Where's Your Man Bynopsis Bo Big in Fancy
Introducing Bo Big Dirk Del in his fancy and mother Selina DeJong daughter of Simeon Peake. Selina, nineteen, becomes a schoolteacher at High Prairie near Chicago in 1888. She marries Klaas Pool and bears Dirk, then builds a farm amid hardship and social gossip. Roelf travels to France to study sculpture. Selina and Dirk take a truckload of vegetables to the Chicago market, shocking the neighborhood at Hay Market.
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Bo Big
Dirk del
Selina DeJong
Simeon Peake
Chicago
Chum
Julie Hempel
August Hempel
Simeon
Selina
High Prairie School
Klaas Pool
Roel
Klaas
Paarlenberg
Pervus DeJong
Pérvus
DeJong
Dirk
Vermont
Maartie Pool
Klaus
Roelf
France
Haymarket
Felina
Missus
Chris Spanknoebel
Rehnder
Night Ride to Haymarket Ends in Quiet Hope
Selina DeJong guides her wagon through Chicago toward the Haymarket with her boy Dirk asleep by her side. She battles obstacles from a truck farmer and social scrutiny, secures shelter in a rooming house, and rests in a hay-filled wagon, contemplating a future shaped by hardship and resolve.
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Chicago
Selina
Water Street
Chris Spanknoebel
Chris
Pervus
Dirk
Pom
Three A.M. Hardship Tests Selina De Jong in Wakeful Dawn
Selina De Jong endures a devastating morning as she lifts a wagon load before dawn. She rents help from Chris Sponknoebel, washes, and warms Dirk with coffee and yesterday’s sandwiches. A tense exchange reveals her precarious work and scarce funds, as she speaks of no steady help after September.
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Selina
Halsted Street
High Prairie
Dirk
Pam
Chris Sponknoebel
Chris
Miss de Jong
Tye
Spank
Jan
Selina DeJong Heads to City On a Hot Halsted Road
Selina DeJong drives a shabby wagon toward the city with her farm boy son and dog Pom. Twenty years later Jan recalls a momentous day when she set out, fueled by adventure and resolve, amid a worn farm holding and looming debts including funeral costs and the doctor’s bill.
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Selina
Jan
Selina DeJong
Dirk
Halsted
Pervus
Selina de- Jong
High Prairie
Klaas Paal
Simeon Peake
Vander
Cornelia
Fragmentary Readable Lines Hint At Silent Conversation
A damaged OCR fragment appears to reference a dark woman and a cook with scattered words and numbers. The legible bits hint at a fragmentary dialogue or description, but no coherent news event or clear context emerges from the text.
Car accessories boost safety and value says expert
An automotive writer argues that gauges, meters, radiators, filters, shock absorbers and other accessories once seen as frills now improve efficiency, safety and resale value. He notes options like rear signaling devices, anti-skid chains and cutouts enhance performance and insurance savings, making the car more valuable at sale.
Good Advice Is to Give Machine the Once-Over
Advice urges spring car checkups to prevent costly repairs later. Regular maintenance keeps the vehicle performing well, preserves resale value, and avoids the false economy of letting a motor car deteriorate. Enduring wear from a year’s driving can escalate into large repair bills if ignored.
Windshield Rattle and Shellac Fix Described
A fragmentary repair note explains how a rattling windshield can be reduced by filling the frame opening with shellac. It cautions about gripping the glass firmly and offers careful application with a sharp tool to pack the material tightly, preventing frame looseness.
Water and Tire Care Through Rain and Humidity
Water itself does little harm to tires but humidity rots cotton fabrics by attacking interlayer fibers. Cold tires resist moisture better, so store tires in a dry, dark place away from sunlight to prevent fabric decay.
Shabby Tires Are Not Favored for Any Car
A plainspoken warning on tire care urges drivers to replace worn tires rather than patching worn casings. It notes the high cost of prolonged use, the risk of inner tube damage, and the danger from fabric ply separation, stressing conservation by proper early maintenance.
Tying in Spri Leaves and Bolt Assembly
A damaged OCR describes tying in Spri leaves and assembling a spring by gripping a tie-bolt in a vise, stacking the last four leaves crosswise around an umbrella rib, guiding each leaf into place, and tightening the nut.
Driver Learns Truck Moves In Reverse On Slope
A driver was astonished to discover that a 3 ton truck, thought at rest on a downhill slope, was actually rolling backward. He struggled to accept the reverse motion and nearly lost control while trying to determine the vehicle’s movement.
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Edna Ferber
Page & Co WN
Servics
Vander Sijtle
Shello
Mra
Sun
Ooms
Jakob Boomsma
Mis’ DeJong
Mr. Boomsma
Sobig
Thirty-fifth Street
Dirk DeJong
Klaus Pool
Tir
Selina Peake
John Louisa Alcott
Ghiances
Els
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