Pennsylvania to Focus on Power Interconnection
Pennsylvania's electric light and power industry will be center stage next month as more than 1000 representatives from about eight power companies gather at Bedford Springs for the Pennsylvania Electric Association convention September 3 to 6. Topics include central station generators, water power transmission, rural line service, accident prevention, and special power surveys conducted with the state Giant Power Survey Board.
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Bedford Springs
Pennsylvania Electric Association
Commonwealth
Algeveral Association
Special Power Survey
Giant Power Survey Board
Windhat
J. M. Shearer
Altoona
Penn Central Light and Power Company
Licely
G. M. Gadsby
Pittsburgh
West Peon Power Company
Gadsby
Iga
W. D. Bk, Ainey
Public Service Commission
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J.B. Davidson
National Electric Light Asociation
Charles B. Scott
N. BL. A. Accident Prevention Committee
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Penn and Temple to Offer Public Utilities Courses
The University of Pennsylvania and Temple University will offer courses on operation economics and regulation of public utilities starting in October. The program is endorsed by the Pennsylvania Public Service Reform Committee and led by Pennsylvanian officials and executives from gas electric and telephone firms with guidance from industry experts.
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Temple University
Philadelphia
Tennsylvania Public Service
Theodore J. Grayson
Wharton School
Milton W. Stauffer
School of Commerce
Pennsylan
Philip H. Gadsden
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United Gas Improvement Company
W. C. Dunbar
Rapid Transit Company
W. H. Johnson
Philadelphia Electric Company
P. C. Staples
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
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New Telephone Cable Link From New York to Reading
A new all cable telephone line linking New York and Reading Pa has been set in place as an adjunct to the Chicago Philadelphia line under construction. The route runs overhead to Reading then links with Philadelphia and Harrisburg westward. Construction progresses rapidly with features including overhead lines, underground conduit, and submarine sections under the Passaic Hackensack and Hudson rivers.
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Orange Mountains
New York Reading
New York
Chicago
Reading
Passaic
Hackensack
Huilsen
Street cars carry 3 percent of Los Angeles transport
A city survey shows street cars account for 3 percent of Los Angeles transportation. The finding highlights the limited role of street railway in the current urban mobility mix.
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Los Angeles
Tiny leaks, huge water waste warns study
A Pennsylvania Public Service Information committee reports that small faucet leaks waste vast water volumes annually. Even a 1/8 inch leak could waste up to one million gallons per year, with larger leaks costing tens of millions in losses.
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Pennsylvania Public Service Information Sumiites
Picture sent by telephone and wire shading method
A photograph was transmitted over telephone lines by a new process using fine parallel lines that broaden to form shadows and narrow to reproduce lights. The Pennsylvania Public Services Information Committee says the system controls line width so precisely that even the finest details are preserved.
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Pennsylvania Public Services ‘Information Committee
Ground grain feed boosts steer gains in Iowa farm practice
BD D Stevens of Washington County Iowa explains in Successful Farming how grinding oats and corn for young steers improves digestibility cuts feed waste and supports weight gains from 435 pounds to nearly 535 in a year. He notes reduced hog feed losses and benefits of early investment and freight savings.
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D. Stevens
Washington County
Iowa
Work Horses on Hot Days in Spring
Thorsemen should guard against overheating by regular watering at 10am and 3 or 4pm on hot days. Monitor health, shade and moderate cooling for fatigued horses, avoid hard work in heat, and use cold water on the head to bring temperature toward normal. Plan to prevent overheating rather than treat it.
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Thorsemen
Efficient Measures for Killing Vermin on Hogs
Hog lice, a costly parasite, affect swine health and vitality. farmers use rubbing posts with crude oil or burlap soaked in waste oil to kill lice and eggs. Some breeders dip burlap in kerosene emulsion or apply oil via rubbing posts as practical control methods.
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Bio Tractor
Sell Unprofitable Stock
Farm guidance urges removal of nonproductive livestock to cut losses. Text discusses reducing dairy cows with low butter output and high feed costs, and suggests proving feeding methods and valuing labor as crucial.
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Ce Avery Fund
Concrete burner for disposal of refuse
The waste paper and other combustibles from households can be safely burned in a concrete block burner. Use standard 8 by 16 by 4 inch blocks to build a small bricklike enclosure three to four feet high with two bottom sides left open for drafts. Cover the top with stiff woven wire to keep sparks from blowing out in windy conditions.
