Perils and Precision in Bridge Building Described
Century magazine excerpt details how a suspension bridge is engineered from design to erection. It covers stresses from weight, traffic, wind, and temperature, the testing of steel components, transport to site, and the dangerous assembling process under extreme conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andes
Frank W. Skinner
St. John’s college,Cambridge
Tandra
Charlemagne
France
Gentleman’s Magazine
Teacher-Evil Communications Cause Local Turmoil
A Philadelphia Press brief notes a disturbing letter from a dressmaker to Mia, prompting public concern over corrupted morals and the impact on school life. The item centers on improper communications reportedly affecting teachers and pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Johny
Vee
Mia
Lim
Thiladelphia Press
Fragmented old note on meals and moral labor
A damaged text fragment recalls a child Bertie asking how the poor reach heaven while starved. A derisive slave driver retorts that each man digs his own hole. The Philadelphia Record remark on difficulty of rising despite effort appears in the garbled source.
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MO. B. Mayer, Gashier
Iowa State Bank
Principal Steamship Lines
Gale
Wever
Beus
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Warde Ate
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Bo Hot Buy
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Tlehenasperg
Germany
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Vienna
Bertie
London
Frete
Standard
Oi Ceonmpenr
Illinois Central Railroad
Homeseeker’s
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Homeseeker
Davis Central
Yazoo
Mississippi Valey
Tara
Paints
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Onewa
Sioux Falls
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Ohio River
Yazoo Valley
Chlississippi
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TU Kh Rat
Flameseekers
Homereckers
Hekelxto Polntaon
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Strich
Zeidler Pianos
Hull
Sadie Miller
Lowa
Illinois Central RR
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Ghatanoona, Ie
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Illinois Central
Fla
Lookout Mountain
Central
Matoon
Peoria
Chattanagua
Connecting Lines
A. A. Hanson
G. Fla
N.G.G. Coad
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Iowa
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Aulerson
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Travelers Bulletin
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