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Title
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Thomas County, July 3-11, July 27-30, 1911
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Date
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July 3-11, July 27-30, 1911
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Creator
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Frank Shoemaker
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Description
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Narratives
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Identifier
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321301-1911-0132.jpg
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Transcription
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3 … east side …. this case accomplish something, when cows and chickens and a garden and ice could be cared for and profited by without adding to the force of the men, and furthermore would almost certainly effect a considerable saving in the year’s table expenses. When we went to get cots from the second floor of the bunk house we found dozens of Cimex lectularia [cimex lectularius, common bedbug] executing maneuvers in the folds thereof. Fortunately, it is their nature to react negatively to light, and a thorough sunning of the cots, aided by microscopically careful manual extraction, resulted in the possession of usable beds, which we moved far away. A tent was furnished us and we set it up midway between the main building and the bunk house. I slept there for a night or two, but it did not appeal to me very strongly, as I prefer to take my fresh air straight; so I hied me to the hills, having acquired a penchant for sky bed-rooms
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Rights
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To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
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Is Version Of
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