Ordinance creating Blue Island electrical inspector office
Blue Island City Council creates an inspector of electrical construction work for a one year term starting May 1 1913 with appointment by the mayor and council. Duties include pre and post installation inspections and monthly written reports to the committee on electric light and gas. Bond of 500 dollars required. compensation 50 percent of collected inspection fees. ordinances in conflict repealed. in force after passage.
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City OF
Blue Island
Electric Light and Gas
Fred Hohmann
Golden Age of Spinsters in America
Agnes Repplier argues in Century Magazine that the current era is the golden age for spinsters and women pursuing independent work. She contrasts past views of unmarried women with present acclaim for female farmers and entrepreneurs, questioning whether male-era pride was more flattering than today’s recognition of female achievement.
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America
Agnes Repplier
Century Magazine
Boston
John Dunton
Virginia
Twichell recalls Stowe Twain hedge tale in Hartford
In Hartford a vivid anecdote recalls Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mark Twain. Mrs Stowe loved flowers and would take blooms from Twain's conservatory with a gardener left frustrated. Twain refused to bar her, saying the place must always stay open to her liberty. The gardener finally begged for a lock but Twain kept the conservatory access open.
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Hartford
Mr. Clemens
Mrs. Stowe
Mark Twain
Simplicity and Depth Quote by Haz Litt Letter
A short quotation notes that true depth of thought yields simple character. The line emphasizes the connection between profound thinking and uncomplicated personal virtue attributed to Haz Litt.
Size and Quality in Wine and Form
A concise proverb-like reflection on value over size in wine and lifestyle, noting that larger vessels and grand appearances do not guarantee superior quality or beauty. The piece contrasts capacity with merit in both drink and romance.
Dogs ancestry puzzle shifts view on origins
Harper's Weekly reports naturalists accept dog ancestry as tied to wolves and jackals. A Paris Natural History Museum professor presents skull studies showing shepherd dogs differ from wolves, Indian wolf sharing traits with dogs, implying Indian wolf progenitor of shepherd dog and bloodhound with ancient bronze age lineage.
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Harper’s Weekly
Natural History Museum of Paris
Academy of Sciences
Central Asia
Europe
Don’t Talk to Me Ask the Driver Joke
A Dutch traveler crosses a bridge first in a goat-drawn cart and pays a toll. Later he returns dragging the cart with the goat on the seat, and the toll keeper is told to ask the driver.
Short Parliaments of Scotland and a Candle Law
A quaint look at historic Scots statutes notes a brief act forbidding entering hay places with a candle unless in a lantern. The piece cites a compact legal tradition and claims two centuries of legislation fit in a small volume, with no evident harm to the country.
One Mother Too Many
The opera star Mile. Mistinguette of Paris is claimed as a long lost daughter by a Bergerolles woman whose own daughter vanished sixteen years ago. Mistinguette would accept maternity but already has an authentic mother and cannot take a second.
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Mlle
Mistinguette
The
Opera
Paris
France
Bergerolles
Mile
How to Remove a Broken-Head Screw Easily
A simple method uses a screwdriver pressed against one head side with a small block beneath to steady it. Press firmly and turn both the screwdriver and block. the screw exits almost as easily as with an intact head.
Her Cousin Agatha
Sylvia Blaine fears a rival in her engagement to Tom Darragh when handsome Cousin Agatha arrives to stay. A sight of Agatha with Tom unsettles Sylvia, who doubts love until Agatha confesses an earlier meddling plan. Tom forgives with a swift proposal and a request to include Agatha as bridesmaid.
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George Munson
Sylvia Blaine
Tom Darragh
Stapleton
Darraghs
Blaines
Mr. Darraugh
Tom
Sylvia
Agatha
Agatha Blaine
Richard
Cousin Agatha
Seco
Wagstaff
W. G. Chapman
Oxygen and Breathing At High Altitudes
An English ventilation expert states mountain resorts have less oxygen than crowded rooms. A Royal Society prayer note on Pike's Peak expedition notes arterial blood holds more oxygen at high altitudes. Alveoli extract oxygen even with thin air, and this secretory power rises at height and lags after returning to sea level.
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Times
Leonard Hill
British Royal Society
M. P. Fitzgerald
His Sketch
A schoolboy drew a picture he thought resembled his teacher but felt it fell short. To please the teacher, the boy added the entire drawing and declared it a dog, humorously explaining his intent to improve the likeness.
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Johnny
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Vermont
the Commercial Bank
Western Avenue
Vermont Street
American Bankers’ Association
J. L. Zacharias
W. H. Werner
B. C. Sammons
A. L. McCord
Ao Vy Eee
E. B. Bronson & CO
Blue Island, Illinois
J. Jones
Gardener
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