So Bigs Early Life in Chicago and Dutch Rural
Chapter summaries show Selina DeJong's youth in 1888 Chicago and rural Dutch America. Selina becomes a schoolteacher at High Prairie near Chicago, sharing life with Klaas Pool and son Roelf. Roelf inspires art and reading as Selina wrestles with harsh winter conditions and evolving affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirk DeJong
Selina DeJong
Fmean Peake
F Fortune
God
Chicago
Julie Hempel
August Hempel
Simeon
Selina
High Prairie Chool
Klaas Pool
Roelf
Klaas
Return to the Farm Ends With Warm Welcome
A woman spends the early afternoon buying portable gifts for the Pool family including farm children Geertje and Jozina then catches a train at 4 35 and walks five miles to the farm arriving weary and half frozen. She is greeted by the animated household sounds and finds happiness back by the kitchen stove and home surroundings. The drum remains a familiar symbol of comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selina
Jan
Cornelius
Katrina
Aggie
Pool
Klaas
Chicago
Jakob
Roelf
Netherlands
Paul
Geertje
Jozina
Widow and suitor spark in High Prairie parish tale
In a Dutch Reformed church at High Prairie Selina notes Widow Paarlenberg pursuing Pervus DeJong, a lean, hopeful herder with failing crops. Widows wealth and social power clash with his stubborn pride as the community watches a fragile romance unfold and a drama of desire and class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selina
Roelf Pool
Maartje
Klaas
Roelf
High Prairie
Maartije
Paarlenberg
Peryvus DeJong
Gerrit Pon
Dekker
Pervus DeJong
Klaas Pool
Vander Sijde
Aggie
Maurije
DeJong
Paakenberg
Muaartje
Leendert Paarlenberg
Pervus
Flies in Winter Experiments Show Larval Pupae Escape Cold
British scientists report no over wintering adult house flies after long experiments. Observations vary though. cold winter likely limits activity and would otherwise leave a massive fly population.
Earth Compared To A Silent Steel Flywheel
The naval observatory asserts Earth is a globular, rigid mass that spins freely in space with no friction or vibration. There is thus no noise as the planet turns, a striking parallel to a large silent steel flywheel in rapid motion.
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Naval Observatory
Earth
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Claim
The ad argues catarrh worsens when run down and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats it as a local and constitutional issue. It promotes an ointment for local relief and an internal tonic to improve overall health. Sold by druggists for over 40 years by B. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
B. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Iown
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Walter Zukowski
West St. Paul Street
Spring Valley, Illinois
Professional Directory
C. D. Grassel
Optometrist
First Street
la Salle, Ill
Shirley Shop
Florence
Thompson’s
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Lil’s Eat Shop
Hicks Junction
Edward Peters
Bell
Peru, Illinois
P. B. Giachetto
U. S
Peoria St. Peru
Ilinois
C. A. Jensen
LA Salle Theatre
Cassiday Bros
Spring Valley
Chas. Buckman
Callor Pelephone
Sally and
Spuds
J. A. Shere
Woolworth
LA Salle
Illinois
H. W. Toranson
Over Spring Valley Drug Store
Chinks Place
Dakota Street
Hicks Park
J. E. Carlson
la Salle National Bank
DR. Olmsted
Peru
Bertrand
East St. Paul St
R. K. McColl & Son
Princeton, Illinois
John Prokup
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