Lydia E Pinkham Product Appeals to Women Health
A Pittsburgh area ad promotes Pincham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. A customer letters claim relief from dizziness fatigue headaches and body pains. The ad cites a canvass where 98 of 100 women reported benefits and notes the product is sold by druggists everywhere.
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Aoerpsburg
Pittsburgh
J. H. Procter
East Liberty
Fitzaburg
Lydia E. Pinkham
Real Estate Artist Protest Over Grocer Painted Picture
Ali London, a real estate artist, protests a picture painted by a grocer. London should view works by an American real estate agent as reported by the Abilene Reflector.
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Ali London
London
Abilene Reflector
Roman Eye Balm Ad Promises Quick Healing
Sore and inflamed eyes heal promptly with nightly use of Roman Eye Balm. The ad notes stics and granulations improve and lists a price of 36 cents.
Howell and Powell Clash in Neighborly Feud
The page describes a harsh feud between Howell and Powell with sharp accusations. Powell is portrayed as aggressive and self-serving, willing to harm his own post to outpace the neighbor. The exchange hints at ongoing local tension.
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Howell
Powell
The Stove That Changed Selina’s Prairie Life
In High Prairie Nebraska, nineteen year old Selina endures brutal winter mornings teaching at a one mile distant schoolhouse. She battles cold via stove rituals, stovescapes, and a harsh dormancy of infancy and memory. The stove shapes her day, mood, and place in the community.
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Miss Peake
Selina
Pool Farm
The Winter Farm and a Widow’s Quiet Boldness
Selina, a teacher in the High Prairie kitchen, befriends Roelf the quiet Dutch farmhand as winter tightens. He carves a carved box and dreams of independence while Klaas frowns on his crafts. At church Widow Paarlenberg captivates Pervus DeJong, adding small-town drama to the wintry farm life.
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Selina
Ains
Jan
Cornelius
Katrina
Aggie
Pool
Klaas
Chicago
Jakob
Roelf
Netherlands
Paul
Klaas Pool
Roélf
Golly
Maartje
Maartie
H’m
Pop
Klaus
Julie Hempel
Hemp
Geertje
Jozina
High Prairie
Paarlenberg
Abbything
Pervus DeJong
Gerrit Pon
Dekker
Haliday
Vander Sijde
Apgie
MaartjJe
DeJong
Straleft
Bo Big and Selina DeJong’s Chicago Path to Maturity
In 1888 Chicago Selina DeJong, daughter of gambler Simeon Peake, grows from seamy youth toward womanhood. She becomes a high Prairie school teacher after Simeon’s death, living with truck farmer Klaas Qool’s family, where she meets Roelf, Klaas’s twelve year old son, a kindred spirit.
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Bo Big
Dirk DeJong
Selina DeJong
Simeon Peake
Chicago
Julie Hempel
August Hempel
Simeon
Selina
High Prairie School
Klaas Qool
Roelf
Klaas
Selina Arrives Quietly Stirring High Prairie Parish
Selina appears at the Dutch Reformed church on her fifth Sunday in the district. The small pale girl, escorted by Maartje and Roelf Pool, draws attention as locals notice her unless she realizes the stir caused by her presence and the rigged Sunday garb.
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Selina
Roelf Pool
Maartje
Klaas
Roelf
Selina's Growing Affection for High Prairie Hints at Romance
The text hints Selina developing fondness for High Prairie and suggests she may fall for a truck farmer, signaling a budding romance arc.
England Sees Fish Rain In August 1918
A northern English territory reportedly experienced a shower of fish in August 1918. Scientists suggest a waterspout lifted the fish offshore and dropped them inland after its dispersion, providing a rare natural anomaly.
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England
Science and Invention Magazine
Traveler's Tale A Sailor on the Train
A sailor remarks he has traveled the world and many ports, saying he knows the Inside of nearly all places. He recalls a brief stop to coal ship at a place he calls not much to remember.
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