New Concrete Trestle At Blue Island Gas Plant
A reinforced concrete 320 foot concrete trestle was completed at Public Service Company Blue Island Gas Plant. It carries a spur from the belt line into the plant grounds and replaces a wooden structure to ease coal unloading. The project uses I beams on piers as foundations. The weather and good roads boost local business in the Northwestern Railroad Wisconsin branch area.
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Public Service
Blue Island Gas Plant
Belt Line
Public Service Company
Northwestern Railroad
Wisconsin
First Aid for Fainting in Crowded Places
Public Service Co safety bulletin outlines steps for fainting in hot crowded areas. Place the patient lying with head lowered, loosen clothing, maintain fresh air, splash cold water, use smelling salts, rub limbs toward the body, and give a stimulant only after swallowing ability returns.
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Public Service Co
Frustrations of a Woman Preparing for Uncertain Company
A historical note remarks on the vexations women face as they prepare for guests who may not arrive and for companions who arrive unpromptedly, highlighting societal expectations and domestic pressure.
Fool Questions. F. G. WH asks-c tree trunk every time it leaves
A terse quip from Cincinnati Tribune jokes about why a tree would need a trunk each time it leaves. The line plays on a pun involving a hospital trip for a bird, reflecting the paper’s quick, witty style.
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F. G
Cintinnati Tnauier
The Hoe Cake Devourer
A lagy man Uncle Eben says does not have respect for a hoe cake possibly linked to the incident.
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Eben
Beauty and science notes from a 19th century issue
The piece details the white fringed orchid in bogs of northern Maine and eastern Canada and its two to three foot stem with white blooms. It also notes the origin of the word jovial from Jupiter and mentions Herschel’s Nebular Hypothesis with spectroscope findings.
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Maine
Newfoundland
Canada
Nature Magazine
Jupiter
Herschel
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