N&W in 1910--Office building

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NW Mailing List wrote:


> Anyone know what a "home for consumptives" is?

>  



Consumption was the old name for tuberculosis.  Isolation was the rule 
where 'homes' were set up.... sort of like hospitals, but with one 
disease to handle.
 
Take care
Bill

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==  Scale Model Railroad Products  == 
== Manufacturer - Retailer - Importer ==
  
Bill & Diane Wade       
  
B.T.S.                    
RR 1  Box 141A
Belington, WV  26250    
  
Phone: 304-823-3729
FAX: 304-823-2901   
http://www.btsrr.com
  
We wish you Fair Winds and Following Seas.

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