Nance Neilson Near Society Debut Amid Family Crisis
Boston merchant James Neilson faces financial ruin and announces it to his household. His daughter Nance, nineteen, is poised for debut after a society introduction. An elderly cousin, Columbine, had proposed Nance become a paid companion at Pine Ridge Colorado, a plan the family treated as a joke.
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James Neilson
Boston
Nance
Nelson
Columbine
Pine Ridge
Colo
Lou
Colorado
Jack
Wild West
James Nelson
Jethro Nelson
New Hampshire
Kansas
California
Colorado Mountains
Jed
Denver
Auraria
Nancy
Wanderlust and Cousin Columbine Shape a Family Dilemma
In a strained New Hampshire to Colorado family tale, Jack and Nancy Nelson propose moving to Pine Ridge to work with Cousin Columbine, seeking independence from financial reverses. The plan meets resistance at home, with debates about homesickness, age, and duty, while telegrams hint at a possible acceptance and a costly winter ahead.
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Columbine
Nancy
Dad
Jed
Jack
Judy
Mother
Jim
Aunt Louise
Leadville
Pine Ridge
Nance
Jack Nelson
Colorado
Aunt Judy
Aunt Lou
Sis
Salvation Army
Africa
Exeter
Edgemere
Mary Ann
Nelson
Columbine Nelson
Spears
Louise
Peat Moss Uses in Floristry and Horticulture
Peat moss, especially sphagnum, forms peat through annual decay in swamps or water. It is used by florists for packing potted plants and for various horticultural purposes.
Life Begins and Ends in Day's Quiet Hours
A physician named Dr Eduard Jenny reports births peak between two and five in the morning while deaths are most common at the dawn and dusk transitions. He notes a 40 percent difference between births around 5 PM and 5 AM and similarities in heart rate and other rhythms across the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Eduard Jenny
Jenny
Tractor Jenny
Little Girl Healed by Cuticura After Psoriasis Trial
Mrs Marie I Johnson of Omaha Nebraska reports her daughter's psoriasis cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment following three months of itching and emaciation. The ad lists prices for Soap and Ointment and offers free samples from Cuticura Laboratories in Malden Massachusetts.
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Marie I. Johnson
Ames. Ave
Omaha
Neb
Iarch
Cutieura Laboratories
Dept. R. Malden
Mass
Adv
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By Christine Whiting Parmenter
Chapter
Phil
Margaret
Strong Jack
Aunt Judith
Big Wild West
WNN
Daddy
Sonny
Pike’s Peak
Zebulon Pike
Cheyenne Mountain
Harvard
Cousin Woodbine
Woodbine
Grant
Tim
Carson
Suil
Judith
Coleman Lamp and Stove CO
Wichita
Kans
Chicago
Hiladelphia
S. Detroit Protein Products Co
Detroit,Mich
National Loan & Investment Co
R.W. Reilly & CO
Detroit Stock Exchange
Detroit, Mich
Cuthura
Draggist’s
WNU
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