Municipal Forest to Be Work of Students
Saranac Lake will plant a municipal forest by high school pupils with boys carrying out planting and girls forming an auxiliary to provide meals. The project aims to model a municipal forest with preparatory planting on school grounds and cemetery as part of a village reforestation effort supported by Genesee State Normal School students and village authorities.
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Saranac Lake
Saranac Lake Municipal Forest
University of the State of New York Bulletin
Genesee State Normal School
Brick Beds for Flower Gardens Proposed by Amateurs
Amateur gardeners often fail with small ornamental beds due to poor soil. Popular Science Monthly suggests a brick base and circular brick wall without mortar to retain rich soil and absorb water, returning it gradually to plants.
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Popular Science Monthly
Before Building In Every Sense One's Home
Time spent studying details and seeking competent advice enhances long term satisfaction in home planning and construction. Thoroughly research, consult experts, and complete all required transactions to ensure a solid, lasting result.
Renewal costs higher to renew home portions than start right
Renewal costs far more to redo any part of a home than doing the work correctly at the outset. Many homeowners learn, to their sorrow, that changing the plan after construction proves costly.
Ohio town advances new 111 acre correction farm in Dayton
A well-equipped correction farm spanning 111 acres near Dayton replaces the long-used city workhouse that has served since 1820 as a county jail, marking a major reform in local detention facilities.
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Ohio
Dayton
Fear and Grandma Snow Never Got Acquainted
Grandma Snow, a contributor, was tall and brave, known as our major general. She marched to recruit with her underage son in '62, offered to serve as a nurse, and later faced intruders calmly, saying she would rush them out if needed.
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Grandma Snow
John
Grandma
South's First Railroad Established a Record
The Charleston to Hamburg South Carolina railroad became the first in the South and second in the United States to reach 100 miles, with its line extended to Augusta, Georgia. The Best Friend, the first American locomotive, sparked a fatal accident when its safety valve was sabotaged, yet the engine was rebuilt and returned to service. The Charleston to Burnburg segment covered 135 miles in daylight from six in the morning to six in the evening.
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Hamburg
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South
United States
Detroit News
South Carolina
Savannah River
Augusta
Europe
South Carolina Railroad
Buainburg
Happiness and wholesome enjoys since first man on earth
The passage asserts that happiness lies in peaceful daily labor and simple fulfillment. It emphasizes watching crops, tending blossoms, hard work with plow or spade, thinking, loving, honing skills, and praying as core sources of human joy across time.
Assyrian Horticulture Identifies New Plant Names
Ancient cuneiform tablets from Babylon and Assyrian cities reveal fifty more plant and drug names. A study based on word frequency and therapeutic use links rose, daisy, mustard, asafoetida, sumac, hemp, carsomile, apricot, cherry and silkwortberry to the tablets.
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Babylon
Meaning of Dickens Interjection in Literature
The article explains Dickens as an astonished interjection not tied to Charles Dickens. It traces its use to Shakespeare, citing Merry Wives of Windsor and suggests Dickens may be a euphemism for deuce or devil sharing the initial sound.
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Harding
Charles Dickens
Shakespeare
Dickens
Used Cars for Sale Listings from Early 20th Century
Classified list of prewar automobiles including 1916 Buick Touring 1920 Buick Touring 1921 Buick Touring 1922 Durant Coupe six cylinder 1920 Overland Oakland Roadster Dodge Roadster and three Ford Touring models with panel body details Scrieps Booth Tours list of cars for sale.
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Oakland
Scrieps-Booth Tours
Norman Graybill Contact in Oregon Pa
Norman Graybill of Oregon Pennsylvania lists a P O Bareville RD 1 address and phone 327 H on May 12 with no further details provided.
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Norman Graybill
Oregon
P. O
Bareville
R. D
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Pineapple Country South Africa Grows Largest Indus
Pineapple Country South Africa is reported to possess the largest industry in the British empire for growing pineapples. Pineapples thrive in Natal and the eastern Cape Province, with the main area in the eastern Cape where climate conditions are most favorable.
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South Africa
British Empire
Natal
Cape
Transvaal
Yet They Do Not There Are Few Gold Dines to Discover
Fragmentary Baltimore Sun note on scarce resources with odd phrasing about gold dines and oil fields, suggesting limited opportunities.
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