Telephone service gains and efficiency across Chesapeake region
Telecommunication officials report a 7 percent rise in calls in Maryland Virginia West Virginia and the District of Columbia with 3 500 000 originating calls daily. Daily calls by state include Maryland 917 000 Virginia 1 112 000 West Virginia 625 000 and DC 855 000. Improvements show higher first attempt connections and fewer operating errors.
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Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Chesapeake and
Bell System
United States
Telephony advances rooted in scientific research and global reach
Dr. Frank B. Jewett of Bell Labs surveys telephony progress from research origins to broad reach. He notes telephony connects about 65 countries, enables radio and TV dissemination, and links ships and planes. He cautions future gains depend on organized science and economics, with distance no longer a barrier.
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Frank B. Jewett
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell Telephone Quarterly
Bell Laboratories
Jewett
Pioneer Suffrage States and the Nineteenth Amendment
The history notes Wyoming as the first suffrage state in 1869, added to its constitution in 1890, followed by Colorado in 1893. It lists ten states casting votes in 1916 and confirms the United States ratified the Nineteenth Amendment with Secretary of State proclamation on August 20 1920 after ratification between June 1919 and August 1920.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Washington
California
Arizon
Kansas
Oregon
Nevada
Montana
Illinois
United States
Early Eruption of Vesuvius Chronicle
The record notes Vesuvius erupting first in 79 A.D. followed by long periods of dormancy. It lists sporadic events in years 202, 472, 512, 685, 993, 1036, 1019 and 1139, then a major restart after six months of quakes in 1631. Later acidity spikes appear in 1766-67, 1779, 1794, 1822, 1872, 1906 and 1926.
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Vesuvius
Football Fans to Match Skill Against Galloping Ghost
Football fans can forecast scores against Red Grange in a Sinclair contest. Entrants compete for 120 prizes weekly including a Chevrolet or Ford sedan, Philco radios, silk hosiery. Entry forms available Sept 12 at Sinclair stations. Grange will announce scores and top winners weekly.
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Red” Grance
Gridiron
Red” Grange
Sinclair
Philco
Grange
Mike
Hie
Spalding
J F. Sineclair
Stockholm Leads In Telephones Among Major Cities
Stockholm reports 111000 telephones serving 411000 people about 314 phones per 100 residents, ranking behind only Washington and San Francisco for density. Sweden ends 1935 with 628000 telephones, up from 602000. Paris gains 92000 phones. Dublin shows 35000 in operation. Richmond Virginia, with 200000 people, has 414000 phones. Panama City and Colon rise 11 percent to 5900 phones, with 18 million calls from Panama users and 3.5 million from Colon in 1935.
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Stockholm
Washington, D. C
San Francisco
Swedish Telegraph Administration
aWeaen
Paris
France
H. C. McLean
United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Dublin
Irish Free State
Richmond
Virginia
Panama City
Colon
A. R. Randolph
United States Department of Commerce
Panama
United States
Curiosa Americana epitaphs show grave humor and irony
A collection of headstone inscriptions from Cape Ann to Connecticut reveals paradoxes and wordplay. Examples include Here Lies the Body of Boatswain Allen and variations where engravers misread or punned on lines. Other stones reflect altered names, corrupted phrases, and frontier anecdotes, including a slave epitaph and a humorous claim of being sculpted by a native.
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Cape Ann
Moss
Boatswain Allen
Bird Loyalty Across Species and Human Benefit
The text describes a bird’s fidelity to its family and to humans. It asserts birds stay with their offspring until they can provide for themselves, aiding humans by enabling crop harvests and access to life’s luxuries.
Button Buying Tips from a Wardrobe Expert
A discussion on the ubiquity of buttons in American wardrobes notes that men wear about 450 buttons while women use fewer, with business attire held by roughly 30 fasteners. It outlines key button characteristics such as reinforced backs, rounded holes to prevent fraying, and sturdy bridges, and mentions materials from wood and leather to vegetable ivory and metal.
Claimants to the Stuart Throne Across Empire
Collier's Weekly notes many Jacobite groups within the British Empire who toast the rightful king, claiming a 248 year old succession. The lists include over 500 names such as a Glasgow grocer and a Hereford policeman, illustrating scattered pretenders.
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British Empire
Glasgow
Hereford
Collier's Weekly
Rug and Wealth Among the Karzaks of Persia
A Persian man’s wealth is judged by the number of rugs he owns. The article notes the Karzak community values rug possession as a measure of status and prosperity.
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Persia
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Jean Rogers
Universal
Fifth Avenue
Miss Rogers
Valencia
Alfred M Landon
Ray Milland
Kerchief
APE
World Telephone
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Smith
Jones
Savannah
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Amos Shute
Amy Domiy
Fuffato
Taddana
Dick Elfiott
Tskulpt
Western Newspaper Union
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Newnam
Maurice E. Newnam
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the Peoples Bank of
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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