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The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-01-19
HOW TO SAVE
MONEY WHEN
SHOPPING
By MRS. HARLAND H. ALLEN
20. 1922. Harland II. Alien.)
HOW TO BUY BLANKETS
OQOOOOOOOOOOOCOC

1t takes some care and thought to
buy blankets, that Is, If one is par
tieular about getting value received
for her money. 1t is not enough that
the design be pretty; and 1t Is bad
plan to buy cheap ones, as good blan-
kets wear so much longer and are more
satisfactory in every way.
OF course you know that the finest
100 per cent wool blankets are very
expensive. \ Statesmen say that prob
ably three out of every four of the
medium-priced blankets now on the
market are 'union blankets" that Is,
they are made up with a cotton warp
and wool weft or filling. These
union blankets give excellent service,
but, of course, are not so warm or so
light as an all-wool blanket. AS the
proportion Of cotton increases, the
price is, or should be, lowered, be-
cause the quality of the blanket is
changed Cotton blankets are heavy,
soil easily, and give little warmth.
1t is well to remember that the best
blankets have a surface resembling
rather thick bed of wool, and are light
as well as warm. 1t is quite easy to
be deceived by what we think is
thick woolly nap on blanket though.
Some blankets are made entirely of
cotton, and this long nap put on by
machinery. If the tufting can be too
easily scratched off with the finger
nail 1t Is very likely surface nap.
You can soon learn to tell when
there is large percentage of cotton
In blanket In the first place 1t will
be heavier, because cotton has more
specific gravity than wool. A very
noticeable thing about blanket that
has too much cotton yarn Is that the
characteristic wiry, elastic feel of wool
gives place to the softer and more
yielding quality of cotton. BY doub-
ling over a fold of the blanket and
studying the edge you can recognize a
union blanket, as the cotton will stand
out in a straight line, while wool fibers
would be crlnkly and curly instead Of
straight like the cotton. The cotton
warp may also be detecred at the edge
of the blanket.
Most women like their blankets to
be decorative as well as practical.
The best sellers seem to be plaid de-
signs in pink, blue, or yellow COM
bined with white, to fit In with the
color scheme of the bedroom. Usually
blankets come double, but for con-
venlence, many housewives cut them
apart and bind the edges.
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came a standard joke. There Is one
scheme which will protect the adjust
ment from almost anything short of an
earthquake.
This idea was first encountered on
a shipping board vessel. The vibration
on ship Is great, and for this reason
galena cannot ordinarily be kept In
adjustment, and Is rarely used. How
ever, on avessel In transoceanic service
the crystal, unless the very best possi-
BILE, will not bring In a signal for days
at time when the ship Is near mid
ocean, far from any land stations. This
operator had rigged up shock absorb
er for his galena detector as shown
In the figure. Little explanation Is nee
essary. A block Of wood foot square
or smaller supports four large nails
or wood posts between which are
stretched rubber bands as shown. These
bands support the detector stand. If
the stand Is heavy with a small base
1t will be top heavy; and the stand
had better be mounted on a larger
base. The rubbers should be only
heavy enough to keep the stand from
touching the block, so that there Is
plenty of fiexibility to absorb all
vibration.
Use a flexible cord for connecting
the detector into the circuit so that it
can be taken Off the shock absorber
and adjusted on the table. When a
good adjustment is obtained, carefully
replace the detector on the shock alb
sorber and 1t will stay in adjustment
almost indefinitely unless Of course
disturbed by the heavy signals or
static.
In the case mentioned the detector
would hold an adjustment through an
entire watch, though the vibration
from the engine was pronounced and
In heavy sea there were strong
tremors and jumps. This ship rolled
considerably, but although the detector
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Longer Life for Your Tubes.

