Whippet Car Shown By Willys Overland At Low Price
Willys Overland introduces the perfected Whippet a four cylinder light car. John N. Willys claims the model proves there can be no monopoly in the light car field. The car features four wheel brakes aer color options fenders sun visor automatic windshield cleaner rear view mirror and a combined rear driving and stop light.
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Willys-Overland, Inc
John N. Willys
Toledo
Los Angeles
New York City
A. A.A
Ham Speedway
Salem
N. B
Willys-Overland
Expert Adviser Trainer Exchange Over Aims
Dialogue notes a trainer and fighter debating strategy and value. The trainer laments missed opportunities and warns that wealth comes from more than buying cheap items. The fighter asserts some fail upward and others rise, while utility remains the ultimate test.
Blessing in Disguise of Husbands Going to Work
A Woman's Home Companion quote praises wives for their daily rush to send husbands to work while a caustic commentator insists wives should be thankful to have husbands who will go to work. The exchange highlights gender role expectations and social commentary of the era.
A Poor Man’s Pride in Rich Relations Rarely Shown
A proverb notes that a poor man may claim rich kin but rarely does so with pride. The saying suggests humility over boasting about lineage or wealth.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Prescription Endorsed by Millions
Dr Caldwell began practicing in 1875 and promoted a mild laxative Syrup Pepsin introduced in 1892. The liquid vegetable remedy targets constipation and related ailments and is widely used by families, especially mothers, with free sample requests offered.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
How to Test Old Tube Make Your Own Tester
An at home tube tester can diagnose worn tubes using four parts a base from an old tube a socket a voltmeter and leads. Connect voltmeter in series with plate lead plug base into set measure plate current against B and C voltages. If plate current is under 400 percent of manufacturer data replace tube. thoriated types like UX-201 A can be rejuvenated.
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Westinghouse
Coupling Devices and The Value Of Output
Radice explains speaker windings use very fine wire and burn out with high current. Distortion arises from direct current through windings when set is on. Output transformers bypass the DC plate current to protect the speaker while carrying the AC signal from the broadcast.
Amplifier Required for Best Receiver Tone
To achieve optimal tone quality the receiver needs a good amplifier in the circuit. The amplifier should reproduce all musical frequencies from about 30 cycles to at least 600 cycles to cover low piano notes high notes and instrument harmonics that distinguish timbre.
C Battery Life and Replacement Guidelines
The article explains that a C battery over a year old is likely dead and useless. A dead C cell may cause distortion or whistle in a circuit and increase tube current, shortening tube life. CO batteries have a shelf life of about six months and should not be used beyond that period.
Germany claims cheap metal diaphragm microphone
A German invention reports a metal diaphragm so thin it is transparent and can be produced cheaply. The breakthrough would let radio enthusiasts build their own microphone at low cost.
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Germany
When C Battery Replacement Clears Radio Signal Distortion
Distorted signals in a radio receiver usually indicate the C battery should be replaced. The note explains the battery replacement fixes reception and restores normal operation.
Richmond Indiana Builds a City Art Gallery Network
Richmond Indiana promotes art through a free community gallery funded by the education department. The Richmond Art Association marked its thirty first anniversary, expanding school art courses, supervision, and nine teachers. A 30 strong painter group participates in annual shows and regional exhibits.
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Richmond
Indiana
United States
Department of Education
Richmond Art Association
Melville F. Johnston
Anna Steese Richardson
Seeking All Methods of Civic Improvement
Eighteen Wisconsin cities measure themselves against standards in education industry municipal government recreation city planning social work libraries town and country relations religion. The surveys are led by Aubrey Williams of the Wisconsin conference of social work with citizen volunteers evaluating their own towns.
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Wisconsin
Aubrey Williams
Madison
Wisconsin Conference of Social Work
Transplanting Shade Trees For Quick Home Shade
An owner can create instant shade by transplanting mature trees. A deep five to seven foot trench loosens the root ball while protecting young fibers. The tree is undermined to sever roots and a smooth cut on the ends facilitates removal. The earth ball is bagged and loaded for transport.
On Contractors One Uses Visual Timeline Deed Guarantee
A Long Island suburban home producer employs a new method for ensuring quality by inserting daily construction progress photos into the deed. The buyer can trace material types, weather, and operation times, and identify the responsible sub-contractor for any defect.
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Long Island
New York
Beecher’s Good Wishes For A Moral Atheist
A 19th century anecdote recounts Henry Ward Beecher replying to a question at a Friday prayer meeting. A man asks where a virtuous atheist goes after death. Beecher replies with a smile that the man would have his good wishes wherever he goes.
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Henry Ward
Beecher
Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Mr. Beecher
Dr Drake’s Glossco Croup Remedy Promoted
A physician’s prescription used for 35 years relieves croup without vomiting in 156 minutes. The time tested remedy for coughs colds and coping cough is Dr Drake's Glossco. For households with little ones, buy from your druggist at 60 cents a bottle.
Naples Receives Royal Gift Villa Flori Diana Museum
The widow of Count di Marsi presents a royal villa to Naples hosting a vast collection of porcelain glass crystals ceramics and enamels. Opened by the king of Italy the Villa Flori diana houses 10 009 pieces across 21 rooms including Sevres cups once used by Marie Antoinette and other wares from European and Asian potteries and glassworks.
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Naples
Count di Marsi
Italy
Villa Floridiana
Ferdinand IV
Europe
Asia
Turkey taxes films and phonograph records
Turkey imposes a tax of 25 piasters on each record and film with 75 percent of receipts going to the Red Crescent Society. Educational films and records are tax exempt.
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Turkey
Red Crescent Society
Red Cross
Expectation Of Life Increases With Modern Science
Dr. Donald B. Armstrong argues in the North American Review that modern science has lengthened and enriched life. He notes life expectancy at birth rising from twenty eight years in 1789 to about forty eight today, contrasting with the old era of short life and merry living.
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Donald B. Armstrong
The
North American Review
Socialism Stripped Bare Dialogue Echoes Wealth Redistribution
A quoted exchange questions the idea of wealth redistribution with a blunt reply praising plans that let the speaker discard unwanted items and claim possessions they fancy, illustrating a candid view on socialist principles.
Drake Memory Honored at Chatham Dockyard
A model of Sir Francis Drake’s Golden Hind hangs in the Dockyard Church at Chatham to honor Drake’s memory and his link to the River Medway. An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for various household linens. The piece ends with a social critique about idle men who cannot make a living despite appearing wise.
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Frahers Drake
Medway
Chatham
England
Towns Folks Endorse Ordinance Targeting Eye Sore Lots
North Wales residents backed the town council’s step to penalize owners of vacant lots that became eyesores. Officials noted most lots were owned by nonresidents and efforts to improve them by appeal failed, so the ordinance aims to curb neglect and boost pride.
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North Wales
Fletcher's Castoria Promises Gentle Relief for Babies
The advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for colic, constipation, and diarrhea in infants. It claims quick, gentle action with no dangerous drugs and offers a baby care booklet as added value, urging mothers to use it at first signs of distress and consult a doctor for real sickness.
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Fletcher
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