Odd Maine scrapbook records appendicitis cases and outcomes
William F. Fernald of Old Orchard Maine keeps a unique scrapbook cataloging every appendicitis case with newspaper notices. The volume records cases from diagnosis to operation and outcome, including deaths, and even features Fernald’s own appendix preserved in a vial. His project aims to form an appendicitis club of patients who have undergone surgery.
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Boston
New England
William F. Fernald
Old Orchard
Fernald
Maine
William R. Harper
Chicago University
Thomas W. Keene
W. H. Kempton
Warren F. Leonard
New York
Virginia N. Leeds
A. A. McLeod
George A. Nickerson
Hill Jr Chip of Old Block in Hill Family Rail Warri
Louis Warren Hill of St Paul is the new president of the Great Northern Railway. Born 35 years ago to James J. Hill, he trained at Yale, joined the family empire, and foresaw iron lands on the Duluth range now worth millions. He married Maude Taylor in 1901 and shares outdoor pursuits with his father.
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Hill
Duluth Range
Minnesota
Maude van Cortlandt Taylor
New York
St. Paul
Archbishop Ireland
Allieres
French Republic
M. Fallieres
M. Loubet
the Elysee
Mme. Fallieres
Palais du Senat
Palais du Se
Mme
Cordon Bleu
Gascon
Mme. Faillieres
Mmle
Jeanne Besson
la Belle
Mezin
Carnot
Gascony
Mile Fallieres
France
Sion
Mme. F Nat
Madame Fallieres
Elysee
Rambouillet
Loupillon
Fallieres
M. Faller
Paris
Grace Ellison
Rich Temple Refuses 3 Million Offer for Fifth Avenue Property
Trustees of Temple Emanu El in New York refuse a reported 3 million dollar bid for their Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street property. The congregation, the nation’s wealthiest, says the site is not for sale. the temple, built at about 160000 dollars, is praised as a premier Moorish design by architect Leopold Eidlitz.
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New York
Temple Emanuu-El
Fifth Avenue
Forty-third Street
Stld
Leopold Eidlitz
Truancy Vindicated in a Street Encounter
An elderly man scolds a boy for truancy citing school start and the boy explains hardships at home including unemployment illness and a broken arm. The brief anecdote reflects community views on attendance and responsibility from Judge's Library.
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Pap
Johnnie
Cement Work on the Farm Shows Popular Use and Mixes
The article outlines durable cement floors for stables and pens and details four concrete mixtures from rich to lean, with proportions of Portland cement sand and crushed rock. It covers sand tests, forms, curing, reinforcement, and timing for strength, plus cleaning and maintenance tips for dairy equipment.
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Crane
Illinois Agricultural College
Butter Making Warning From Overheating Cream
In the article a note warns that butter will not grain finely if the fat globules have been damaged by overheating of the cream or excessive violence in churning.
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Hill, JR
Chip OF Old Block
Great Northern
J. J. Hill
Panama
Louis W. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Church
New Yorks
Piel
Drediwent
Gascon Horte
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