Bo Big and Selina DeJong at High Prairie School
In 1888 Chicago outskirts Selina DeJong a destitute nineteen year old teacher at High Prairie School shares a lunch box auction with Dirk DeJong known as Bo Big. The event sparks gossip as DeJong wins the box for ten dollars and Selina mentors him amid a community of feuds and social cliques.
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Bo Big
Dirk DeJong
Selina DeJong
Simeon Peaks
Chicago
Julie Hempel
August Hémpel
Simeon
Selina
High Prairie School
Outekirte
Klaas Pool
Roelf
Klaas
Uke
Paarlenberg
Pervus DeJong
DeJong
Selina Faces a Turbulent Awakening in Lesson the Forbidden
In a crowded Selma grammar lesson, Selina battles fear and longing as Mr. Blucher’s close presence and the scent of him inflame a forbidden ache. They struggle with math while a growing tension and a dangerous temptation hover in the quiet room.
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Selma
McBride
Blucher
Wellington
Napoleon
Selina
Marriage Amid Prairie Ties and Labor Hardship
Selina, drawn to and repelled by Pervus DeJong, marries into a Dutch immigrant farming life in High Prairie. They endure a wrenching first year from winter to a blistering summer of backbreaking field work, a noisy market wagon, and a growing bond with the earth and child to come.
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Selina
Pergus
High Prairie
Maartie
Mrs. Pool
Tilke Klaas
Maartje Pool
Iran
Maartje
Kina
Jakob
Roelf
Pervus
Tulipa
Roelt
Maartle
Selmna
Elana
Dekker
DeJong
Pervus Devong
Perous DeJong
de Tong
Pervua
Belina
Klaas Pool
Klaas Fool
Klaas
Pervus DeJong
Maartie Pool
Selina Peake
Simeon Peake
Dirk DeJong
Dirk
Selina Ike
Selloa
Old Jakob
Chicago
Do Beling and husband live happily ever afterward
Report notes potential tragedy surrounding Beling and her spouse and questions whether they continue to live in harmony after the events described.
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Beling
The Manchester Barber Shows Off a Lawn Mower Razor
John Rogers a Manchester barber uses a blade arrangement shaped like a miniature lawnmower on heavily whiskered customers. He charges an extra fee for using the device in his shop.
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John Rogers
Manchester
England
Rogers
Pure Bred Sires Bring Improvement in Milk Production
The USDA foreword to a directory of cooperative bull associations asserts better bulls lift dairy yields. Daughters exceed dams by 14.5 percent in milk and 16 percent in butterfat, translating to about 866 extra pounds of milk and 48 pounds butterfat per herd. At year start, 220 associations owned 1,003 pure bred dairy bulls nationwide.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Dairying
Co-Operative Hull Associations
United States
Prevention Best Remedy for Chicken Diseases
The article argues prevention is key to keeping flocks healthy. It notes that droopy birds and parasitic pests signal illness, often from new stock not proven healthy or inadequate cleaning after outbreaks. Regular disinfection and proactive pest control protect poultry from contagious diseases.
Farm Facts and Home Garden Tips from Rural Ledger
Agricultural tips cover soil nitrogen from legume cover crops and burying or burning carcasses to deter pests. Advice notes woodchuck control, bounty questions, tree growth, bull utilization, egg quality, nest bedding, machinery overhauls, feed efficiency, and dairy recordkeeping with references to beef and setter wires pricing.
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Edna Ferber
Doubleday, Pags & Co
Bservice
Mrs
Pervus DE Jong
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