Selina Peake Faces Future After Family Secrets
Simeon Peake leaves Selina two blue diamonds and cash, tucked in a seven year old envelope. Selina plans to teach arithmetic in a country school to avoid Vermont exile, while Julie Hempel recalls the past and observes Selina’s quiet strength through a vivid transformation from a delicate girl to a sturdy pioneer woman.
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Chicago
Simeon Peake
Selina
Selina Peake
Vermont
Sarah
Abbie Peake
Julie Hempel
Selina Peakes
Miss
Julie
Jallie
Prairie Avenue
Julie Hempel Arnold
Shere
Shi
Cabbage Mistress and a Dutch Farm Welcome
Selina, a young schoolteacher, arrives at Klaas Pool’s High Prairie home. She tours cabbage fields and meets Maartje, Geertje, and Jozina while adjusting to a stark 1890s truck-farming world and her own adventurous resolve.
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Selina
High Prairie
Byron
Klaas Pool
Tor
Simeon Peake
Vermont
Peakes
So Big introduces Selina DeJong and life in 1888 Chicago
High Prairie synopsis portrays Selina DeJong, heiress turned destitute after her gambler father Simeon is killed. In 1888 Chicago she navigates an unconventional, seamy but often lively path to womanhood with school friend Julie Hempel. Selina, nineteen and penniless, must find a livelihood while her mother Selina's lineage lingers.
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Lars
Selina
Hempel Packing Company
Wempel
Kansas City
Omaha
Denver
Hempel
Honolulu
Portland
Michael Arnold
Senate
New Holland
Netherlands
Schoorl
Amsterdam
Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
Julie
Chicago
High Prairie
Klaas Pool
Mr. Pool
Klaas
Halsted
Geertje
Jozina
Roelf
Rositike
Dirk DeJong
Selina DeJong
Simeon Peake
Julie Hempel
August Hempel
Simeon
Woman Seeks Help After Trick At High Prairie Chicago
A report notes a woman who felt lucky to escape trouble with Sol at High Prairie in Chicago after a prior incident involving a thirty dollar loss. The fragment mentions an encounter and the outcome appeared fortunate for the woman.
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High Prairie
Chicago
Vermont Girl Among Dutch Truck Gardeners
A Vermont girl joins Dutch truck garden workers seeking work amid challenges of adaptation. The report notes her decisions face pressure to settle into farm life or pursue other paths, reflecting broader immigrant labor experiences.
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Vermont
Oil Stains on Concrete Cleaning Method Suggested
The bureau of standards states no method fully removes oil stains from concrete. Partial removal is possible by repeatedly soaking the concrete with gasoline and blotting with porous material, then repeating at intervals to remove much of the oil.
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Bureau of Standards
Unclear Text From Egypt Between Nile Falls
Fragmentary item notes a phrase about rain never falling in a region of Egypt between two named falls and a monthly reference to Nile-Popular Befence, lacking coherent details or identifiable event.
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Egypt
Nile
Summer fashion ensemble in black and white
A 1925 Western Newspaper Union feature by Julia Bottomley praises a midsummer dress in black crepe back satin and white crepe de chine. The straightline pattern with side plaited godets, crepe de chine undersleeves, and oak leaf motif trim the bodice. Accessories include a white georgette hat with black velvet brim, a pearl strand, and black kid shoes with white piping and diagonal straps.
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Georgette
Paris designs for children's finery showcased in photos
The Paris collection features small aristocrats in ceremonial outfits for boys with silk coats and red crepe suits. Girls receive simple pastel frocks with drawn work and short yokes, often paired with matching hats. Ensemble contrasts include crepe de chine and pongee coats with two-tone plaids and color accents.
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Paris
Parla
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Edna Ferber
Doubleday, Page & Co
WNU
Maartje
Illinois
Haarlem
Rotterdam
Lena
Maartie
Pool
Maartje Pool
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Iltite Tota
Ualen
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