How to Aid Injured Persons in First Aid Steps
Instructions for basic first aid detail actions for injured persons. Emphasizes safety, calmness, avoid moving seriously injured, keep warm, do not reveal seriousness to patient, use hot beverages sparingly, turn vomiting patient to side, supply external heat, avoid removing clothing aggressively, avoid touching wounds with dirty hands, and cover open wounds with sterile gauze. Cites Dr. J J Murphy Minnesota.
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J. J. Murphy
Minnesota
Deserved to Keep His Life
An English sportsman recalls a dramatic Indian boar escape. Cornered in a deep nullah, the boar raced along the bottom while a rider pursued. It vaulted the bank, then leaped the nullah width, clearing horse and rider and only missing the man's pith helmet.
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India
A Woman's Leisure Between Tradition and New Married Life
The text discusses the conflict between an old belief that a woman's time must be fully occupied and the reality of modern marriage where women gain discretionary time. It argues this time is largely unseen, lacks official recognition, and is spent casually without a planned use, like uneconomical pocket money without allowance.
Babies or Cars in a Comedic Debate
A judge overhears two men debating the costs and upkeep of babies versus cars. They note expense, maintenance, and envy, with one quipping gasoline and tires rising costs. The judge interjects, exclaiming his surprise at choosing between the two.
Bishop Dudleys Story and River Captain Prayer
The Lexington Herald retells Bishop Dudley memory of a Mississippi flood relief gathering. An old steamboat captain prays for the destitute family asking God to send clothes provisions flour meat pepper onions salt and more amid the river disaster remembrance.
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Bishop Dudley
Lexington Herald
Missisippi
Prominent Banker Mistaken for Pajama Visitor
A Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph item reports a prominent man of affairs, absent minded, nearly leaving the bank president's office with pajamas still on. The banker asked about a white fuzz hanging from his trousers, prompting the revelation that he forgot to change after waking. The moment caused laughter and a brisk exit.
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Henry
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Can You Lay an Egg Aboard the Farm Politician
A parliamentary candidate for an agricultural district boasts he can do every farm task from plowing to shoeing horses and milking cows. A child in the crowd interrupts with a blunt question, asking if he can lay an egg, provoking silence and a quick retort. The exchange highlights the blend of self-promotion and rural wit in politics.
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London
Enslaved by Gypsy Music in Balkan Camp Echoes
A narrator recalls passing a gypsy camp near Uskup where wild Balkan music unsettled horses and stirred visions of heavenly and hellish beauty. A youth on a wagon played tornadic violin amid fervent music, then collapsed sobbing as the count of sound ended in a final, torrential climax. Century Magazine.
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Balkans
Uskup
Century Magazine
Printing Plant Converts to Eight-Hour Day Amid Gains
A large printing plant shifted from a ten-hour to an eight-hour day after months of study. By cutting leaks and wastes and improving power, lighting, materials handling, and planning, they kept costs steady, improved delivery dates, and reduced idleness. Employees rejoiced as profits and stock values rose due to higher dividends.
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Engineering Magazinie
The Stage Dream That Won and Lost a Love
Lizzie Broughton leaves North End for New York to seek stardom, while Dan Lewis quits farming to pursue a theater career. Years later they reunite after false starts and costly climbs, each chasing success then disillusionment. They meet again after a phoenixing fire ends the touring company, and in a country lane they face a tempered second chance and a shared wish to forget the past.
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Lizzie Broughton
Dan Lewis
North End
New York
Dan
Lizzie
Miss Broughton
Main
Mrs
Dickson
Lewis
Post
Ine
Broadway
Moving Pictures
Phoenix Company
Honest Man s Happiest
A brief Ohio State Journal excerpt extols the happiest man as one who saves, works honestly, loves his home, reads good books, and keeps family company. It links prosperity to honest labor, prudent habits, and consistent conduct, arguing a low moral character cannot yield lasting wealth.
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Ohio State Journal
Prayer of the College Grad for Style and Status
A humorous plea for polish and swagger as a newly minted graduate seeks etiquette, social connections, and confidence. The speaker desires distinctive dress, witty speech, and casual familiarity with celebrities to gain prestige among peers. The fragment ends mid plea, hinting at ongoing wishes for guidance and influence.
Victorian scheme ends in comic romantic mix up
Ruth and Ida Lester plot a fake love trap to win a hero in their apartment building. They stage a lost ring advertisement and a mall park meeting, then discover Matthew did not lose the ring but pretended to. Ruth realizes the ploy could backfire and notes some men are not so Victorian.
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Ida Lester
Ruth Lester
Ida
Matthew
Ruth
Hero
Heroine
Limi
Sha
Mattthew
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Atlantic Monthly
W. G. Chapman
Broughton
Phoenix Insurance Company
Miss Groughton
Victorian
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