A Sound Military Policy for the First Time in Our National History
A 1920 Army Reorganization Act outlines a national army combining regulars National Guard and organized reserves. It stresses peacetime economy readiness for war and a steady flow of trained personnel from youth into reserve forces. The text argues past deficits stemmed from improvised defense and unbusinesslike budgeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Union
Confederacy
National Guard
The Pastoral Task of the Modern Minister
Reverend T. M. McQuilken argues the modern minister has a large executive role alongside preaching. He urges young men to understand the ministry as leadership, organization, and heartfelt pastoral care, with authority in preaching and a deep concern for people.
English Retaliate by Saying Scots Have No Sense of Humor
A remark about Anglo-Scottish humor sparks a defense of Scottish culture. The writer argues English satire masks envy, noting Glasgow and Edinburgh audiences are discerning and capable, with Scots seeking no special status but unity within the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
England
London
Glasgow
Edinburgh
British Isles
Waste Paper Basket of the World Is Filled With Scraps of Paper
A critical cartoonish meditation argues that world agreements lack force without enforcement by naval and military power. It contends that law relies on strength, not parchment, and asserts martial law is ineffective without troops ready to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Tribunal
League of Nationa
Audio Frequency Amplifier Units for Home Radio Sets
The article describes building two audio frequency amplifier units using standard parts. It notes three stages as practical due to noise and static, lists required components and approximate costs, and outlines mounting for horizontal base board and vertical panel receiver assemblies.
Amplifier Unit Wiring and Tube Mounting Instructions
The text describes mounting the tube filament rheostat and amplifying transformer on the baseboard with Fig. XXXII showing their positions. It explains wiring from receiver telephone terminals to the amplifier transformer, grid and filament connections, and how the phone load is tied to the 45-volt B battery. It advises using a hard tube as an amplifier and tuning the receiver with the detector first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceiver
Building a Dual Amplifier Unit for Radio Receivers
The article explains assembling a second amplifier unit to boost signal strength. It details panel and baseboard dimensions matching the receiver, materials, binding posts, and filament rheostats. It notes the output of each amplifier can feed the next, with phones in the plate circuit of the final tube.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minals
National Radio Chamber of Commerce Seeks Standard Apparatus
The chamber negotiates with government departments including the bureau of standards and the Department of Commerce to cooperate on standardizing radio apparatus. It aims to assist in radio problems and work with the United States Signal Corps and Navy department on testing and manufacture methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Radio Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
United States Signal Corps
United States Navy Department
Radio hobby tips and prison radio project lines
A French radio amateur faces trouble with transmission and reception bans. A Boston inmate builds a radio receiver for fellow inmates during work hours. Dry cells fail quickly for vacuum tube filaments. Secretary Wallace announces 41 radiophone stations for USDA agricultural news nationwide. A grounded radio serial may dampen lightning rod sales pitches. Copper wire under new Underwriters Code rules is advised.
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France
Boston
Wallace
Memphis
Washington
How Nehemiah Led Jerusalem's Wall Rebuilding
Lessons trace Nehemiah’s leave from the Persian court to Jerusalem, surveying by night and guiding a collaborative effort. The text highlights leadership, labor division, and faith in God as the wall is completed in fifty two days despite opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehemiah
Jerusalem
Shallum
Sanbaliot
Toblah
Gya
Sanballat
Tobiah
God
Find the Rock Beneath
Whittier lines echo a search for unwavering faith when the path seems blank. The poem urges steady resolve and a quiet trust in a hidden solid ground beneath uncertain steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith
Empty Minds and Money Quote Echoes Regret
A terse aphorism laments lacking brains wit heart and cash. The quote by Ear e frames a critique of virtue absent in judgment and wealth, warning that moral and practical deficits undermine character.
Cultivate Forbearance For A Fine Crop Of Patience
A concise meditation urges cultivating forbearance toward others. It suggests praying for a short memory to forgive unkindnesses and nurture a heart that yields patience and restraint.
Freedom from Laxatives
An old medical advertisement touts Nujol as a non laxative remedy for constipation. It claims pills and salts injure long term health, promoting Nujol as a natural, gentle lubricant similar to Nature's own and suitable for use without griping.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertises Skin Care
Eternity has no gray hairs. Cuticura Soap for the Complexion. Nothing better than Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment now and then as needed to make the complexion clear, scalp clean and hands soft and white. Add to this the fascinating fragrant Cuticura Talcum. Gentleness is not weakness.
Red Bross Bail Blue Ad for Housekeeping Use
An advertisement promotes Red Bross Bail Blue as essential for housekeeping, suitable for kitchen towels, table linen, sheets and pillowcases, among other household textiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Housekeeping
Red Bross
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General John J. Pershing
Scientific American Magazine
T. M. McQuilken
Carnegie, Pa
Stephen Leacock
C. A. Plumley
New York Herald
Sarfery
Legou
P. Blitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Sdronight
Heslig -Ellis
Chemiats
Eternity
Naas Breass
Buslnerve
No-Wey
Encade
Adrian
Wich
azUyap
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