Waterfall Pool Garden Aims From Orchard to Bench
The narrator and Stella finalize a lawn and flower beds around a newly built pool. They fashion a stone dam and a two flanking paths of stepping-stones, plant iris and forget-me-not, and craft a chestnut garden bench. They plan cedar trees and goldfish for a fuller, lasting garden.
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Stella
Peter
Buster
Goes
Rome
Alan
John
New England
Winthrop High
Ber Denier
North Carolina
Charity
Mike
Stela
The Nice Other Things Chapter XV
A reflective scene centers on a sunlit pool and the costs of bulbs and gardening. Stella devises tests for flower bed arrangements using varied vessels filled with cut flowers, while characters grapple with the financial and emotional pull of garden work.
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Stella
Edge arrangements prompt a decorous bench seating
The narrator remarks on formal arrangements by the edge and suggests sitting on the bench, while a motor rumbles over the bridge and stops by the side door, adding an unexpected interruption to the scene.
Callers Frighten Stella in Tense Home Scene
Stella fears visitors as a small party arrives near the lilac bush at the front door. A mix of passengers from the motor encroaches on the path while Stella and the narrator note the visitors’ varied attire, heightening unease. The scene ends with a whispered warning and a promise to continue.
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Stella
John
The Glossomancist Tongue Reading and Its Cast
A discussion of glossomancy, a new science reading character from tongue shapes. Short broad tongues imply untruthful behavior, long pointed tongues hint at frankness, and a long narrow snake tongue signals cruelty and deceit.
First armored ship predates ironclads by centuries
Popular Science Monthly notes a Dutch armored vessel from 1585 during the Antwerp siege. A captured ship was converted with an upper deck battery and sloped armor, housing heaviest guns and a roofed breastwork for crossbowmen and musketeers, resembling the Merrimack in concept.
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Popular Science Monthly
Antwerp
Love of Ease as a Motive in Human Action
An analysis from the Philadelphia Record argues that love of ease drives nearly all human activity and motivates war and conquest. It contends that societies fight to secure slaves and leisure for the victorious, and that without hope of comfort, labor would vanish.
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Greece
Philadelphia Record
Wooden Kind Only
Old-Time City Dweller asks where to find good board in town. Judge replies only at the lumber yard, implying limited options in the area.
Illinois State News Finds Fire Peril at Lincoln School
A report to County Judge Scully from a two week old investigation into Lincoln state school and colony discloses dangerous conditions. Delinquent boys are locked in dormitories at night with barred windows and a fire door to the floor below locked. The epileptic ward for girls also lacks attendants and is similarly insecure. The committee urges immediate cessation of dangerous practices and warns against housing patients on third floors.
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Chicago
Lincoln State School
Lincoln
Scully
Girls’ Cottage
Tire Organic
Finas Over Bicyclist Twice in Bryanston
Louise B Fargo of 5430 Lakewood avenue was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after hitting bicyclist Frank McNerny of 1162 Church street twice with her car. McNerny died at Eyvanston hospital from injuries including a broken set of legs and possible skull fracture. Trial set for August 22 before Justice Boyer in Flyanston. bonds posted at 3000 dollars.
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Finas
Bryanston
Louise B. Fargo
Lakewood Avenue
Frank McNerny
Church Street
Eyvanston Hospital
Fargo
Dog Saves Life in Danville as Collie Hero
A aging collie named Shep, once doomed to be slain, rescues Henry Miller's two sons Jake 23 and Valentine 15 from a deadly bull attack after it tossed and trampled them. The dog will live out his days in comfort.
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Danville
Fight Over Ground in Springfield Condemnation Proceedings
Illinois centennial commission moves to condemn land south of the state capitol after owners refuse to sell for the Illinois centennial building. Attorney General Lucey, representing the state, initiates condemnation. In Joliet, 1,200 schoolchildren rally with fly swatters and banners to combat flies, escorting a parade through the business district.
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Springfield
Ilinois Centennial Commission
Lucey
Joliet
New Jail Nears Completion in Peoria County
Stone and brick work on Peoria county's new four story jail is finished and the structure is expected to be ready for occupancy in October. The project cost $100,000.
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Peoria
Burlington Picnic Planned as Annual Event in August
The thirty first Burlington picnic will be held August 31. State Representative Harold C. Kessinger and Charles L. Abbott of Elgin will speak at the event that draws farmers and local politicians.
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Burlington
Aurora
Harold C. Kessinger
Charles L. Abbott
Elgin
Bees Attack Farmer in Beardstown incident
William A. Wells a farmer in the Sangamon valley was attacked by a swarm of bees while trying to take a bucket of honey from a hive and was rendered unconscious by the stings. The report notes the encounter occurred near Beardstown and involved a bold honey theft attempt.
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Beardstown
William A. Wells
Sangamon Valley
Wells
Coughs Up Shot at Corinth Battle Remembrance
Paris report recalls Muark Boatman aged seventy one who during a coughing fit coughed up a buckshot that lodged in his neck at the second battle of Corinth forty eight years ago.
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Paris
Muark
Corinth
Crowns in Barrel Bloomington Merchant Found Dead
The body of John Riz a longtime Bloomington merchant was found head first in a water barrel at his shop ending a forty year career in the city. local authorities investigated the unusual death while neighbors recalled his prominent place in town life.
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Bloomington
John Riz
Celery Plants Ruined by Drought Near Lewiston
The drought ruined 69000 worth of celery plants on Henry Bell's truck farm near Lewiston. Rain arrived after the plants had died, leaving farmers with heavy losses and damaged crops.
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Lewiston
Henry Bell
Here
Fall is Fatal in Galesburg Haystack Accident
Richard Bozan dies from injuries after falling from a haystack onto a pitchfork in Galesburg. Authorities report a tragic farming accident with a single victim.
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Galesburg
Ichard Bozaan
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