What to Do Before the Doctor Comes
A medical guide from Kansas University School of Medicine explains fractures and their treatment. It covers causes risks, diagnosis signs like acute pain and crepitus, and emergency steps such as rest and splinting. It warns against moving a fracture, explains handling compound breaks with sterile cleaning, and notes improvised splints and transport considerations.
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William H. Batley
Kansas University School of Medicine
Rosedale
Poisoning Preventive and Remedial Measures in Home Safety
A historical guidance piece outlines keeping poisons locked away in a dedicated cabinet to protect children, and separating them from other medicines. It discusses acute versus chronic poisoning, first aid steps to stop intake and remove poison, methods to cause vomiting, and notes about antidotes and cautious post-exposure care.
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Geome
Escape Poem Fragments Highlight Found Poetics
The fragment references a poet who found books in running brooks and praises his wonder. It notes a lucky avoidance of entanglement in national resource schemes and hints at discussions around British societal forms and cruelty protections.
Dragons to Rid New York Mosquitoes Experiment Discussed
William Conroy of Harvard’s zoological department reports on experiments in Bronx parks to breed dragonflies as a natural mosquito control. He describes dragonflies as deadly mosquito predators, recounts a Wyoming camp where dragonflies dispersed swarming mosquitoes, and notes past museum inquiries into rearing them despite unclear results. He cites a Cambridge resident who raises dragonflies on a porch to keep pests away, observing many dragonflies with few or no mosquitoes nearby.
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New York
Bebny Jade
Bronx Park
William Conroy
Zpological Department
Harvard
Jersey City
Plains
Wyoming
United States
Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Cambridge
Wheat varieties exhibited by Felix Currin near Cottage Grove
Felix Currin, a former Cottage Grove resident, shows 27 wheat varieties grown on his farm four miles east of town. Seed from around the world was planted in single 100 yard rows, including the original wild wheat and the Mediterranean variety long cultivated on his land. He also displays 150 varieties of squashes and pumpkins.
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Cottage Grove
Ore
Felix Currin
Currin
Puffing Czarina the Bronx Python Feeds on Roosters
The normal 24 foot python Czarina at the Bronx zoo was starved and forced to eat two eight pound roosters after keepers feared a refusal. The procedure involved removing the snake from its cage and coercing a large meal to restore appetite.
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Czarina
New York
Bronx Park Zoo
Raymond L. Ditmars
Ers
Big Awake
Bronx
Keaper
Average Pay of Ministers in New York and U S
A census bulletin reports 104,830 Christian ministers in the United States plus 1,084 Jewish clergy, growing by about 4,000 yearly. National average salaries reach 663 dollars, with New York boasting top wages and some pastors earning 12,000 to 18,000 annually.
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New York
United States
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Wirth Avenue Presbyterian Church
London
Chantecler hat causes cat attack on Drake student
Miss Lucy Livingstone, a Drake University freshman in Des Moines, was injured when a cat attacked near her chantecler hat. The feline leaped from a tree and clawed at the hat and face, prompting a surgeon to treat wounds. The incident occurred as classmates watched the humorous scene.
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Des Moines
Lucy Livingstone
Drake University
Ives
Garden Grove
Livingstone
Puss
Misa Livingstone
Mira Livingstone
Cats Solr for Rabbits in Ostend Shipment
In a Finsbury medical officer report a cat found in a consignment of Ostend rabbits is described as four pounds, decapitated and sewn to a rabbit head with Bray thread. The doctor notes prior incidents where multiple cat carcasses were concealed similarly, and mentions a bottle of lemon essence containing backbone fragments.
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London
Finsbury
Ben
Like Father Did I Never Doin A Thing
A fragmented monologue in dialect recalls a father’s hard lessons about money and responsibility. The speaker vows to avoid his father’s mistakes while wrestling with debt, work, and legacy as he contemplates what his own son should learn from him.
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Fathaw
Exceeding His Privilege on the Car Seat Incident
A gentleman confronts a woman who has taken his seat and dumped his packages in the aisle. She refuses to move and he, angered, asserts the seat is his. She retorts with insults and questions his propriety, calling him a brute in a tense exchange aboard a train car.
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Meea Thali
Mee
Well Named Spare Room Reflects Cold Country Night
A guest in a country town sits in the spare room of his brother’s house, pondering the cold air as his breath forms icy clouds. He muses that the room is well named and jokes about getting along without it, highlighting stark, chilly solitude.
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Ile
Suitor pleads for daughter’s hand in wealthy family debate
A proud mother questions the suitor’s business acumen and intellect. He replies with a confident plea that his request to marry her daughter proves his worth to join their riches.
Job and Friends Debate Comfort in Ashes
Job sits in ashes trying to recall phrases from youth as Bildad Eliphaz and others approach. The friends intend to offer care or advice, but the tone suggests their motives are mixed and the encounter lacks clear resolution.
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Job
Bildad
Eliphaz
Bolls
How is this bill for switches tied to fashion trends
A substitute recounts a quarrel where a brutal husband reads a $40 bill for two switches. The wife explains the switches replace rats and pompadours in the new fashions, insisting the overall change is welcomed as they discuss trends and expenditures.
Dialogue about dwindling wheeling interest sparks debate
A fragment shows Mr. Giddums debating a decline in interest in the sport of wheeling. The exchange touches on psychology and bicycle culture, with quoted banter about reasons and public attention.
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W. H. Bailey
Kansas University Medical School At
Mars
Carl G. Hausen
Great Britain
Paris
Oregon
Wohie
Wilbur
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