Hogs and Dreams Shape a Young Architect in 1915
In a country farm setting, Dirk DeJong grows from a hog loving boy to a Cornell architecture student. Selina notes his disdain for Chicago flats and Beaux Arts ambitions as he prepares for graduation in 1915 while his mother recalls family life and values on the paying farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tie
Dirk DeJong
Jhis
Selina
Dirk
Cornell
Illinois
Chicago
Hyde Park
Evanston
Meyer
Paris
Ithaca
Dirk DeJong and Selina at the farm and city talk
Dirk and Selina discuss dreams of architecture and social life in Chicago. She notes Paula Arnold’s wealth and Dirk’s limited prospects at Hollis & Sprague while recalling the Arnold family’s notoriety and the city’s rapid, precarious growth.
Rustic supper on the porch reveals class tension
Paula and Dirk clash over money as they pick vegetables with Selina and Eugene on a porch scene. Paula teases a rustic ideal while Dirk, moody and possessive, questions marrying for wealth. The exchange hints at deeper motives as the scene ends with a note to continue next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Paula
Dirk
Selina
Darling Aug
Gene
Adam
Cornelius
Adam Bras
Maud Muller
Marie Antoinette
California
Illinois
Classified notices and ads snapshot
Mixed ads offer a lawyer contact in Chicago and a white collie listing for sale. Roscoe Speer advertises a Kirkwood Illinois listing dated 7 16. A deli grocer on a busy northwest corner advertises a complete set of fixtures stocked valued at 3000 dollars and a rental with living quarters on Kedzie Avenue Chicago. Reivers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Speer
Kirkwood, Ill
N. W
Kedzie Ave
Chicago
Freeport
O. H. Wright
Ill
Flowers' Preferences and Delicate Roses Droop
The text notes that certain persons provoke violets to withhold their perfume and droop, mirroring behavior seen in delicate roses. The observation links personality traits to plant reactions, suggesting sensitivity in social interactions reflected by flowers.
Want Ad Rats Herb Doctor Book 10 Cents
An advertisement offers 250 herb medicine recipes in a book titled Herb Doctor for ten cents. Hazard Company lists a Brooklyn address Box 1 Van Derveer Station for ordering as of July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazard Company
Vanderveer Sta
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Ednat Ferber
Doubleday, Page & Co
WNU
Pervvus
Pervus
Hollis & Sprague, Architects
Beachside
Lincoln Park
Potter Palmer
Public Library
Michigan Boulevard
Roelf Pool
Hollis
Arnolds
Arnold Garage
London
Grandpa
Aug
Jesse James
Grandfather
Father Sfils
Wallace
Michigan Ave
L. B. Joslyn
Madison St
Maywood
Thos. H. Warren
Mansfield, Ill
Wood Lake
Minn
Passman Bros
Washington Blvd
Washington St
Wheaton
Paul Snyder
Princeton
Ind
Encyclopedia Britannica
Beard
Park Ave
Radio Institute of Illinois
Glenn & Anderson Company
Fulton Market
Best Brick School
Clybourn
Tri City
Barber College
S. State St
W. Madison St
Bankers
Parker
Jackson
Wentworth Ave
Victory
Reivers
Szechwan
China
Litchfield
Vancouver
Washington
A-1
Florida
Chas
Wm. Miller
Tampa
Buffalo
The
Tallman Co
Shelbyville
Mahnomen County
Henry Harty
Mahnomen
Minnesota
Edmonde Carson
University
Salina
Kansas
Critchlow
Ford
North
Clark St
Canaries
Missouri Squab CO
St. Louis
Professional Directory
C. D. Grassel
Optometrist
First Street
la Salle, Ill
Shirley Shop
Florence
Thompson’s
A LA Carte
Lil’s Eat Shop
Hicks Junction
Edward Peters
Bell
Peru, Illinois
J. E. Carlson
la Salle National Bank
P. B. Giachetto
U. S
Peoria St
Peru
C. A. Jensen
LA Salle Theatre
Cassiday Bros
Spring Valley
Chas. Buckman
H. W. Toranson
Over Spring Valley Drug Store
Spring Valley, Illinois
J. A. Shere
Woolworth
Lasalle
Chinks Place
Dakota Street
Hicks Park
DR. Olmsted
Bertrand
Tion
East
St. Paul St
R. K. McColl & Son
Princeton, Illinois
John Packup
Erie St
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