Ventilation and bedside care for convalescents and the ill
Massachusetts General Hospital graduate describes practical ways to improve air flow and light for patients. Use window positions, screens, and ventilators to keep rooms cool yet safe. Manage door closures, avoid drafts, and minimize clutter of medicines. Conclude with routine daily cleaning to aid recovery.
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Cone
Trespass on Tracks and Train Duty for Rails Rights
A detailed analysis of railroad liability for trespassers on tracks or cars. It discusses engineer responsibility, the duty of care toward intruders, and cases from Alabama to Wisconsin where courts balanced trespasser fault against railroad negligence. It notes invitations by conductors, child cases in Fort Howard and Jefferson City, and the limits of protecting trespassers while avoiding excessive risk.
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Gunter
Rise
Raiload
Fort Howard
Wis
Jefferson City
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Quincy
The Comte de Chambord and the boy’s gift of wages
The Comte de Chambord known for amiability faced a difficult moment when a tutor faced debt. At six, the Duc de Bordeaux promised fifty louis if he improved copies for a week. He then earned the money and gave the bag to the tutor, saying he worked to pay him.
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Comte de Chambord
Duc de Bordeaux
Charles X
France
Duc
Louis
Charles E
Tuileries
Something New Batent Suspenders Sell in Michigan Shop
A young farmer stops to view embroidered suspenders at a Michigan avenue shop. A comic exchange follows about the suspenders and their durability, with a caller in a dialect claiming they are strong. The piece blends humor and quirky dialogue from the shop scene and nearby confrontations.
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Michigan Avenue
Batent
Dot Batent
New York
Denver Tribune
Willie
Jirs. Smithers
Jepso
Oil City
Swindled Saint in a Fractional Marriage Plot
A Utah saintly figure, high in church and state, woos a discriminating woman who promises marriage only after she secures his house and lot deed. She makes him sign and hand over the deed, then reveals she will marry him only if he accepts prison terms, leaving him to face a chastening reckoning with his federal law and his wife at home.
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the Tribune
Zion
Utah
Elysium
United States
Lake Tribune
Home and Garden Tips From Historic Newspapers
A collage of kitchen and farm insights from 19th century papers. It covers using wood ashes as insect egg killer and fertilizer, baking beets, cream cookies, milking in barns, preparing cabbage and cauliflower, plant quirks from Gardeners Monthly, and horse care advice from Farming World.
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Chicago Journal
N. Y
Care of Seed Corn in Varied Conditions
Farmers learn seed quality hinges on thorough drying before freezing, with methods ranging from sun-drying to artificial curing. The piece covers selecting ripe ears, cob size, storage in smoke-house lofts to deter pests, and adjusting selection to improve early or late varieties while preserving color and grain integrity.
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Kentucky
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