Selina DeJong Drives to Market With Dirk in Tow
Selina Peake DeJong leads a decrepit wagon toward Chicago's Haymarket with her farm boy Dirk, seeking a fresh start. She recalls adventure and hardship, rejects confinement, and settles for a night in the hay behind Chris Spanknoebel's place as she plans a new life for her son.
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Selina
Jan
Selina DeJong
Dirk
Halsted
Pervus
Selina de- Jong
High Prairie
Condole
Beling
Klaas Pool
Simeon Peake
Vander Sijtle
Cornelia Salp
Cornelia
Nat
Ooms
Jakob’ Boomsma
Mig’ DeJong
Boomsma
Miss DeJong
Chicago
Sbe
Soblg
Velvet
Belina
Pam
Chris Spanknoebel
Selina Peake
Louisa Alcott
Chris
Ag. Setina
Jong
Pye
Spanknoebel
Where's Your Man Synopsis of a Chicago tale
The piece follows Belina DeJong and her children as they navigate life in and around Chicago in 1888. Selina, daughter of a gambler, becomes Mrs DeJong and a farm wife facing hardships. Dirk DeJong grows from child to man while Selina drives a truckload of vegetables to the Haymarket, challenging neighbors.
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Big
Dirk DeJong
Belina DeJong
Simeon Peake
Chicago
Julie Hempel
August Hempel
Simeon
Bseliha
Pervus
Selina
DeJong
Dirk
Belina
Vermont
Maartie Pool
Elsas
Paarlend
Rosli
France
Selina Rass
Silk thread and fashion textiles in late 19th century note
The article notes viscose as the artificial silk from the United States originating in 1892 by Cross Bevao and Beadle of London. It adds a remark on Japanese women buying dresses by the pound and bread by the yard, illustrating economic fashion quirks.
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United States
Cross, Bevao and Beadle
London
Forced pullets best egg producers show in Cornell study
Cornell University experiment station data details feeding regimes for early hatched pullets. Forced feeding with rich mash increased egg output and size, reduced feed per hen and per dozen, with varying effects on mortality, weight gain, broodiness, and fertility compared to developmentally disabled pullets.
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James EB. Rice
Cornell University Experiment Station
Rice
Best Feed and Care for Pullets, Says NJ Poultry Expert
Poultry research specialist Martin Decker of the New Jersey agricultural experiment station emphasizes pullet quality as the measure of a successful flock. He urges uniform growth from hatch to maturity, free-range with shade and green food, and careful feeding to prevent early laying. He outlines gradual transfer to winter quarters and cautions against early lighting.
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Poultryman
Martin Decker
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
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Edna Ferber
Doubleday, Page & Co
Chapter
Twenty-second Street
Ughta
Haymarket
Randolph Street
Water Street
Chris Spanknoetel
Petrus
Hej
Molsana
Cass
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