Telephone Speeds Carquinez Bridge Construction
The Carquinez Bridge spanning 4482 feet across the Straits between Crockett and Vallejo, largest of its kind, owes rapid completion to a twelve station telephone system. Chief engineer credits telephony as the deciding factor enabling real time communication among crews, foremen, and the in charge, guiding synchronized progress.
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Caaquinez Straits
Crockett
Vallejo
Cal
Firth of Forth
Scotland
Philadelphia
Camden
Quebec
Carquinez
Enomer
Politeness as taught by religious groups questioned
E W Howe asks why thousands of religious and social organizations do not train people in politeness. He notes a telegraph and telephone company trains young women in politeness and argues religion should teach politeness with fairness, industry, temperance, and thrift to gain divine approval.
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E. W. Howe
Telephone Exchange
Ideal Bell System aims for nationwide faultless service
President Walter S. Gifford of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company declares the Bell System's ideal is a telephone service for the nation free from imperfections delays and errors. It should enable anyone anywhere to talk clearly and quickly at a reasonable cost. The note cites French exchanges closing noon to 2 PM for lunch and 6 PM to 8 AM hours.
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Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Ireland Follows U S Example for Farmers
A U S Consul in Dublin reports Ireland will soon allow farmer party lines as Free State Post Office expands a 2,439,600 telephone program. About 80 new exchanges lift total exchanges to around 330. January 1926 saw 750 public call offices and 22,000 subscribers.
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Department of Commerce
United States
Dublin
Free State Post Office Department
Post Office Department
Gentle alarm clock promises silent rise in a noisy world
A magazine ad touts a new alarm clock that avoids jarring bells by waking users with music. It suggests options to sleep late or buy the device now, claiming it rings no bell at dawn and instead plays melodies such as "I Don’t Care If You Never Come Back" and "Everybody Wants the Key to My Cellar."
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Popular Mechanics
Teak Timber's Longevity and Commerce Highlight
A teak tree typically reaches 70 feet in height after about 100 to 200 years. Teakwood is regarded as among the most lasting lumbers. It is described as the most important tree in Siam's commerce.
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Siam
Silk in the modern telephone era the old art endures
Silk long used by workers now plays a port part in telephones and apparatus. Silk protects wires in switchboards and cords, improving insulation and appearance. The Bell system uses much silk, with cocoons spun into long threads guiding the current. The article traces silk from mulberry leaves to telephone cords and notes shipments valued at millions.
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Bell System
Telephone
Far East
Orient
Western Electric Company
India
China
Europe
Venice
Genoa
Japan
France
Italy
Student Grange activity at Maryland praised on campus
The University of Maryland Student Grange is highlighted for its active role and state impact, training leaders and aiding rural betterment. National Master Loury L. Tabor spoke at a banquet with alumni A G Ensor and Homer Remsburg in attendance, urging cooperation for next year’s Washington DC convention. Officers elected include Grand Master Stanley Stabler and Overseer Merrick Willson, with multiple state and college park members listed.
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Tabor
Washington, D. C
A. G. Ensor
Homer Remsburg
Stanley Stabler
Sand Springs
Merrick Willson
Ingleside
Joseph Long
Denton
Wil Cockerill
Leesburg
Robert Gray
Washington
Edna Burnside
College Park
Anne Mathews
Worton
Anna Price
Queenstown
Henry Whiteford
Baltimore
Grace Maxwell
Luxe
Cerles
Mena Edmonds
Hyattsville
Pomona
Grace Lighter
Middletown
Flora
Edith Burnside
Herbert Hoopes
Belaltr
SAWS By Viola Brothers Shore
The piece offers humorous social advice on relationships and proper conduct for men with women. It emphasizes self-reliance in cooking, courteous behavior, and restraint, suggesting men should avoid losing temper and sometimes pretend to. It ends with guidance to let a woman have her own coat.
Spectacular Insights Into The Telephone System
Managers describe the system behind your telephone and its vast reach. Public interest is shown by frequent talks before trade bodies clubs churches and schools across Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia. The Chesapeake and Potomac system serves 18 000 000 telephones nationwide with ongoing public education efforts.
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Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Chesapeake and Potomac
United States
Public shapers of the telephone art explained
The article notes that universal use of the telephone hides the complex system behind it. It highlights recent advances like radiotelephony telephotography television and transatlantic links and states managers readily discuss these developments to boost public understanding and cooperation for better service.
Oldest Men in History and Remarkable Ages Across Centuries
The article notes claims of extreme longevity from various eras and places. It cites Thomas Carn born 1381 in England as one of the oldest, Petrarch Crartan dying at 185 in 1724, Henry Jenkins who lived to 169, Jonas Surington at 159 in Norway, and Zoro Agha a Kurd in Constantinople around 1800 still alive as a porter. It also mentions Methuselah’s reputed 969 years and a long list of ages tied to historical figures.
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Methuselah
St. Leonard’s
Shoreditch
England
Thomas Carn
Elizabeth
Petrarch Crartan
Henry Jenkins
Flodden Field
Jonas Surington
Bergen
Norway
Ilyving
Zoro Agha
Constantinople
Telephone Call Acknowledgment Upheld by Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court rules that legal instruments may be acknowledged by telephone and remain valid. Case Logan Oil and Gas Co v Mix involves Logan Oil and Gas Co, Wells and Wilbur Keith of Cambridge Ohio. Keith billed gas on a Wells owned farm, dispute over lease validity due to telephone acknowledgment. Judge Turnbaugh previously found the case valid, and the high court affirmed.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Logan OU and Gas Company
Mix
Wells
Wilbur Keith
Cambridge
Ohio
Keith
Logan Oil and Gas Company
Turnbaugh
Supreme Court
Browning Refuses Money for Poetry to Let Readers Seek Him
The British poet Robert Browning, admired among prominent men, consistently refused paid requests for short poems over the last 25 years. Editors offered large sums, but Browning said no, preferring readers buy his books rather than force his work on them.
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Robert Browning
Mfe
Browning
Echo Disturbance Near South England Gulf Course
An extraordinary echo from chalk hills around a southern England gulf course is feared to require a three mile limit to protect children and clergymen. Punch, London.
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England
Punch
London
Fire tree dazzles with flame colored blooms in New South Wales
An Australian standout called the fire tree captivates visitors in New South Wales as its massed blossoms erupt in brilliant flame color. The vivid display resembles a tree alight and draws attention from locals and travelers alike.
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New South Wales
Why Does a River Flow Fastest in the Middle
The article explains why rivers accelerate toward the center as water squeezes between banks. It notes increased velocity at the midstream due to deeper flow and reduced friction at the sides, with explanations suitable for a general audience.
Ask Your Soldier Boy How Cooties Got Such a Hold
Wartime home front advisory promotes RAT SNAP insecticide against rats spreading disease. Warns of vermin from European battlefronts and urges quick action. Product offered in three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25, sold at local outlets.
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Europe
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