Ramsey Milholland and Dora Yocum in a High School Drama
Ramsey Milholland recalls his Civil War era grandfather during a Decoration Day parade. In school he struggles with arithmetic and dislikes, while Dora Yocum, the teacher's pet, outshines him. In high school their rivalry deepens as Ramsey’s bitterness grows and he vows to show her. At a class picnic he is swept up by Milla Rust, the class beauty, and experiences his first love.
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Synopais
Ramsey Milholland
Ramsey
Dora Yocum
Dora
Ram‘Bey
Milla Rust
Charlotte
Vance
John
Bullard Street
Rust
Milla
Ramsey Milholland Faces Fashion and Affection Dilemma
In the Milholland household Ramsey frets over choosing a handkerchief border and faces family tensions as he secretly admires Milla Rust. His mother buses him toward decorum while gossip and disapproval ripple through church outings and school. Ramsey grapples with affection and anticipated kissing.
Grid and Bias in a Three-Electrode Vacuum Tube
A discussion of how grid position and mesh size affect tube amplification, current control, and detector use. It explains grid bias, plate current, and how a constant grid potential ensures symmetric response for AM detection in vacuum tubes.
Vacation Strains Ramsey in Quiet Town Voices
In Chapter VI Ramsey endures a restrained holiday as he hides his restlessness at home and endures evening walks with Milla and friends. He vents internal conflict over social advances from Albert and Sadie, sharing long strolls to avoid drawing attention, while a Friday brass band concert offers a rare public diversion.
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Ramsey
Milla
Mr. Rust
Albert Paxton
Sadie Clews
Albert
Sadie
Ramsey kisses Milla Then Fate Steps In
Ramsey and Milla share a kiss before fate intervenes, ending the moment as the scene ends with everything falling apart.
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Ramsey
Milla
Fate
On That Condition Only Local Paper Details Room Size
A clipped note from the Boston Transcript mentions an unusually large, handsomely furnished room and describes bathroom fittings, including the faucet end of a tub, in a brief, period tone.
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Boston Transcript
Big Ships Show Offshore Radio Equipment Expansion
The Paris and Lafayette steamers feature a five kilowatt tube transmitter with a 2000 to 9000 meter wave range. A five kilowatt motor generator supplies plate high tension for rectifying and oscillatory tubes and low voltage for filament heating. Both ships have radio range finders or radio goniometers. Messages from the Paris transmitter have covered 38 400 kilometers safely.
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Paris
Lafayette
Black Heredity Explains Occurrence of Black Lambs
USDA explains that feeding and management do not cause black lambs. Black color is a recessive hereditary trait. white sheep can carry and transmit black to half their gametes. When two white carriers mate with black or both carriers, about 25 percent may be black, with the rest white or carrier whites.
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United States Department Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Sewall Wright
Department of Agriculture
Superintendent of Public Documents
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Radiophone Experiments Aim to Train Elephants on Stage
George Power, famed elephant trainer, will conduct radiophone experiments at the Hippodrome in New York City to test if his elephants can follow commands remotely when the trainer is not present.
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Hippodrome
New York City
George Power
Professor Bell a Radio Fan
Alexander Graham Bell, now seventy five, kept a radiophone at home and enjoyed listening in and experimenting despite removing the telephone from his house. Friends say he remains an ardent enthusiast with the new device.
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Professor Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Mr. Bell
Radio Do Nots for Stable Oscillation in Early Receivers
Guidelines warn against tuning grid circuits by capacitance alone and stress keeping the L to C ratio steady. They caution about matching tickler and grid circuits, avoiding detuning from plate variometer proximity, and note high impedance tubes need proper circuit design.
Bran feeding tips for horses support dry bran over mash
The article advises dry bran as preferable for easily purged horses and stresses bran as a bone forming mineral source. It notes dry bran steadies digestion while a warm mash aids hard working horses, suggesting weekly bran to counter feverish symptoms if feeding is excessive, with caution when bowels are irritable.
Excellent for Young Pigs Pasture Keeps Pigs Thrifty
An article extols pasture for young pigs with a limited grain allowance. Pigs on pasture gain cheaply, enjoy succulent feed, and exercise, keeping them thrifty and healthy.
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By Booth Tarkington
Mr. Milholland
Rameey
Mr. Mulholland
Doubleday, Page & Company
Feller
Lie
RADIO
DON
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