For storage battery economy and
longer life of the vacuum tube, 1t Is
always best to employ the minimum
filament brilllancy consistent with ade-
quate audibillty of the signals being
received. Nothing is gained by burn
Ing the filament above the temperature
necessary for maximum regeneration,
and white heat is seldom necessary to
accomplish this, according to Radio
Broadcast. BY resorting to two
stage amplifier In receiving from dis
tant broadcasting stations, ample au-
'dibility can be obtained without ex-
cessive filament brilliancy. AS a mat
ter Of fact, signal strength may well
be sacrificed to purity Of tone in voice
and music, for after all 1t is faithful
reproduction of sound rather than
maximum noise which makes radio
phone reception enjoyable.
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stanu sometimes almost stood on end
during the bad rolls, unless the ad-
Justment was particularly erratic
no trouble was had.
1t will repay anyone who has had,
trouble with keeping good adjust
ment to construct this simple jar abb
sorber.
The detector is used to rectlfy al
ternating current of radio frequency.
Oscillations of radio frequency are
Inaudible, the ear being able to dis
tinguish only up to frequency Of
10000 per second at the very highest.
The longest radio frequency waves
are about 10000 meters wave length,
or $4,000 oscillations per second,
which Is well above audibillty, and
also above the frequency range of the
telephone diaphragm. The frequency
Of the present short broadcasting wave
length is many times as high as this.
The audible frequeneies that we hear
are impressed upon the carrier wave
In variations In amplitude of the ear
rier wave.
II only tuning device and phones
we're used at the receiving station
without some kind of reetifier this
wave modulated by the audible fre-
quencies would have no effect what
ever on the diaphragms Of the head
set. because regardless Of the strength
Of the oscillations or the percent
Of incubation the positive half is al
ways equal and opposite to the mega
tive half, and they viii exactly neutral
ize each other. When rectlfied either
the positive or the negative side Of the
carrier wave II cut on, leaving the
.ther half tree TO AFFECT the diaphragms
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TO KNOW IF 1T is GALL
WOOL"

When you 60 to buy woolen ma
terial, there are many pitfalls you
have to learn to avoid. 1t Is quite
true that most Of us cannot afford to
buy our cloth made up Of all new
wool, but at least we want to be able
to tell when q cloth Is made up Of
cotton and wool mixed, or all new
wool.
The peculiar felting quality Of wool
makes II possible to conceal large
amount Of cotton In Its fibers. Now
this may not always be any great dis
advantage, and 1t Is certainly more
desirable to buy good, Arm piece Of
part-wool dress goods, when the price
Is right, than cheap, inferior grade,
even IL 1t is "all WOOL" A cardinal
point every shopper needs to fix In
her mind Is that "all wool" Is not nee
essarily good wool.
Perhaps the greatest objection to a
mixture of wool and cotton Is the un-
even shrinkage Of the two, which
makes it hard to keep the garment
well-pressed and in shape. Often It
is the presence Of cotton that causes
a wool skirt tc be baggy at the knees
and to sag at the back and sides,
wherever there are long seams.
Then, too, large percentage Of
cotton Is likely to give trouble with
the dyes. This would not apply to
white woolens, of course, but in col
0red goods. especially those of very
dark colors, the cotton may not hold
the dye well. AS you know, all dark
colors tend to be fugitive on cotton.
1t is perfectly possible to determine
to your own satisfaction whether there
is cotton in wool sample. Pull out
some of the threads and burn them.
A cotton thread burns much more
quickly than wool one, and with
more flame; wool chars, leaves a crisp
ash, and smells like burnt feathers.
So the one that has the worst smell
contains the most wool
The most accurate tests, of course,
are the chemical ones, and the house
wife does not have equipment for try
Ing these. But there Is one, and the
very best one at that, which any one
can try. Take a little caustic soda
or potash, and dissolve in pint of
water. Boil your sample Of cloth in
this solution. 1t will dissolve any
wool, but leave the cotton unchanged.
II your sample Is all wool It will be
entirely dissolvedi
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RADIO FLASHES

