Saving the Children Physical Culture to Ward Off Tuberculosis
The Children's Athletic Club of Philadelphia, founded by Mrs. Florence L. Williams, uses affordable one cent weekly dues to train impoverished children in breathing and gymnastic exercises. The program aims to build strength, prevent tuberculosis, and foster moral development through group drills, home practice, and a developing athletic team.
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Children’s Athletic Club of
Philadelphia
Florence L. Williams
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New York Tribune
Expensive Mining in England and Hidden Costs of Sinking Shafts
The article discusses the high capital costs of expanding coal mining in England, noting public underappreciation of drilling challenges. It cites figures from John Buddle and J. T. Taylor showing sinking costs from £10,000 to £40,000, with Haswell and Murton collieries spending substantial sums on water and quicksand issues.
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John Buddle
House of Lords
J. T. Taylor
Haswell Colliery
Durham
Murton
Haswelll
Mining Shafts Reach Great Depths Using New Watershed Methods
A historical account describes deep shaft mining with water inflows of about four gallons per minute from 540 feet depth. It notes Hulton wells at 1,488 feet in April 1842 and compares costs to older pits. Innovations like Hind Chauldin and Potesch or Goberat methods use metal cylinders and surface lowering to manage water and rock pressure, reflecting improved extraction and method efficiency.
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Punking
Asea
Binkston
I Magazin
Madness at the Lighthouse The Mental Toll of Isolation
The piece discusses the psychological impact of long term isolation in lighthouse duties. It cites Kipling and real cases noting monotony, alienation, melancholia, and potential violence among keepers and assistants when cut off from society. It contrasts sea and desert isolation and notes the danger to mental health in remote light stations.
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Desert
Ant Zon
Nybody
Eddystone
Ourwatch
Travel Ads Describe Car and Horse Transport Details
The text outlines transport by car and horse, noting stalls without troughs, extra feed held, and decks for horses. It mentions loading, sidetracks, and movement toward destinations with beasts led along the way. The passage reads as fragmented travel narratives and vehicle descriptions.
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I.deckers
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Wills Creek Coal Co
Buffalo
W. Carter
Ashboro
N.C
ZH. T. Lep Ferts
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Board OF Health
B.C. Fentzlaff
Harrison Avenue
Montclair
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E. BE
Faith
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Boothinch
Chestnut St
Passaic Aya
Franklin Ave
the Park
C.B. Smith & Company
Broad ST
Newark
N. J
Emerson’s
McCall CO
West 31St St
New York
Crombie
America
H. T. Lefparts
Pepsikola
Linden, New Jersey
Elizabeth
Pennsylvania Railroad
Whyle
Linden Lodge
Linden
Broad Street
Prudential Building
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Bergen Avenue
Jersey City
West 23d Street
New York City
Pascuale Demarco
Boot and Shoemaker
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