Farmers of Northwest Fight the Grasshopper
The USDA urges western farmers to prepare for grasshopper control now using poisoning materials at hatching time. Reports show severe damage in Eastern Montana and Wyoming as the pest lasts six to eight weeks into mid August. The Bureau of Entomology has four men in the territory assisting. Strawberries arrived on the New York Market at 200 to 300 cars weekly in May, with shipments from all producing sections totaling around 3,000 cars weekly.
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West
Bhai
Montana
Wyoming
Tered
Bureau of Entomology
York Market
United States Department of Agriculture
Grid control in a three electrode vacuum tube explained
An article explains maintaining a negative grid relative to the filament to minimize plate current. It defines the amplification factor K as the plate voltage change over grid voltage change, discusses mesh size effects on EF, and describes how grid potential shapes plate current. It notes the need for a bias battery to achieve symmetric grid current changes for detectors.
Big Ships Radio Gear Described on Paris and Lafayette
Radioelectricity outlines the Paris and Lafayette steamers fitted with a five kilowatt tube transmitter covering 2000 to 9000 meters. A five kilowatt motor generator supplies plate high tension for rectifying and oscillatory tubes and low voltage for filaments. Each ship has a radio goniometer or radio compass and Paris messages have reached 3400 kilometers.
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Paris
Lafayette
Radio experiments aid in animal training at Hippodrome
George Power, elephant trainer, will test radiophone use at the Hippodrome in New York City. The aim is to see if his elephants can follow orders on stage without the trainer present, enabling future solo performances.
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Hippodrome
New York City
George Power
Professor Bell a Radio Fan
Alexander Graham Bell, aged seventy five, is described as an ardent radio enthusiast who remains absorbed in listening and experimenting with the new device. Friends say there are few more ardent enthusiasts, and he even had the telephone removed from his home to avoid annoyance.
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Professor Bell
Alexander Graham Bell
Mr. Bell
Radio Do's and Don'ts for Tuning and Detectors
Do not rely on capacity alone to tune the grid circuit keep L to C ratio near constant. Avoid detuning by placing components correctly and not mixing tickler with grid coils. Use appropriate detector tubes and avoid moisture absorption on inductors.
California Lettuce Shipped Year Round By USDA Guidance
The United States Department of Agriculture states lettuce ships year round from California. New York and Florida alternate with Florida in winter and early spring, and New York the rest of the year. Other commercial lettuce states include North and South Carolina, New Jersey, Michigan, Colorado, Minnesota, Idaho and Washington.
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California
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Florida
North
South Carolina
New Jersey
Michigan
Colorado
Minnesota
Idaho
Washington
Bill to cut railroad commissioners and end special attorney post
The measure proposing to reduce the railroad commission from five to three and abolish the office of special attorney is praised as a good reform and urged to pass.
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Railroad Commission
Typewriter Aids Speed With Word-Keys Machine
An article describes a new typewriter with a standard keyboard plus 22 word keys that print whole one syllable words in a single stroke. The device features an escapement lock enabling writing in any direction as shown in Popular Mechanics.
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Popular Mechanics
Coffee Percolating Machine for Continuous Service
An illustrated Popular Mechanics article describes a coffee percolator that auto replenishes ingredients for continuous service in restaurants and cafeterias. Turning the faucet lever activates a valve that deposits a measured amount of ground coffee on the percolator screen.
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Popular Mechanics
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