Pages 20 through 29
Page 20: This page contains an article describing how the different states of the United States were named. Also, there are two poems that appear to be from newspapers, though their authors' names are not attached to the poems.
Page 21: Much of this page is taken up by an illustration titled "The Farmer's Daughter." The illustration is particularly applicable to Prudence Person's life as her father, Thomas A. Person, was a farmer for much of his life. Additionally, there is also a poem and an informational article describing different quantities of food items that make up a bushel.
Page 22: This page is largely filled with poems, though the middle column has an article related to farming and a small illustration depicting two young children.
Page 23: Prudence filled most of this page with poems, three of which dealt with religion. She also included an interesting article in the bottom right corner describing a lecture regarding how young women should be raised. Many of the statements in the article were applicable to Prudence's life: she was very independent, well-educated, and eventually served as the head of her household.
Page 24: This page includes several poems, a short description of The Bible in numbers, and a short article on dealing with other people's differences in a healthy manner.
Page 25: Page 25 has a variety of articles and poems regarding how to make oneself a better person. These range from the literal (a cure for diphtheria) to the metaphorical (a list of proverbs).
Page 26: The centerpiece of this page is an intricate illustration titled "The Lost Money," depicting what appears to be a group of people or family members helping a little girl retrieve something from a puddle on the side of the road.
Page 27: As with several other pages so far in the scrapbook, this page has a snippet describing the qualities of a true and faithful man. However, Prudence did not marry until the 1890's, up to two decades after she started creating the scrapbook.
Page 28: This page includes a somewhat typical mix of self-improvement articles and poetry.
Page 29: Most of this page is taken up by a rather long poem. Aside from the poem, there is an article about self control and two short aphorisms.
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