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Flood at Juliet

Wednesday, June 4, 1902

To day is perfect. The rain of yesterday has made everything look so fresh and green, and all our trees and bushes are so full, our Gardener keeps our leaves so well cut. it looks like velvet. we have had so much rain the last month, that all the lowlands are flooded, and out rivers are so high. it is very hard on our gardens. I have spent much time to day, looking over my large unclear book. it is so interesting. A flood swept in the City or Town of Juliet, Ill, and destroyed life and destruction of property to the amount of $500,000 or more. Many Animals were killed L four hundred families rendered homeless. business at a unclear Railroads washed away, and City covered in water. two and three feet of water. Deep on some prominent sheeft from a cloud burst. we have had several cloud bursts this summer. in some parts of the suburbs, people had to use little bowls.