Glacier Parks Edge Toward New Record Attendance in 1923
Glacier National Park in Montana, near the Canadian line, poised for a record season as the Transmountain Road nears completion over Logan Pass. The 1923 attendance reached 28,988, with projections of rising travel as the road opens direct Alpine routes and boosts accessibility from both east and west.
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Stephen VT. Mather
Secretary of the Interior
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Death House of the Huambisa Revealed in Amazon Forest
Detroit News notes Charles W. Domville-Fife's Among the Wild Tribes of the Amazons describes a Huambisa death house where congealed blood floors mark years of decapitation trophies. The tribe feasts on heads on lances and witch doctors remove them to the death house at dawn. The work also discusses the hallucinogenic yage and its power to reveal unseen events.
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Amazon
Charles W. Domville-Fife
Amazons
Domville-Fife
Woman Corrects Man on Things She Knows Well
A woman repeatedly tells a man she does not understand many topics she actually understands better than him. The exchange highlights her awareness and his underestimation in everyday disagreements.
Ideal fixed crystal detector for radio sets described
An article reprints New York Sun and Globe guidance on improving crystal detectors for radio receivers. It compares fixed detector types, notes their drawbacks, and presents a hands on method to build and adjust a practical fixed crystal detector using common parts.
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New York Sun and Globe
Contracted Cold at a Billy Sunday Revival
A letter from A. R. Wilson of La Follette Tennessee describes relief from a cold during Billy Sunday’s Knoxville revival after using three bottles of Pe runa. The note lauds Pe runa as a system builder and catarrh remedy and urges readers to buy the original Pe runa from local dealers.
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A. R. Wilson
la Follette
Tenn
Billy Sunday
Knoxville
Short Circuits Make Tuners More Selective
The article discusses improving radio tuner selectivity with a short antenna and mentions adding a dry cell to the battery to hear concerts when power is low. It explains adjusting variable condensers to remove operator capacity effects, describes a pencil and rubber as a chokeshift vernier, notes a loosely coupled variocoupler is more selective than close coupling, and suggests using lock washers under panel nuts to prevent loose binding posts.
Aerial Construction Points for Efficient Setups
Guidelines for building an aerial include optimal length of 100 feet for a selective set with a 40 foot lead in, maximum height feasible, distance from posts and chimneys, porcelain insulation throughout, using two insulators in series if needed, soldering the lead in, and securing it to a stay with insulation while keeping it five inches from the wall.
Efficient Grid Leak Construction on Tube Base
An illustrated method explains making a grid leak directly on a tube base. Position the tube with base facing you, identify grid and filament terminals, apply india ink at the base, and draw pencil lines between posts to set the leak resistance. Connect the A battery positive to the leak for best results.
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Wilford Lahman
Mica Condensers In Package Type Purchases
In buying fixed condensers described as package type, insist on units that use mica as the dielectric. Dielectric refers to the material between the tinfoil plates that form the condenser.
Construction notes for wiring through windows and insulators
The guide recommends leading the lead-in through the window by drilling the pane when possible and using a porcelain tube to route the wire into the house. If drilling the pane is not possible, drill the window frame or casing and employ a porcelain tube as insulation. Ensure the wire tying all insulators to the aerial supports matches the aerial size, enlarging if available.
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Nps
Tube in Your Set May Not Always Function
If a completed set fails to work or performs poorly the fault may lie in the tube rather than the receiver. A glowing filament does not guarantee a working tube. Have a friend test your receiver with his tubes to verify operation.
From Bottom Rung to Fame Steps in Social Ascent
The piece notes a labor government’s rise to power reflects broader social mobility. It cites figures like Ben Jonson, George Stephenson, John Bunyan, James Hogg, Burns, Opie, and others who began in humble trades before achieving prominence. It emphasizes that starting low and climbing high is not a new phenomenon.
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London
Ben Jonson
Westminster Abbey
Lincoln’s Inn
George Stephenson
John Bunyan
James Hogg
Ettrick Forest
Burns
Opie
Expensive Good A matter of fact father of an em bryo poet
A father presents the embryo poet’s efforts to a noted verse author and asks for judgment. The poet’s reaction is rueful, saying the pieces are excellent yet imply lifelong support for Henry. The exchange appears in Writer's Monthly.
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Writer’s Monthly
Used to Trouble Waiter Calm Under Pressure
A cryptic note links calm service to past experience. It states he used to serve subpoenas as part of his background, hinting at a dual role in hospitality and legal matters. The line suggests a quiet resilience born from prior duties.
Heaviest Rains Fall on Leaky House in Proverbs
A Japanese proverb notes that the heaviest rain exposes the flaws in a leaky house. The saying uses a simple image to reflect how severe trials reveal weaknesses in homes and people alike.
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Japan
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