Water Extension Franchise Ordinance for Riverdale Illinois
Riverdale trustees grant Public Service Company of Northern Illinois a 30 year franchise to construct operate and maintain a water main along Halsted Street and across 135th and 138th streets within Riverdale Cook County Illinois. The ordinance requires permits for street openings sets restoration duties limits on disruption guards excavations assigns liability for damages and allows the village to install other utilities while securing water rates and meters and reserves village rights to sewer and other lines with 30 days for acceptance by the grantee.
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Public Service Company of
Northern
Ilinois
Halsted Street
Public Service Company of Northern Illinois
Maintei Godry
Gade Ei Paige
Riverdale
Sald
188Th Street
Dboa
Kivindale
Northern Illinois
Checago
Riiverdale
Illinois
Right Childhood and the Wise Man at Work
The passage argues that a good and wise person remains modest about knowledge, asking questions and learning rather than teaching or ruling. It contrasts a well bred child with a sage who knows there is more to learn, citing Plato and Ruskin in a reflective, aphoristic tone.
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John Ruskin
Priscilla Learns She Is Pretty in Quiet Moment
A young girl named Priscilla, sheltered by her mother and bound by tradition, encounters a fleeting comment from an outspoken elder that she is pretty. The moment triggers a child’s awakening as Priscilla appraises her own appearance in a hand glass with awe and delight.
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Priscilla
Mrs Hep’s Sayings on Women and Reform
A Pittsburgh Dispatch quote shows Mrs. Hep defending women’s habits while declaring she agrees with the notion that indulging nerves would hasten reforms. She sends a veteran spider to its end, illustrating a blunt, regional response amid contemporary temperance discourse.
Fish Feelings Revealed by English Zoologist
Popular Science summarizes Dr. Francis Ward findings on fish emotions. Perch in a pond tremble when the glass is tapped and their bars disappear briefly. A pursuing pike stops, arches its back, suspends, and reassesses before attacking or retreating.
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Francis Ward
My Lord the Elephant Recounts Clever Circus Trick
An elderly circus-handler recalls an elephant’s problem solving when a potato rolled away. The animal, after a moment, receives assistance as the trainer blows a gust that deflects the potato to a reachable spot. The anecdote highlights animal intelligence in a feeding moment.
Woman's Attitude Toward Law in The Atlantic Quotation
W L George argues in The Atlantic that women are generally lawless unless afraid of enforcement, unlikely to respect law, and more rebellious when empowered. He notes women's moral impulses are generous, while law remains just in intention and often detached from life. He distinguishes militant suffragists from broader female attitudes.
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W. L. George
Balkan Church in Saloniki Returns to Christian Identity
The Balkan wars ended Turkish mosque use of major churches like St. Sophia's and St. George's in Saloniki. Once mosques for five centuries, they gain back Christian status. In St. Sophia's dome, a fine mosaic once painted over by the Turks reappears in original color, revealing centuries of history.
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Saloniki
St. Sophia’s
St. George’s
Christian Herald
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