So Big and the DeJongs A Chicago Tale 1888
Selina DeJong, nineteen, becomes a teacher near Chicago after her gambler grandfather dies. She befriends Roelf Pool, senses kinship with beauty, and endures gossip about the Widow Paarlenberg and a lunch box auction that mocks her. Her life begins amid intrigue and dependence on others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirk DeJong
Selina DeJong
Simeon Peake
Chicago
Julie Hempel
August Hempel
Simeon
Selina
High Prairie School
Klaas Pool
Roelf
Klaas
Paarlenberg
Pervus DeJong
Selina’s Soap Box Auction Sparks Town Wide Feud
In High Prairie Selina Peake faces a hostile crowd as a charity auction turns into a spectacle. Pervus DeJong tops bids with a dramatic one dollar ten, while Roelf watches, unseen, amid festive chaos and crowd psychology at work.
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Selina
High Prairie
Selina Peake
Johannes Ambaul
Roelf
Mike
Pervus de- Jong
Pervus DeJong
Adam Ooms
Pervus DeJong Buys Silence With Ten Dollar Bid
In a small Illinois settlement, Pervus DeJong wins a crowded auction for a basket of treats with a ten dollar bid. The scene exposes hardship and communal pride as Selina tutors DepJong in reading and arithmetic, while unspoken longing stirs between them amid farm chores and spring.
Evening Conversations Between Selina and a Silent He
A fragmentary scene shows Selina reacting with warmth to a helpless companion. She notes “Three evenings a week” and expresses a wish to spend time together, while the man processes the moment with a puzzled pause. The tone hints at evolving affection and awkward humor.
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Torcleson
Selina
Propos ing Debate Centers on Pervus and Selina
The text questions who is behind the proposing action with Pervus or Selina as the likely proposer, highlighting doubt about the initiator. No further details provided.
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Pervus
Selina
Rarest Thing I Know Is A Completely Bad Man Or Woman
A short note from the Atchison Globe Mak, te Cet quoting B. W Have about aging, warning that truly bad people are exceptionally rare after a long life and many travels. It reflects a reflective, moral tone on human character and folly.
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Barend DeRoo
DeRoo
Atalanta
Christie's
Agram Ooms
Low Prairie
New Haarlem
Haymarket
Chapter
Pool
McBride
Duffy
Jakob
Doms’ Hall
Reef
DeJong
Silvie
Cale
DeJong Tay
Tess
Julie
Kansas
Arnold
Maartje
Mr. DeJong
Geertje
Jozina
TOBH
Me — Arenas
Creower
Lie
Monarch Wavetnctaming Co
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Oleda
Ohia
Mona Motor
United States Rubber Company
Uasie
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