Brown Mouse Chapters Show Jennie and Jim's Ideals Clash
Jennie Woodruff refuses marriage to Jim Irwin over finances as he becomes Woodruff district school teacher. Jim argues for progressive methods, while Jennie wades into local politics, influenced by her father Colonel Woodruff who eyes a county superintendent nomination.
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Jennie Woodruff
Jim Irwin
Jim
Woodruff
Ife
Jennie
Woodruff School
Jennia
Col
Albert Woodruff
Army
Cummins
Dolliver
Cummins and
Delliver
Weaver
Larrabee
James
Bronson
State Normal School
Milky Way
Bonner
Powers That Be
Colonel Woodruff
Newton Bronson
Jim Irwin Voices Truths at Village Meeting
Jim Irwin speaks his mind at a rural school meeting, chiding political shows and calling for real reform. Jennie Woodruff flirts with him as he defends independent thinking, while the boards observe innovations inside a transformed classroom. The night ends with cool air and uncertain future.
Dubious Exchange Quotes On Speech and Ideas
A Boston Transcript exchange questions the valuing of verbose speech over ideas. It argues the more the speaker talks without substance, the unhappier the listener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Do You Believe in Signs in Everybody's Magazine September
A collage of quirky ad lines from Adams Wisconsin Chicago Illinois Buffalo Ohio and New York City cited in Everybody's Magazine September issue. It catalogs storefront slogans and oddest phrases including pay in advance wares and ironworks and milk claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Wis
Chicago
J. B. Woo
Buffalo
Chillicothe
Ohio
Washington
Gall & Co
New York City
Everybody's Magazine
Prayer in a Mine at Waller Coal Company
Daily prayer services are held in the mines of the Waller Coal Company at Duquoin before workers descend. Miners conduct the service, with as many as six taking part, and the gathering stands with uncovered heads at the bottom of the shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller Coal Company
Ear Duquoin
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Herbert Quick
D. L. Musselman
Quincy, Ill
Dorothy Supple
Martinsville, Ill
Golden Buckle
Kirksville
Edswardville
Hilda
Blue Jay
Washington High School
Teedee
Lee
Crayelas
Sanford and
Signet Inks
EAGLE
Eversharp
Conklin
T. R. Phillips
Keratos
Sheaffer— Conklin—Dunn
Sheaffer
Iowa
DUNN
Kodak Store
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