Wrong Telephone Numbers Reduced
Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia used 60 million local calls in 1928. The Chesapeake and Potomac system reports 99 percent error free and over 97 percent answered within ten seconds. If one call lasted two people it would span over thirty years. Improvements cut out of town call times and expanded direct toll circuits enhanced speed and accuracy.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Associated Companies
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone System
Bell System
Beneft
Bell’s 1876 Telephone Talk Spurs Vast 62 Million Miles Wire
The article notes that on March 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell spoke with his assistant Thomas Watson on a single wire under sixty feet. It traces the growth to 62,000,000 miles of wire and 19,200,000 telephones in the Bell System, highlighting storm-resistant cables and high service reliability. Only about 7.6 percent of wires remain in open lines.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Thos. A. Watson
United States
Bell System
America
Telephone Science Leads In America
B C Forbes lauds American Telephone and Telegraph for building 19 000 000 telephones and leading in telephony. He argues executives profit by serving all stockholders and that ordinary investors can buy stock on the same terms as millionaires, urging managers to act as efficient servants.
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B. C. Forbes
America
American Telephone and Telegraph
You
Burial Place of Poets at Westminster Abbey
The Poet's Corner on the east side of Westminster Abbey's south transept holds memorials to poets actors divines and monuments mostly dedicated to English figures. Tablets statues busts and inscriptions mark the space as a ceremonial memorial area within the abbey.
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Westminster Abbey
Character Shaped by Subtle Marks on Stone Faces
A Capper's Weekly note compares character to statues cast by small, persistent edits. It claims the character is always writing its name on the face in indelible ink, implying traits are formed by continual minor impressions.
Embarrassing Popularity Wedding Gifts Burden Couple
A popular young couple receives abundant and splendid wedding presents, creating the burden of choosing how to thank and display the gifts. The note reflects a lighthearted Exchange style on social reception and generosity.
Corn Sugar Ties Farm Prosperity to Sugar Industry
Jay Chapin of the Associated Corn Products Manufacturers argues corn sugar can expand the cash market for surplus corn from the nations six million farms. He notes 87% of 2.77 billion bushels feed livestock, 12% reach markets, and 80% of the 5 million bushels used in industry go to sugar production.
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Chicago
America
Jay Chapin
Associated Corn Products Manufacturers
Mr. Chapin
American Farm Bureau Federation
Sugar stays cheap for housewives in 1876 terms
Washington D C American housewives can buy two pounds of sugar today for the same price their grandmothers paid in 1876, says Darry A Austin secretary of the U S Beet Sugar Association Sugar has fallen 50 percent while other staples rose 60 to 100 percent Fifty years ago sugar wholesale on the New York market was 18 53 cents a pound and now is less than half that We are told sugar supplies about 13 percent of annual energy from food while beefsteak costs eight to ten times more yet yields fewer calories
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Washington, D. C
Darry A. Austin
U. S. Beet Sugar Association
Mr. Austin
New York
United States
Various Woods Used for Floor Purposes
The text compares edge grain and flat grain flooring in soft and hard woods. Edge grain is durable and splinter resistant, especially in quarter sawed boards, while flat sawed soft woods wear poorly. Pine and fir dominate soft wood flooring. outside work uses redwood cypress and spruce. Hard woods like oak maple birch and beech are common. others appear occasionally.
Pecky Wood Wins Favor for Interior Trimmings
Antique hunters join home builders in seeking pecky wood for trim. Pecky cedar or cypress shows decay-like holes filled with brown powder, yet resists decay and preserves character after lumber is cut. Architects favor such lumber for striking tinted and varnished interior trim. The cause of the pecking is not known.
Modern Things Declared Not So New by European Probe
A European researcher reports many so called modern inventions appeared much earlier. Pneumatic tires date to 1813 but faced rejection, fountain pens in 1809 gained little acceptance, and roller skates existed in 1823 yet poor roads hindered use. Descriptions span from top rop desks in 1772 to periscopes in 1702 and even a bamboo phonograph claim.
Assignee's sale of valuable real estate in Caroline county
Calvert C. Merriken as assignee will publicly auction three parcels totaling 120 1/2 acres in the First Election District of Caroline County Maryland. Parcels 1 2 and 3 include two and a half story dwellings, multiple outbuildings, and a bungalow frame. sale location in front of the Denton Court House between 2 and 4 pm. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance on ratification or all cash, with note security and title at purchaser expense.
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Coroline County
Maryland
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale in Caroline County Maryland
Assignee Fred R Owens will sell at the Denton Court House door between 2 and 4 pm the 19 acre parcel in the Eighth Election District described by bounds from Everngain to Beauchamp and William Beauchamp land. The two story dwelling and outbuildings will be sold with a one half cash down or all cash options, with deferred payments bearing interest secured by notes and surety. Title papers provided at purchaser expense. auctioneers John Irwin.
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Jacob S. Steele
Jacob Steele
William Steffy
John Kusmaul
Said Kusmaul
Thomas Emerson
Emerson
DeNight
Eliza A. Beulah
Emma S. Nuttle
Liber J.K.S
Caroline County
Fred R. Owens
Court House
Denton
Maryland
State of
Thomas H. Everngain
Charles Beauchamp
William H. Beauchamp
J. Walter Beauchamp
James M. Clark
T.L.D
J. K.S
Order Nisi in Caroline County Equity Case
In the Circuit Court for Caroline county in equity No 2589 Chy the court orders ratification of a property sale reported by Fred R Owens Trustee unless shown otherwise by May 6 with publication in Carolina county newspapers four weeks before April 8 The report lists sale amount 1280.00 Clayton Horsey Clerk True Copy Teat Beayton Horsey Clerk
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Circuit Court
Caroline County
Caroline
Fred R. Owens
Carolina County
Clayton Horsey
Beayton Horsey
Ford tire inflation guidance for new models
The article explains that despite a 30 x 4.50 designation, Ford tires act like larger tires due to drop center rims. It advises keeping inflation at 35 psi and checking pressure regularly to prevent sidewall breakdown, overheating, and rubber deterioration that can separate the cord.
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Ford
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Dr. Bell
Telephone Science
American Telephone and Telegraph System
Forbes
Ars
Malissa J. Steele
Joshua T. Kinder
Calvert C. Merriken
Richard Jones
Reynolds
Lawrence Wozniak
Susanna Steffy Et al
L. F. Covey
Wenn Press
Wesumae
John Irwin
Nisi
Robert Butler
Louie Butler
Roland F. Carter
Virgie M. Carter
Katherine L. Price
Medford Price
Oscar Butler
Frances Butler
George Paul Butler
Muriel Elizabeth Gundy Butler
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G. T. Redden & Company
Malube
Hnarlan F. Davis
Preston, Md
E. S. Richards
Harrington
Del
Ford Motor Company
Journal
Standard Oil Company of
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