Building a Simple Battery Charger Unit for Radios
The New York Evening World describes a straightforward kit to charge a storage battery for a radio set. It includes a voltmeter ammeter double pole double throw switch a battery charger a panel two binding posts and insulated wiring. The wiring allows battery to power the radio when the switch is up and charging when down with other tips on panel placement and wire gauge.
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New York
Evening World
Entangled passions test Gerald and Myrtile
In dialogue heavy scenes at a park and manor, Myrtile probes Gerald about Christopher and love while confessing her own one sided devotion and future hope. Gerald plans a voyage to Russia to help Pauline’s imprisoned brother, while Pauline’s icy resolve masks deep longing as their affair strains.
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Radio makers struggle to meet booming demand in early season
Major Herbert H. Frost notes the radio industry faces record orders as production lags. Sets grow easier to build without college training, and the boom is expected to endure beyond next summer with higher power stations enabling clearer reception. Engineers predict gradual development with no sudden obsolescence.
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Herbert H. Frost
Washington
Hoover
Worth Living For in Every Low Lot
A reflective meditation on finding value in any situation. The excerpt argues that Providence places some cordial drops in every man’s cup, offering contentment or resignation through wise extraction of good circumstances.
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Providence
Sterne
Altar Bound: Zulu Girls Courting and Bride Customs
Grace Morrow describes Zulu courting north of Natal where young Intombi marry to replenish cattle kraals. Girls wear their mothers kilts, undergo a three week courtship with gifts, and have a life long marriage headdress woven with coconut fiber and clay. Names often reflect events or epidemics.
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Grace L. Morrow
Zululand
Natal
Rome to Have Subway Plans Backed by Commissioner
The royal Rome city administrator has approved in principle an Italian French group's bid for a subway concession. The scheme covers two underground lines linking congested districts chosen to maximize relief despite high costs. Officials note narrow streets and dense traffic make a subway desirable as population grows.
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Rome
Dollar’s wanderings through decades trace Miller’s journey
In 1882 M C Miller earned his first dollar and carved initials before spending it at a circus. Thirteen years later the same dollar surfaced as streetcar fare in New York City. It returned again when Miller, now a Florida filling station operator, was paid with the coin.
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M. C. Miller
New York World
Miller
Florida
Sea Lions Range and Weights on Pacific Coast
The California sea lion and the Steller sea lion inhabit the Pacific coast from southern California to Alaska. Old bulls grow up to about ten feet long with weights around twelve to fifteen hundred pounds, while cows weigh four to six hundred pounds.
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Pacific Coast
California
Alaska
Nature Magasine
Mirage Explanation in Optical and Mental Perception
Mirage is an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions. It appears as a real object distorted and seen in a false direction, with observers at different distances perceiving different forms.
Advancing To Cure and Prevention Echo Through Time
A quotation reflecting on medical progress. The phrase contrasts curing past ills with preventing future ones, attributed to Kate Douglas Wiggin as a thought on health and foresight.
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Kate Douglas Wiggin
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