That December in love and duty on Gopher Prairie
In December Carol Kennicott grapples with romance and reality as her husband, the doctor, faces urgent rural emergencies. He tends a wounded farmer, comforts a weary farm wife, and endures long nights of calls while Carol reflects on aspiration, duty, and the charm of his steadfast competence.
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Kennicott
Halvor Nelson
Carol
Halvor
Lena
Sister
Carrie
Bea
Nelsons
Sherwin
Surprise Party For Kennicott In Rural Town Clinic
Carol hides a purple scarf and coffee to surprise Kennicott at his shabby Main Street clinic. He welcomes her with practiced warmth as a doctor now, while patients wait in bare rooms and a sense of distance grows between professional duty and domestic life.
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Kennicott
Bea
Kennicntz
Main Street
Carol
Adventures of the Twins and Mr Stickleback
The twins visit the home of Mr Stickleback who guards a coral nest of eggs against predators. He explains the danger from Busy Boar Wish and other neighbors who might steal the eggs, leaving his family with little protection. The tale ends with a promise to continue.
Autumn Walk in West Seattle Sparks Pioneer Talk
In West Seattle Peggy and David stray into a garden where a kind elderly woman, with blue eyes and white curls, chats about Oregon pioneers. The children learn of 1849 migration and their host recalls early settler history while a visit unfolds.
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Davie
Peggy
Motherdear
David
Pegry
West Seattle
Pessy
Ike
Indiana
Oregon
1849
Pullen
Wullen
Confessions of a Movie Star Excerpt
A 1921 Beattie Star serialized tale follows May Scott a teen star guided by Motherdear. Studio rules force faked romances while Cissy Sheldon clashes with others, including Ginette, as the drama unfolds with a cliffhanger ending.
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Beattie Star
The Doctor's Wife Buys a Waiting Room Makeover
A woman in a hospital story insists on refurnishing the waiting room under the guise of aiding patients. She brings in cookies coffee and new furniture while persuading Kennicott the doctor to accept the changes as business minded and beneficial. Two days later the room looks better and Kennicott admits his oversight. Continues tomorrow.
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Ratal
Bennicott
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast cold relief, claiming a dose every two hours for a total of three breaks nasal congestion, stops runny nose, eases headache and feverishness, tastes pleasant, contains no quinine, and costs only a few cents at drug stores.
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Pape
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