Amelia Seeks Washington as Vernon Balances Politics and Love
Amelia frets over a Monday dinner spoiled by Vernon’s Springfield political duties. He promises a future in Washington, while she presses for a grand achievement and public recognition. Their tension centers on ambition, loyalty, and the cost of public life.
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Springfield
Amelia
Senate
Porter
Vernon
Twentythird Street
Ansley House
Chicago
Vernoon
West Side
New York
Morley
Springfield Dispatches
Washington
Eve and Adam and the five lobes of lungs
A New York Press essay jokes that Eve was made from Adam’s left lung lobe and wind. It notes men now have five lung lobes total and women seven, implying women have the last word in disputes.
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Eve
Adam
Soven
New York Press
Value of Trees in Towns
A Building World writer argues street trees improve health and beauty but warns not all species suit urban planting. It calls for a neighborhood nursery to grow selected trees, noting London’s system with council nurseries and Avery Hill grounds for rearing trees destined for parks and public gardens.
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Building World
London
London County Council
Avery Hill
The Cadge Psychology From Old Jim Case
Old Jim notes farmers in hiled shirts and derby hats feel the same as city folk in soft shirts and slouch hats. He recalls a bygone urge to overindulge and an urge to badge the town red. Cal adds that a sober man covered with rib bins and badges looks sad.
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Old Jim
Cal
South Hollow
Hidden Park Place Shop and Postman Exchange
A New York Times note describes a small Park Place shop known only to its owner and the postman. The postman delivers a letter to a private box, leaves a cigar, rocks the box, and continues, a habit ongoing for years. The shopkeeper lives on Long Island and works without a clerk, opening when his spirit moves.
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Park Place Place
Long Island
New York Times
Woman Recovers From Catarrh After Two Years
Mrs. W Pray of Brooklyn states she suffered two years with catarrh of the throat. Cold by cold worsened it but after following directions she improved quickly. She finished one bottle and was taking a second while using a spring tonic. Her throat and head are cleared and she continues the tonic.
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Mrs. W. Pray
Twelfth St
Brooklyn
N. Y
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