How does narrator describes galesburg illinois

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The narrator states that Galesburg, Illinois, is a wonderful town with big old frame houses, huge lawns and big trees. In 1894, it reflected a world of romance, leisure, freeness and repose. Summer evenings were twice as long. The people sat out on their lawns. The men smoked cigars and talked quickly. The women sat in leisure waving palm-leaf fans.

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