Telegraphic Tales of Busy Readers Report Far Reaching Events
A long wire filled digest notes Berenn Nuhert claims a Taurus from the Canadian mounted police reached Port Yukon Alaska and reports two killings on February 1 near the Mavhangle river. It cites Gov Felon W Richardson of California and mentions regulation talks, naval fuel cases, tax changes, homestead openings, and international tensions.
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Berenn Nuhert
Taurus
Canadian Mounted Palley
Port Yuko
Alaska
Imilew Marth
Mailrbanich
Alani
Llersthed Islind
Ureite Veek
Te Mavhangle River
Dual tuner switch aids radio reception strategy
The article discusses using a four pole double throw switch with a capacity link to rapidly shift between single and three circuit regenerative tuners. It notes using No. 18 copper wire, minimizing lead lengths, avoiding parallel wiring, and keeping the setup within standard radio News guidelines. The goal is to optimize reception by switching tuners as conditions require.
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Cy Paul E. Duffield
Radio News
Banjo Turned Upside Down Powers Loud Speaker System
A historical note describes using a banjo and head phones as a simple loud speaker. The banjo serves as a resonator when inverted and phones rest on its skin, with amplification allowing music to be heard from stations about 500 miles away. Other instruments, including a tambourine, could work similarly.
25 Ohm Rheostat May Be Made by Amateurs
An amateur project outlines making a 25 ohm rheostat from a resistance unit and a switch arm with a bushing. The blade, copper or aluminum pointer, and a small belt through the unit eyelet form the adjustable resistor mounted on the panel. The bushing position depends on switch reversal length and serves as the other terminal.
Hand Capacity Elimination Tactics Revealed in Sets
A cryptic report outlines methods claimed to remove hand capacity in sets. Experts discuss techniques, risks, and potential impacts on players and matches.
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Whiting
Tarantino
Tay Hee
Renee
Insulating Shaft Extension to Improve Shielding
A method to reduce hand capacity and keep live circuit parts from extending beyond a metal shield. The shaft is shortened and an insulating fiber tube with matching inner diameter is attached to pass through the panel. The knob and dial fit into the tube, preventing any part of the circuit from protruding past the shielding.
Frequent Cleaning of Condensers for Better Performance
Cleaning condenser plates requires pipe cleaners pushed between the plates to remove dust that causes short circuits and crackling noises. One package lasts indefinitely, making the investment inexpensive for efficient operation.
Surgeon of the America recounts a surgeon aid plea and a tooth yanked with pliers
A radiogram reports the captain of a small vessel suffering five days with an aching tooth seeks help. The tale shifts to a chaotic storm aboard the brig Nancy Lee where the skipper vents fury, curses, and clashes with the crew while the ship endures severe weather.
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Robert Stewart Sutliffe
America
Nancy Lee
Davy Jones
Yelln
Wownn
Eli Roy Ky
California Fig Syrup Ad Urges Mothers to Use Brand
A growling sales pitch urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup for children of all ages claiming it opens the bowels and prevents illness tomorrow. The ad warns to demand the genuine product and not an imitation and notes directions printed on the bottle.
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California
Mad as March Hare Explained by Phrase Origins
A note explains the saying mad as a March hare is a fixed figure of speech. It contrasts the marsh hare’s wild nature with the literary March hare, clarifying how the phrase evolved into a common expression about excitement or craziness.
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Thick Glossy Locks
Ad promotes 35 cent Danderine as a tonic that revives lifeless hair and restores gloss and body. Claims include immediate correction of falling hair and dandruff, strengthens dry or faded hair, and leaves hair light and not greasy. Available at drug stores.
What Soteria Means in English Usage
Soteria is a Greek word meaning salvation and derives from two roots: deliverance or safety, and to rescue from danger. In English it may convey the sense of safe deliverance from peril.
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England
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promises Clearer Skin
An advertisement touts the Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as a complete toilet trio. It claims cleansing purifying soothing and fragrant powders help keep skin clear with daily use.
Bright Color Study At University Of California
A University of California experiment explores whether women choose bright colors to please themselves or to attract men. Researchers aim to determine motives behind color choices in women's dress.
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University of California
Dandelion Butter Color Used in Stores for 50 Years
A harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion has been sold by drug and general stores for 35 cents per bottle for five decades.
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United States
Canada
Worm Turns and Turned Talk in Potters Field
Fragmentary riffing on fate and choice features a wry exchange about turning directions and a potter’s field described as a rest place, hinting at a tongue in cheek meditation on mortality and meaning. The lines juxtapose uncertainty with a grand resting place.
Violinist Buys E String in London Shop
A violinist enters a London music shop and asks for an E string. The shopkeeper offers a box and asks the musician to pick one, remarking that he hardly knows the strings from the reeds.
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London
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