Telephone Official Views Many Changes
H B Thayer retires after fifty years on the American Telephone and Telegraph Co board. Since 1881 the Bell System has grown from under 60,000 to about 19 million telephones in use in the United States. In 1881 conversations bound to a few areas. now calls link over 70,000 communities and major cities in Canada Mexico Cuba and much of Europe via transatlantic lines.
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Thayer
H. B Thayer
Uu. B. Thayer
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Alr Thayer
Bell System
Dartmouth College
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Europe
Mechanical Robots Take Over Telephones At Washington Reservoirs
Mechanical men with electrical brains now operate telephones to read water depths in Washington D C reservoirs. Operators connect to a special line in the exchange and the robot reports the gauge of water at that moment. Engineers say the underlying principles have long guided telephone service.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Nickel in Telephones A Key Metal in Contacts and Coatings
Nickel plays a vital role in telephone tech by forming nickel zinc copper alloys like German silver for contact springs and relays. It coatings many parts to resist rust and improve looks, per Western Electric. The metal is bright silver white, very hard, and widely used in phone equipment.
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Eeryone
Humber
Oelves
Western Electric Company
Mythic Ambrosia Described as Gods Food and Drink
The term ambrosia in mythology names the divine sustenance granting immortality. Traditionally paired with nectar as the gods’ food and drink, some writers like Sappho used ambrosia for the drink and nectary for the food.
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Tower
Sappho
Bectar
The ideal couple in marriage con sists of a man who can bring home the bacon
A Pathfinder Magazine line states the ideal marriage pair is a man who earns money and a woman who can cook, reflecting dated gender roles.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Senses Extended by Science Across Distances
The article explains how hearing, seeing, and touching expand via telephone inspired technology. It traces the telephone's fifty year span, then notes telephone typewriters and telegraph printing telegraphs enabling distant printed letters. It highlights use among news agencies, bankers, brokers, and major firms for rapid visual communication.
Communication merger ties Bell System with telegraph firms
A recent operating agreement between American Telephone and Telegraph and Western Union Postal Telegraph connects Bell System facilities with telegraph networks. The plan aims to reduce parallel pole lines, attach telegraph wires to telephone poles, and allow simultaneous long distance use while preserving independence of the companies. President Walter S. Gifford cites ongoing R and D fueling capacity gains and potential telegraph circuit expansion.
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Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Bell System
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
United States
Western Union and Postal Companies
Telephone Company
Telegraph
Walter S. Gifford
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Gifford
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Thief’s Prayer Book Vanishes After Theft
A thief confesses to a detective that stealing a church prayer book haunts him with guilt. He sought a memento but conscience pricked him and the book mysteriously disappeared while he pondered returning it.
Mother fish lays eggs in river lake or sea
A short verse notes that mother fish lay many eggs in water bodies and hatch into tiny, very small baby fish. The line in brackets suggests a copying instruction or a playful aside about a girl.
Wisdom on trust and integrity from Gems for the Toilet
Sophia Parkerson in Gems for the Toilet contrasts confident self control with the danger of misplaced trust. It warns that a person who never trusts guards their own soul while one who trusts everyone wastes the fruits of integrity and merit.
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Sophia Parkerson
Sale of 100 Acre Farm in Caroline County Maryland
Wilbert L. Merriken, assignee for collection, offers at public sale the 100 acre tract in the Eighth District of Caroline county. The property, described with bounds from Dawson's Branch and Mulrain Branch, includes an 8 room two story frame house and farm buildings. A half cash on day of sale and balance in 6 months, with deferred payment secured by purchaser note. Sale to be held at the Denton Court House door on October 16, 1928 between 2 and 4 pm.
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Henry O'Neal
Calvert C. Merriken
Caroline County
Wilbert L. Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
Caroling County
Dawson’s
Mulrain
Pratt T. Taylor
Sallie Ann Taylor
Pratt T. Taylor, Sr
Charles A. Taylor
Henry O’neal
L. IF. Covey
Smith’s Land
Circuit Court For
Preston Improvement Association
Thomas J. Keating
T. Clayton Horsey
Ansignee
Eethereof
Baxton Horsey
T. Cayton Horsey
Assignees Sale of Denton Maryland Property
By virtue of two mortgages dated October 1, 1914, assured to Harvey L. Cooper and assigned to Fred R. Owens and T. Pliny Fisher, the assignees will sell at public auction at the Court House door in Denton Md. Improvements include a two story dwelling and outbuildings. Cash terms. Title papers at expense of buyer. Auctioneers: Fred R. Owens, T. Pliny Fisher, James Temple.
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Jacob I. Griffith
Harvey L. Cooper
Fred 2. Owens
T. Plin Fisher
Liber J. K. S
Caroline County
Court House
Denton
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Denton Journal
Melvin & Johnson, Inc. Publishers
Hess
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Sepp
Allie
Darbara Bourjail
Fred R. Owens
T. Pliny Fisier
James Temple
Preston Improvement Association of
State of
Caroline Count
Equity
W. A. Smith
Market St
Tod P
The
Chesapeake and Potomac
Baltimore City
Caroline County Farm Bureau Co-op
Ass'n
Denton, Maryland
Planos
Windsor Reckers
Gov. Winthrop
Spinet
Atwater Kent
M. K. Newnam
Belmont
Denton, MD
Ferguson
Denton Auto Co
F. S.royster’s Guano Co
Denton Bridge
W.G. Wooters
2Nd St
Oron F. Smith, Enton
Niss
Albert G. Saulsbury
Anna QO. Saulsbury
Circuit Court
Delco
P. G. E. Motors
Roland Thomas’ Garage
Harmony
P. O. Preston
Journal
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Hammermill Bond
Charles B. Harrison
George N. Flaharty
Helen M. Flaharty
Quaker Meeting House
Wilson M. Tylor
Easton
Wood and Iron Work
Williston
Daffin
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