A good safety-first slogan for
the radio fan might be Live
wire? Dead man !"
A couple married by radio a
short time ago already are seek
ing u divorce, report says.
Sort Of loose coupling.
1t is said that information
broadcast from South America
to manufacturers of motorcars
In the United States resulted in
large foreign orders.
A Western minister broadcast
a talk upon the value of the
right atmosphere In home life.
The home life, like radio, often
has static In its atmosphere.
Members of the regular army,
organized reserves and National
Guard In San Francisco will
have the opportunity to buy
some of the 10000 army receiv-
ing sets at $3.50 each. These sets
were declared surplus stock and
cost $1,000,O00. Buyers are lim-
tied to military men only.
A small piece OF hollow brass
tubing, such as often used for
curtain rods, will make a good
shaft for the rotor In vario-
coupler. The two connections
for the revolving coil are made
by wires running through the
hollow tube to the center. then
through a hole to the windinRS. :
This connection will do away
with sliding contacts In the va
rlocoupler.
1t often Is difficult to make
dials or knobs hold firmly In
place on such instruments as
variometers, rheostats. etc., be-
cause the shafts are too smooth.
This may be overcome. easily by
filing one side Of the shaft slight
ly. making fiat surface. Place
the tightening screw over this
fiat space. Adjust 1t firmly. and
the diaIs will be held in place.
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RADIO
CRYSTAL EARRING
CAN BE Prevented
Simple Shock Absorber That Was
Devised by Operator on a
TranSoCeanic Vessel.

One of the worst irritations suffered
by the crystal detector operator Is the
frequent jarring out Of good ADJUST
ment. Often the slightest vibration
caused by heavy football, slamming
of a door or someone brushing against
the table Is sufficient to disturb the
good point. The process of the read
hstment has To be gone through again.
This happens with such regularity that
numerous schemes to avoid jarring
the detector stand have been devised.
Most of these were failures, and the
phrase "Don't Jar Out Detector," be-
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without the eounteraction Of the oppe
site half Of the wave.
The more perfect the rectincation
the louder the signal will be In the
phones, because the resultant audible
current Is the difference between the
two halves of the cycle. The crystal
Is not perfect rectifier. 1t is
merely a resistance which does not
follow Ohm's law. II offers more re
sistance to current flowing In one
direction than the other Suppose the
positive half of the current Is to be
utilized. partially neutralize the posi-
tive current, reducing the strength OF
the signal.
A curve for galena crystal Is
shown as curve No. /. In Fig 1. The
curve will vary for every adjustment
on the crystal. This graph represents
a very good adjustment. The best sig
nal will be obtained when the sharp
est bend In the curve is at the work.
Ing point. In the case Of the. galena
crystal this point would be at zero
potential. AT this point the rectlfica
tion will be the highest.
Some crystals require local bat.
terry and potentiometer to bring. the
working point to the proper point on
the curve. Curve No. 2 Is for a car
borundum crystal. To work this crys-
tai most effectively the potentiometer
would have to be adjusted to give a
positive potential Of about three volts
The dotted line for No. Is for ar
ordinary and Is straight line.
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Vatican Uses Radio TO U. 8,

The first use of radio by the Vatican
was the. recent transmission to the
United States of message from Pope
Plus XII, through Mgr f. Morgongini
Daca, papal pro-secretary of Extra
ordinary ecclesiastical affairs, to
James A. Flaherty of Philadelphia,
supreme knight Of the Knights of
Columbus. The radio carried the
formal appreciation Of Pope Plus of the
Knights Of Columbus, million-dollar
American welfare campaign In Italy.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-01-19
C. & 0.
CONDUCTOR
GAINS 35LBS.

IL enjoyed Christmas this time with
more pleasure than i had In years."
remarked w. L. Malone, 41O Char
lottesville, Va. the other day, in telling
of the benefits he has derived from
the use of Tanlac. Mr.. Mahone has
been railroad conductor for nineteen
years. He runs on the Chesapeake 4
Ohio from Charlottesville to Washing.
ton, d. c., and Richmond, Va.
my stomach and digestion had
been bad so long that / can hardly re-
member the time l could eat without
suffering afterwards. gradually
grew weaker until / was often having
to lay off from my run. In this run.
down condition l contracted pneu.
monia in both lungs and came near
losing my life.
"After this spell my stomach trou
bled me worse than ever and re
NAMED almost as weak and helplesf
as baby. While sitting around read
ing the papers / was attracted by the
statements about Tanlac, which had
such a sincere ring that was led to
believe the medicine might help me
UP the hill, and it pulled me clean up
to the top. My appetite never falls
stomach misery is all gone, and ]
have gained thirty-five pounds In
weight. Tanlae keeps me feeling
'spick and span, too. so oan make
my runs and still feel fine."
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists
Over 81 million bottles sold.-Adver
tisement.
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Radio School for Army Flyers.

