klaas Pool
Roelf
Klaas
Paarlenberg
Pervus DeJong
One of Them Dinah by a New Orleans gal
A humorous tale describes Dinah as a hearty New Orleans gal who cooks well and befriends a new butler. Her mistress asks about the man, and Dinah, after a wary look, dryly declares she suspects he may have been her first husband.
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Dinah
New Orleans
Alice
Pool
Pervus
Chaka
Selina
McBride
Duffy
Jakob
Roelf
Ooms’ Hall
Women urged to try Swamp-Root remedy now
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often unaware their symptoms stem from kidney disease or related organ issues. Pain in the back headache and nervousness may signal kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is recommended. obtain a medium or large bottle from any drug store or request a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co Binghamton NY, citing this paper.
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Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
Foal Born During Berlin Street Accident
An unusual incident in Berlin on a crowded street ended with a mare collapsing under a heavy cart and delivering a foal. A policeman summoned a veterinarian, the mare and foal were unharnessed and taken to a stable in Vanne.
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Berlin
Germany
Unclear fragment sparks debate in local readers
A fragment from the Soulgrille Courier Journal shows a man questioning another about heavy rouge on cheeks and whether nature should be emulated. The snippet includes stray phrases about cherries and a small number of readers agreeing with the joke.
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Aub
Soulgrille Courier-Journal
Auction Box Brings High Prairie to Silent Awe
Selina Peake faces a hostile crowd as her auctioned gift, tied to a candy box and worn gown, draws fierce bidding. Roelf and Pervus De Jong drive the sum to ten dollars, while the crowd weighs labor, pride, and the girl’s image. Selina and Roelf share a quiet moment amid the fallout and vow mutual support.
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Selina
High Prairie
Selina Peake
Johannes Ambaul
Roelf
Pervus de Jong
Prairie
Johannes Atobuut
Adam Ooms
Barend DeRoo
Pervus DeJong
Winter lessons at Pauls place among friends
He asks to start lessons three evenings a week during winter until spring. Selina notes his hugeness and helplessness with a maternal warmth, finding him both serious and funny. She agrees, excited by the idea of teaching him.
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Paul
Selina
Quiet Farm Lesson Forges Quiet Tensions In March
Selina, Roelf, and Pervus De Jong navigate intimate tension during three weekly evening lessons at the Pool farmhouse. Roelf resents the stranger’s presence while Selina battles growing longing as crops and spring loom. The quiet study becomes a focal point for unspoken desire and shifting loyalties.
Pervus Emerges Amid Question Over Proposer
Questions linger over who proposed the plan, Pervus or Selina. The source highlights debate on leadership and possible contenders, with Pervus viewed by some as the favored choice while Selina's supporters push for her candidacy.
Rarest Thing I Know Is Bad Man or Woman
An aged voice reflects on moral danger as the speaker nears his threescore years and ten, noting the paradox that truly bad people are few though warnings are common. A brief, reflective wartime tone from a local column recounts personal journey and cautious scrutiny of character.
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W Howe
Atchison Globe
Lier’s
Are You Weak Nervous Rundown? Mrs Kimbrough Endorses Prescription
A Missouri reader from Rocky Comfort cites Mrs Earnest Kimbrough praising Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a building up tonic for weakness and nervous rundown states. The ad suggests asking a dealer for the tablet or liquid form and writing Dr Pierce in Buffalo, New York for free advice.
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Rocky Comfort
Dr. Pierce
Earnest Kimbroug
Buffalo, N. Y
Carter's Little Liver Pills Boost Bad Breath Relief
A New York City man Mr Jehn A Perry claims Carter's Little Liver Pills cured his bad breath and stomach troubles after starting the regimen. The ad touts the pills as remedies for sour stomach constipation sick headaches and indigestion and notes they are sold by drug stores.
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Carter
Jehn A. Perry
New York City
Carters
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