Thanksgiving D inner and a university lesson in life
Selina pursues Mattie Schwengauer for Dirk to invite to Thanksgiving but Mattie declines while Selina argues Mattie embodies a university education. Dirk recalls farm evenings with family and friends as spring nears and contemplates his relationships and past visits to the Prairie Avenue house. The scene ends with Selina and Dirk at the High Prairie farmhouse, memories of guests and a foreshadowed continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selina
Mattie
Mattie Schwengauer
Dirk
Dirk DeJong
Twelfth Street
Simeon Peake
Franic
Pervus DeJong
Maartje Pool
Roelf
Selina DeJong
Eugene
Paula Arnold
Julie Arnold
Prairie Avenue House
Prairie Avenue
Julie
Aug Hempel
Arnold Menage
Dirk’s Freshman Year in a Classical University Study
Dirk endures a stodgy academia as Midwest professors cling to old lectures while younger instructors try to be amusing outsiders. Two women professors stand out, one irascible and insightful, the other dull and drone like, shaping his restlessness and discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirk
Midwest
Euphemia Hollingswood
Palindromes and Their Readback Meaning
The note explains a palindrome as a word or sentence that reads the same forward and backward. It cites examples such as level and the sentence Madam I'm Adam, illustrating how letters or phrases mirror themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madam
Adam
Special Assessment Hearing on Minnesota Street Improvement
The City of Spring Valley Illinois will hold a final hearing on June 29 1925 at nine oclock A M to confirm an assessment for the Minnesota Street improvement from Power Street to Spaulding Street with concrete paving and drainage. Objections may be filed before the hearing and payments are to be in ten annual installments at 6 percent interest. Luther Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Valley
Illinois
Minnesota Street
Power Street
Spaulding Street
Greenwood Street
Bureau County
Executor's Notice in Estate of Mary Kieser
Executrix announces appearance before Bureau County Court at Princeton during the July Term to adjust all claims against Mary Kieser deceased. Creditors must attend. all debts to be paid promptly. Dated May 12, 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kieser
Mary Keiser
Mary DeNolf
Bureau
State of Illinois
Bureau County
Princeton
Classified notices and ads from Chicago and Midwest
Multiple short ads list wholesale poultry and veal suppliers in Chicago, sales of German police dogs in Minnesota, 72 Hereford yearling steers in Iowa, and employment for agents with guaranteed earnings. Names include R. M. Brueckner & Co and Edgar Secore. locations Chicago Ot tumwa Minnesota Lake Park Ave. Chicago. Dates 6-28 6-18 7-2 appear in ad lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Brueckner,& CO
Peoria and
Fulton Market
Chicago, Til
Edgar Secore
Ottumwa
Iowa
Man Seeks Steam Engine Work With Threshing Crew
Young man with three years experience operating steam engines seeks employment through threshing or in related work. contact Bob W. Grubb at Beecher City, Ti. 7-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob W. Grubb
Beecher City
Dean's Pills Promote Kidney Relief Advert
A vintage ad touts Dean's Pills as a stimulant diuretic to restore kidney health. It features a testimonial from Mrs. Paul Heilgeist of Spring Valley describing back pain and fatigue eased after using a box from Thompson's Drug Store. Manufactured by FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Spring Valley
Paul Heilgeist
Devlin Street
Thompson’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfrs
Buffalo
N. Y
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Doubleday, Page & Co
WNT Service
Miss Lodge
Palindromes
A. D
L. H. Luther
Mary Balma,’ Executrix
Canaries
Missouri Squab CO
St. Louis
Critchlow
Wheaton, Ill
Tallman Co
Shelbyville
Ford
North
Clark St
Chicago
A-1
Florida
Chas
Wm. Miller
Tampa
M. S. CO
Fulton St
White
Grosser
Elm Springs
South Dakota
Henry Morrison
Ind
Mfg. Co
Streator, Ill
Cody Realty Service
Frostproof
Lake Champlain
New York
Thos. C. Luther
Mechaniccville
Germany
N. D. Rutherford
Lansing
Mich
Wentworth Ave
Incumbrance
Clear Farm
G. W. Fensler
Montpelier
Ohio
W. C. Luedtke
Young America
Minn
Dependable Hoist CO
Streator
Missouri
Hunsinger
Oran
Janeway
White Bear
Joseph Carney
Lake Park Ave
C. D. Grassel
Optometrist
First Street
la Salle
III
Shirley Shop
Snings
Florence
Thompson
Marcelling
A LA Carte
Lil’s Eat Shop
Hicks Junction
Haley and
Knowles
DR. Knowles
Miles Hotel
D. E. E. Haley, M. D
Peoria, Illinois
Edward Peters
Bell
Peru, Illinois
P. B. Giachetto
U. S
Peoria St
DR. Olmsted
Peru
C. A. Jensen
LA Salle Theatre
la Salle, Ill
Cassiday Bros
Chas. Buckman
H. W. Toranson
Over Spring Valley Drug Store
Spring Valley, Illinois
J. A. Shere
Woolworth
Chinks Place
Dakota Street
Hicks Park
J. E. Carlson
la Salle National Bank
Bertrand
East St. Paul St
R. K. McColl & Son
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John Packup
E. Erie St
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