A new army radio school for train
Ing air service radio operators and
electricians has been established at
CEanute Field, Illinois. The school
was removed from Post Field, Okla
homa, and new classes for radio in
struction are being formed. 1t will be
equipped with all the latest radio de-
vices, including apparatus for aerial
work in both heavier and llghter-than-
air craft. Enlistments for training In
radio for the army air service are now
being accepted at Chanute Field.
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Practical Mind.

The approach Of Christmas brought
the usual problem to an Alameda
(Cal) man-what to give his wife
She had everything he could think Of
and there seemed nothing more to
bestow. "My dear" he said, II wish
to give you a present to cost about
$50, but can't think what Can your
The lady pondered 1t seriously, and
said: II am thinking Of my roses.
wish you would give me $50 worth OF
manure. San Francisco Argonaut.
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ar.xsIx Said.

Little George, aged four and one
half years, kept teasing his baby sis.
ter by taking her toys away. His
mother thought the best remedy for
him was a good spanking.
Al she was preparing him for II
he turned and said:
"well. mamma. you will have to q.
cuse the tearp.' '9
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Bio Chinese PROGRAM.

The new radio program in China
calls for the construction Of four wire
less stations. One In Shanghai is to
be larger than any now In existence
In this country. Completion Of this
station will mean direct communica,
tion between the United States and
China.
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Help Not Needed.

Stella-Dld you call for help when
be kissed you In the dark?
Maybell-Silly. should say not. He
didn't need any help.
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Every time t. woman makes call
she has some new piece of gossip to
turn loose.
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WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and
bladder trouble and never suspect It.
Women's complaints often prove to b
nothing else but kidney trouble, or the
result Of kidney or bladder disease.
II the kidneys are not in healthy con-
dition, they may cause the other organs
to become diseased.
Pain in the back, headache, loss Of am
bition, nervousness, are often times gmp-
toms of kidney trouble.
Don't delay starting treatment. Dr..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, q physicians pre-
scription, obtained at any drug store, may
be just the remedy needed to overcome
such conditions.
Get medium or large size bottle I'M
mediately from any drug store.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents TO Dr.
Kilmer q Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for :
sample bottle. When writing be SURE and
mention this paper.-Advsrtisement
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1t is easy to believe in your fellow
men If you will just refrain from
signing notes.
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The VIII to Believe.
"But how did you get her to believe
such an outrageous Hep IL told It to
her In strict confidence"
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Mak,no I, sn,nr,

Making Il snappy.
He doesn't like the words Of our
song"
"Give him the Columbia
Jester.
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Important to Mothers
Terse Talk.

Terse Talk.
"Going out, my SOM" Eyes, moth
err" "Whither" "Yes, mother, with
her."--BostOn Evening Transcript.
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A cultured man b one who has .
lot Of information that Isn't worth
anything to him
The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-01-19

Don't Foruot CutIcura TaIcum
When adding to your toilet requisites
An exquisite face, skin, baby and dust
Ing powder and perfume, rendering
other perfumes superfuous. You mag
rely on 1t because one Of the Cuticura
Trio (Soap, Ointment and Talcum).
25c each Observation-Disclosures
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A laugh Z the nest nashstse thins
On earth.
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A MAN WHO BECAME
FAMOUS

Doctor II. V. Pierce, whose picture
appears above, was not only success
ful physician, but also profound
student Of the medicinal qualities Of
Natures remedies. roots and herbs.
and by close observation of the meth
DDS used by the Indians, he discovered
their great remedial qualities, espe-
cially for weaknesses of women, and
after careful preparation succeeded In
giving to the world remedy which
has been used by women with the best
results for half century. DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription Is still in great
demand, while many other so called
"cure-alls" have come and gone. The
reason for its phenomenal success Is
because Of Its absolute purity, and DR..
Pierce's high standing as an honored
citizen Of Buffalo Is guarantee Of all
that Is claimed for the Favorite Pre-
scriptlon as q regulator for the Ills
peculiar TO women.
Send 10c for trial pkg. to DR.. Pierce's
Invalids Hotel, Buffalo. n. Y.
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Criminal NsoIloencs

Mrs. Newlywed-Oh, dropped =
ftrk--that means mothers coming
here.
Newlywed-But nngersi
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BETTER
DEAD

