Treasures of History in Moscow Library
A Christian Science Monitor correspondent notes Moscow’s Lenin Public Library, formerly the Rumiantzev Institute, has grown from 2 million books to an estimated 3 million after the revolution. It houses rare items like a 1098 Archangel Gospel, a Cracow 1491 edition, medieval Greek manuscripts, Bruno’s complete works, and originals from Tolstoy Turgeney Herz Chekhov Pushkin and Ostrovsky.
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Moscow
Runtinntzey
Rumiantze
Lenin Library
Giordano Bruno
Tolstoy
Turugenney
Herzen
Chekhov
Pushkin
Ostrovsky
Effects of Praise on Minds Across Temperaments
The text argues praise shapes character by mind. It states praise makes a wise person modest while a fool grows arrogant, stirring his weak brain into vanity. It contrasts temperaments and warns how flattery alters judgment.
Textile Sale Notice with Bold Price Tags
Readable fragment shows fabric sale phrases with prices 25 and 35 cents. Mentions include silk stripe ginghams tissue ginghams and dotted voices style textiles advertised at minimal unit costs. No clear event or brand beyond generic sale listings.
Plan Your Vegetable Garden On Paper For Best Results
The article explains laying out a vegetable garden on half inch to foot scale on wrapping paper to save space and improve sun and shade use. Taller crops belong to the west, early crops near the back door for easy gathering, with notes on experiments, pests, and crop succession to guide future seasons.
School Playgrounds as Essential as School Buildings
Dr James Rogers, director of the Community Recreation Training School, argues that playgrounds and athletic fields are vital. Citing Joliet and Elyria examples, he urges schools to sustain physical education for 72 months instead of nine, linking play spaces to clearer minds and better study.
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James Bi. Rogers
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Interior Department
Bureau of Education
Joliet
Elyria
Ohio
Tacoma
San Diego
Peoria
Gary
Ind
Street Planting With Small Trees Enhances Urban Streets
The American Tree Association of Washington urges joining the tree planting army to place small trees in compact patches of soil. These pruned trees add green, decor, and a refined look to streets with upscale shops or elegant houses in solid rows, with guidance offered for a 2 cent stump.
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American Tree Association of Washington
Rhode Island Adopts Mothers' Aid System Statewide
Rhode Island cities and one town have adopted the mothers' aid system under the new law. The welfare commission reports 223 families are presently cared for. Improvements noted include better family health and improved school records for the children.
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Rhode Island
Tuly
Rhodesland Public Welfare Commission
Community call to visit local industries in Colbert county
The Tuscumbia Times urges residents to spend time visiting neighbors' plants in Colbert county district to better understand local industries and acquaint themselves with community neighbors and businesses.
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Colbert County
Tuscumbia
Have Permanent Abode Own your own home even if you have to go in debt to do it
Huntsville Times urges readers to pursue home ownership despite debt, promoting a personal finance stance that favors securing a permanent dwelling through available borrowing and investment. The piece frames home ownership as a stable long term asset and social goal.
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Huntsville Times
Human intelligence peaks at fifteen then use follows
A quoted assertion from the Cleveland Plain Dealer and St Louis Globe Democrat contends that human intelligence reaches its maximum at fifteen years and after that only learning how to apply it remains, with sixty as a stage of near total knowing.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
St. Louis
lobe-Democrat
Inducement In Real Estate Tour Cited In Legion Weekly
A humorous note from the American Legion Weekly questions whether a real estate tour is too far from a station, with a quip about waist measure as an inducement. The brief item blends social wit with postwar American life.
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American Legion Weekly
Making Photo Radiograms From The Photo Electric Transmitter
An early description of a photo radiogram system detailing how a camera film is exposed inside a glass cylinder with an internal light. The light image is captured by a photo electric cell which converts light to electrical impulses, transmitted over land wires to Riverhead Long Island, then decoded at RCA to reproduce the picture on paper and film. Synchronised driving motors ensure exact timing between sending and receiving cylinders 3000 miles apart.
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London Liberatory
Carnavon
Wales
Marconi Wireless ‘Telegraph Company, Ltd
Atlantic
Riverhead
Long Island
Europe
America
Radio Corporation
Carnarvon
The
Broad Street
Catry
RCA Labora Pry
Betwen
Place for Batteries Chargers and Testers Safety Board
To prevent radio batteries chargers and testers from being stacked a board fitted with rollers serves as a convenient shelf. A roller board aids handling of these awkward radio necessities and should be finished with acid resisting paint per Radio Digest.
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Radio Digest
Advantages Claimed for Loop Antennas
Naval experts note loop antennas offer strong interference resistance and broad reception. With sufficient amplification, unlimited receiving ranges are possible, and loops as small as two feet in diameter have achieved enormous distances. Claimed advantages include sharp tuning, wide frequency range from one coil, a single adjustment, directive effect, portability, small space, and low radiative effect with regeneration.
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