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American inventions and inventors (1900)

Mowry, William Augustus, 1829-1917, Mowry, Arthur May, 1862- joint author · New York, Boston [etc.] Silver, Burdett and company · leaf 240

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ere comes the porter to make up the berths next to us. The ladywishes to put her little boy to sleep. With much interest Mr. Greenleaf watched the portermake a sleeping room out of a sitting room. In a trice thecushions in the seats and backs were twisted about and laidfrom seat to seat, making a… … A PULLMAN SLEEPER. 238 AMERICAN INVENTIONS AND INVENTORS. the beds and the next seats. Sheets, blankets, and pillows,which had been shut up in the roof, were soon properlyspread out, and two good beds were the result. Curtainswere found above the upper bed, which, hung upon poles,shut the beds off…

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