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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
6
Brig Gen Charles G Lawes argues the government can be managed as efficiently as private enterprise and even more economically, asserting public operations can match and surpass private cost effectiveness.
After a year guiding Uncle Sam’s budget Dawes hands the helm to Brig. Gen. H. M. Lord who leaves finance chief duties to direct the budget. Lord, a 61 year old congressman and veteran of the Spanish American War, will lead in a system the President must actively steer to curb departmental decentralization and waste.
The largest funeral in France and possibly the world marked the death of Victor Hugo in May 183 and his burial in the Pantheon the following June. Three wagons bore tributes including an Irish lily diadem from Lord Tennyson. Telegrams poured in from leading figures as about 1,090,000 spectators attended.
Instructions describe building a variometer based tuning unit mounted on a vertical panel with a four by seven inch base board. Details cover materials such as bakelite tubing windings of 40 turns and shellac finishes, plus assembly steps and drying guidance.
A small crystal receiving set, called the poor man's set, is as efficient as costly vacuum tube outfits. While usually not guaranteed to pick up more than fifteen to twenty five miles, some amateurs report hearing music over fifty miles. A New York retailer claims to have connected an amplifier to his set, and it operates daily despite being surrounded by steel skyscrapers.
Detection of approaching storms in time to adjust electric service operations is a practical use of radio per the electrical apparatus committee report of the National Electric Light Association presented at the Atlantic City convention. The radio also detects defects in electrical apparatus more efficiently than other agencies.
The University of South Carolina plans to erect and operate a broadcasting station by popular subscription with an expected $12 000 to be raised. Neighbors are to listen alike as in party line telephone service, but without complaint for radio. A magnifying violin has been invented for radio use, proposed for beginners to be prohibited by law. A San Francisco firm uses radio to tell of new bond issues and prices, aiming to broadcast to local investors and later to connect with branch houses via wireless phone along with regular telegraph wires.
A hermit crab lives in shells of dead mollusks to protect its soft abdomen. Its flexible body and fragile membrane demand careful handling during shell changes. After moulting, it seeks larger homes to fit its growing form, a process driven by survival rather than habit.
Advertisement notes a woman’s refined appeal from a delicate fragrance. It recommends a Cuticura Soap bath with hot water to cleanse pores and a final dusting with Cuticura Talcum powder for clear sweet healthy skin.
A New York Sun anecdote shows librarians in the central circulation department amused by misread book titles. Patrons confuse London and Galsworthy titles, from The Call of the Wild to For Rent, and even request The Autograph on the Breakfast Table.
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white clothes and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue in an advertisement. The copy promotes the product sold at all grocers.
A fragment hints at a narrator obsessed with dreams and stories. The speaker contrasts masculine and feminine perspectives, implying an unsettling tension around sleep and imagination.
A reflective line notes that the darkest hearts are those that have never felt even a trace of gratitude. It emphasizes the value of appreciation in human feeling.
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