Life is burden when the body
is racked with pain. Everything
worries and the victim becomes
despondent and downhearted.
To bring back the sunshine take
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LATHROP'S
DMEQA|r
hAAR LEM OIL
kyEE3JI[57

The national remedy of Holland for over
200 years; it is an enemy of all pains re-
sulting from kidney, liver and uric acid
troables. All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the name Gold Medal on evsry
box and accept no Imitation
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-09-14
The Custard Gun

Are you movingY' she inquired. in
some perplexity.
Lana, no" cried Lettie in astonish-
ment. Then - why them are beds
Look here!" She sprang I'D and gave
one OF the boxes a vigorous twist.
Ihis Is where Crink sleeps: Thad
sleeps in the other one"
Never mind, Lettis," reproyed
Mrs. Penfield quietly, as she came into
the room. I'm very sorry to have
kept you waiting, Mrs. Weatherstone.v
Subdued, Lettie pushed back the
oox and withdrew to a corner, watch
ing her beloved Penzie with specula.
tive wonder. There was q subtle
change in Mrs. Penfeld's manner even
IN -her way of speaking. Lettie felt II.
but could not know the cause. With
out realizing 1t herself, Mrs. Penfield
mad reverted to the days when she
had had real home and had re-
ceiyed callers on a basis of genial
equality, vastly different from her en-
forced experience in The Custard
Cup, an environment which was far
from encouraging to niceties 10
speech and bearing. Her manner was
as self-possessed as usual, but touched
with a gracious reserve that would
have been fatal in her intercourse
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-09-14

SONGS REQUESTED
These songs and poems are on the
requested and To-Be-Found list:
III Remember You. Love. In Ny
Prayers.
The Boys Won't Do To Trust
Wandering Home.
The Drunkard's Lone Child.
Am Looking for a Sweetheart
Somewhere in France There's . Lily.
Blackeyed Sailor Boy.
William and Mary.
Put My Little Shoes Away.
When You Left the Red River Valley.
The Lonesome Niger.
Don't take advantage of my good
nature.
First Lines
Go. pretty rose. go to my love.
Tell her of all / fain would tell.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-09-14

with tenants who assumed superiority
lest someone treat them as inferior,
Mrs. Weatherstone, being a cultured
woman, was undisturbed by thoughts
of comparison. Therefore Mrs. Pen
field could meet her on her Own
ground
Mrs. Weatherstone proceeded at
once to her Grand II have just dis
covered that one of the maids gave
your son the wrong bundle. I sup
pose you knew 1t was a mistake"
"a mistaken F.. Mrs. Penfeld re-
peated the phrase In surprise. mo,
didn't know there was a mistake"
"You didn't? Why, didn't you get
the silk hangings and that embroid-
cred bedspread?"
Eyes, but I s'posed you intended to
send EN-"
A look of alarm came into Mrs.
Weatherstone's. face. what did you
do with them?" Her voice was tense
with suppressed anxiety.
81 washed them. Right now l was
ironing"
Mrs. Weatherstone sprang to her
feet. "You washed them!" she repeat
ed, shocked and incredulous. do
you mean that you put them into Wa
ter?
Mrs. Penfeld blinked. "SIre l did
Why not?"
Unto wateri My choicest hangingsi
How could you do 1t? lou should
have known there was MISTAKE
Those things were TO be Try cleaned.
I'd gathered up everything because
we're doing the house over and re-
furnishing. But waterl why
"What's the matter with waterT
demanded Mrs. Penheld, thoughtfully
puzzled. "Dry cleaning amt hall SO
cleansing. and things don't smell so
good. either"
Il know that. but irF a slight mat
ter compared with running
@Ruinlngl Do you s'pose for min
ute Mrs. WeafhersfOne, that ] ruined
your hangings and Why, ! Shouldn't
have touched EN- II hadn't been sure
what I could DO. They're iookins
fne."
Mrs. Weathersfone's shoulders fe
faxed, the tension IN Der 0eer'ns
blended into Der usual grace. ~ n''
no you ineanY she asked gsasly
I'm show you. boz y0uli haze 70
come MO DO kifchou" she led tnf
eag and pointed % > spread throws
seross line a vac of easunar'f
soHn aogeD iu lndln 900 epipfp'p
sr.f WIN dolloafo slltf ln p fb'seo
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