Record shows Pennsylvanian rail safety near perfection
A 1910 report by the Pennsylvania Railroad lines east of Pittsburgh and Erie states not a single passenger out of about 136 million traveled was killed in a train wreck. It notes 84 passenger injuries in 1910, a 50 percent drop from 1909, with 1 in 1,600,600 passengers injured and an overall safety rate far surpassing other lines.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh and
Erie
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Northern Central Railway
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia Railway
Baltimore
Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway
West
Combe
Pittsburg
United States
Pennsylvania
Orrine Promises Help for Whiskey and Beer Habit
An old advertisement touts Orrine as the standard remedy for drink habit, claiming thousands of women have benefited by restoring sobriety and wages for home needs. It offers two forms No 1 secret treatment and No 7 pill form, priced at 1 dollar per box, with a free booklet and local retailers Barnekov & Petz and Geo W Jaques listed.
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Orrine
Orrine CO
Rrine
Washington, D. G
Rail collisions and derailments decline through 1910 report
In 1910 there were 203 incidents with 187 affecting freight trains. The number of collisions and derailments is decreasing each year, 1909 showing a clear drop compared with 1908.
Systematized dishwashing by an expert housekeeper
Mrs T Herrick, authority on housekeeping, offers practical dishwashing advice. Gather and sort soiled items before washing, keep utensils ready, rinse silver in hot soda water, and arrange pieces on a tray. Compare orderly method with haphazard practice for efficiency and comfort.
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T. Herrick
The Grovesque Quip On Whistling On A Stick
Canon Ainger once said that preaching like an angel counts less than the knack to whistle on a stick for lasting fame. The quip notes that practical showmanship can overshadow eloquent preaching in public memory.
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Canon Ainger
Charles Lamb
Frayed Romance Prompted by Hair Dye Claim
A fragment shows a romantic dialogue where a maiden asks if the suitor would die for her and the elderly suitor answers frankly that he would. The text also briefly references a high priced preparation to restore hair to its original color from the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit
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Doctor Mandeville
Broad Street
Newark
America
Kfoster’s
Smith Street
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
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