Buried Treasure Tales Spur Pirate Frenzy Across Ports
A flurry of reports from Asbury Park New Orleans and Cleveland recounts treasure hunts and legends of buried loot. Tales center on Lafitte Kidd Morgan and Stevenson lore with claims of doubloons pieces of eight and a gold cache worth millions. Experts warn most legends lack solid footing yet interest endures through modern searches and gadgets like a metal detector.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Ray Walters
Stevenson
New York
Asbury Park
Paretreal G. Uliman, Jr
Lake Street
Ebury Park
Swanh
Bucklera
Uliman
Anpot
New Orleans
Louisiana
Jean Latte
Haif
Vermilion Bay
Gayernment
Lafitte
Tia
Laffitte
Lake Charles
Cleveland
Cienrga Finlay Simmons
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Brazil
Simmons Soya
Jose Santon
Lima
Zulmiro
Far East
Robert Louis Stevenson
Simmons
Edgar Allen
Pueblo Ocean
Costa Rica
I Ao
Mary Dear
Captain Kidd
New England
Gardiner
Montauk Point
Long Island
Blackbeard
New Jersey
Burlington
Sir Henry Morgan
Oaksland
Maine
Oak ‘Sland
Jean Laftre
Hag
Mes Lafitte
A's Diplomacy in Washington Conference Outburst
A Washington correspondent recalls observing a diplomatic conferenced discussion where bluff and guile ran high. President Roosevelt rose, declared his stance, and warned that the United States would not be deceived.
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Washington
Samy Langdon
St. Louis
Ambiguous OCR Fragment Hints at US Standby Message
Fragmentary text indicates a rushed phrase about the United States of America being on standby. No clear event, date, or entity details are present to define a full card, but the line suggests a government posture or alert status without specifics.
Puritan Ordinance Fines Christmas Observance
The General Court of Massachusetts reportedly enacted a statute declaring that anyone observing Christmas by abstaining from labor or feasting would be fined six shillings for each offense. The report notes harsh Puritanism shaping colonial policy and daily life.
First Golf Club Enshrined at Wichita Country Club
Prof. C. Y. Clark introduced golf to Wichita residents as the first club honors the west of the Mississippi location. The event marks the city’s role in early golf history with a dedication at the Wichita Country Club.
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Mississippi
Wichita Country Club
C. Y. Clark
Wolf
Kansas
Which Is Worse We ask you man to man which to worse
A reader questions whether profanity or declaring something feo perfectly darling is more offensive, noting the lighthearted tone of Lite Hoek Democrat discussion. The piece invites opinion on language, manners, and social acceptability.
Master Volume of the Radio Set
Charles Golenpaul argues for radio manners and methods to reduce loudspeaker volume without distortion. He favors varying plate voltage of vacuum tubes, using a variable resistance in B battery setups, and cautions against retuning the receiver or filament current changes as volume controls. Strong entities include American Mechanical Laboratories and radio frequency receivers on the market.
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Charles Golenpaul
American Mechanical Laboratories
Agann
Sofe
Gang Radio
Radio Maps for Ships via Broadcast Weather Film
A new method lets USWE weather maps be transmitted from Washington to ships, with onboard radio-mechanical receivers plotting an 8 by 10 inch map. Experimental links between Ariington naval station and the warships Kittery and Trenton show full maps can be drawn on board without manual transcription.
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Briny Deep
Uswe
High Seas
United States
Washington
Naval
Ariington
Kittery
Trenton
Stability of a tuned RF amplifier with B battery voltages
A tuned radio frequency amplifier circuit shows greater stability when supplied by 45 or 87 volt B batteries than at 90 or 135 volts.
Handy Parts For Switches In Late 20th Century Tech
Leaks and resistances are crucial for reliable switch circuits. Builders often adjust values at the last minute, risking wasted work. Keep spare grid leaks and resistances of different values and use handy leak and resistance Rockets to swap parts quickly, like changing a tube.
Tone quality fades as buyers weigh station interference
Merchandisers say selectivity once seen as the key radio feature now ranks second amid many stations and chaotic broadcast wavelengths causing interference. The shift does not mean high tone quality loses demand. it remains valued by buyers.
Brackets Reinforce Baseboard To Front Panel
Brackets form a strong set by fastening wood baseboard to the bottom edge of a front bakelite or hard rubber panel. Do not rely on a few screws alone. use brass aluminum or hard rubber brackets designed for this purpose to create a rigid receiver.
Boiling Hydrogen Bubbles Emerge During Battery Charging
During charging a storage battery cell bubbles violently and splashes may occur through the vent cap. This agitation stems from bursting hydrogen bubbles formed by the charging action, not from overheating.
Kidneys and Salts Myth About Backache Relief
A health ad suggests that dull kidney pain signals eating salts and that four ounces of a grape lemon lithia salt mixture can flush kidneys. It promotes Jad Satta lithia-water as a safe remedy and urges thirsting for soft water daily.
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Acalda
Rumor of Truth in Praise Faded by Witty Adage
A reflective note cites La Rochefoucauld on praising only to be praised and observes how truth travels through imperfect means, suggesting caution in taking praise at face value and highlighting the role of wit in signaling sincerity.
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Foster
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