Photographers Explain New Dry-Plate Posing Method
A New York photographer discusses dry plates and a rubber ball trigger to capture instant portraits without sitter restraint. He compares US work to Europe, notes Parisian Nadar and Vanderwoert among leaders, and cites how sitter ego and wishes can clash with artistic aims.
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Vanderwoert
Mary Anderson
Parthenia
New York Mail and Express
Correcting a Boy’s Stooped Posture Through Clothing
A clinician suggests simple wardrobe tweaks to foster an erect carriage in boys. Emphasizes breast pockets high on jackets and hip pockets to encourage chest expansion while keeping hands in pockets, reducing need for braces and harsh discipline.
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Medical and Surgical Reporter
The Spinner's Gridiron: Twelve Hours in Massachusetts Mills
The Boston Herald reports that Massachusetts mule spinners work twelve hours, not ten, needing thirty minutes before start to prepare rollers and oil mule heads. No lunch break and no noon cleaning time, increasing strain and shortening lifespans.
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Fall River
Boston Herald
Substitutes for leather enter boot and shoe making
Leather-board pancakes artificial leather and straw-board become common substitutes in boot and shoe construction, expanding material options for manufacturers and consumers. These alternatives promise lower costs and new design possibilities amid ongoing industry adaptation.
Wooden Legged Joke and Negro Labor in Old Columns
A dated Milwaukee Sentinel piece recounts a wooden legged man staging a prank on a sleeping car porter, followed by a satirical New York Sun column on the Southern Negro farm laborer, then a Mexico Letter note on Gen. Ochoa’s Popocatapetl volcano mortgage and foreclosure suit.
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Mexico
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Thomas Barry
of Weld
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Weld
Cache la Poudre Irrigation Company
James F. Benedict
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Beanies for Delicate Hands and Other Oddities
A collage of brief notes describes Chin Fung in Denver who was moved to a vacant building in rough care. Boston girls perform plush bean bag exercises. and locomotive engineers share Friday superstition with sailors.
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Chicago Herald
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Apache scouts and their rugged bushcraft on frontier campaigns
The article describes Apache scouts from Yuma, Mojave, San Carlos, and Chiricahua tribes in government service. It details enlistment, equipment, duties, camp routines, rations, and endurance feats including carrying five days of rations and marching 100 miles in 30 hours.
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White Mountain
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Autha
Ecau
Mexico
Davis
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Chicago Times
Rough on Catarrh Cures Odors and Sore Throat
An advertisement promotes a remedy labeled Rough on Catarrh that claims immediate relief from offensive odors. It asserts complete cures for chronic cases and strong effectiveness against diphtheria sore throat and foul breath.
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