The Doctor Finds His Suit
Dr. Godfrey Smith grapples with a lost suit and a meddling sister in Tilton. A secondhand store scramble leads to a fateful tea party confrontation where he courts Mrs. Blodget, abandoning a pursuit of Hilda to propose genuine love.
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Godfrey Smith
Tilton
Docr Godfrey
Priscilla
Seijia
Myra
James
Brother
Hilda
Godfrey
Doctor Godfrey
Doctor Gody
Dobbins
Mr. Blodget
New See
Mrs. Blodget
Dobbinses
Chinese Censor Wedding Gifts
The Kansas City Star notes a custom where a bride’s gifts are inspected by her parents to remove duplicates or unsuitable items. While preventing mismatched decor, the process robs the bride of input on a husband, often leaving her fearful on her wedding day.
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Kansas City Star
Poison From a Rival
A dialogue line from the Boston Transcript features Alice praised by another, with Ferdie doubted as an unreliable source of flattery.
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Ferdie
Boston Transcript
Grid and plate dynamics in three electrode vacuum tubes
The article explains how grid position and mesh size affect amplification factor K in a three electrode vacuum tube. It details how grid voltage changes control plate current, how grid mess affects E and F, and how asymmetries require a bias battery to achieve symmetric response for detection and rectification.
Cement to Repair Broken China
The article outlines a home method using grandmother’s white lead cement to repair china. It describes edge preparation with emery, applying white lead, sealing with wax, and letting cure eighteen months to two years. It notes rivets by professionals, or the home option with plaster of paris and glue for missing pieces, finished with oil paint touch ups.
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United States Department of Agriculture
China
Office of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
Plaster of Paris
Big Ships Radio Equipment Described in Detail
The Paris and Lafayette ships are fitted with a five kilowatt tube transmitter covering 2000 to 9000 meters. A five kilowatt motor generator supplies plate high tension for four rectifying and four oscillatory tubes, and low voltage for filament heating. Each has a radio range finder or radio goniometer. The Paris transmitted messages reached 8,400 kilometers safely.
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Paris
Lafayette
Radio experiments aid elephant training at Hippodrome
George Power, trainer of the elephants, will conduct radiophone experiments at the Hippodrome in New York City. The aim is to see if animals can follow orders on stage without the trainer present in the near future.
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Hippodrome
New York City
George Power
Professor Bell a Radio Fan
Alexander Graham Bell, seventy five, keeps listening in and experimenting with the radiophone. Friends say few ardent enthusiasts share his attachment to the device despite removing his own telephone from home.
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Professor Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Mr. Bell
Radio Missteps for Stable Oscillation in Vintage Sets
The text warns on tuning a grid circuit by capacitor alone, stressing L C ratio stability, matching tickler and grid periods, avoiding detuning from plate variometers, and using proper detector tubes. It cautions against detuning when using high versus low impedance tubes and advises trying multiple detectors, noting soft gas tubes as best detectors and hard tubes as oscillators. It also warns against moisture-absorbent varnishes on inductors.
Peppers Star in Winter Dishes From Salads to Chutneys
The article urges canning and using green and red sweet peppers to flavor salads and a variety of dishes. It outlines USDA tested recipes including Stuffed Baked Peppers with ham and tomatoes, Crushed peppers mixed with fillings, and Creole Chicken or Jambalaya with peppers, plus a Spanish Soup using peppers and onions with tomato and okra. It notes prep steps for fresh versus canned peppers and methods to aerate pimentos for better flavor.
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United States Department of Agriculture
The Housewife Interest Tips For Home Crafting
Practical notes on food and fabric care offer modern housewifery guidance. Tips include using bluing for stains, sealing letters with egg whites, buttonhole stitching as a hemming substitute, and thickening with corn flour. A beaten egg white can thicken creams that are too thin, and egg whites help with whipping when unbeaten.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
RADIO
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