davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

block snoring into the loud speaker. That's my tubes groaning," you arc given to understand. 'I don't won der at it" you say--to yourself.
 Machine guns open fire again. Bat tie isn't yet over. That static is bad tonight I've never heard it like ! you hear q woman scream and you 1 rush for the telephone, but are reas- sured by your friend who says it's merely another wave length he's struck. An, SMASH is broadcast l ing a program" and he dives into 1 the maze Of dials and tries to open inc safe
 That whistler is pretty good you remark. see if you can keep him on."
 ] That's no whistler. I'm trying to tune in" Whistler starts at the top Of the scale, slides down to the low lass notes and then gives loud groan. Silence. Whistler gives a loud groan and goes from the bass notes up to the top of the scale for variety. Again silence, except for the | machine guns which are still doing ] business at the old stand. You won- der if the gunners get time and a 1 half for overtime.
 ! Down the scale again goes the whistler. This time he oinits the 1 grOan and wee, small voice says, Tt is now 12:10 q. m.. eastern standard time. This Is radio broad casting station WHoSH, signing off. Good night" Broadcasting station WHOSH is in a town ten miles away. i You could have heard 1t better than that by telephone. but so goes life and modern science.
 Several turns Of the dial bring forth increased disturbances of a revolutionary nature and several faint squeaks. Nothing more.
 T guess this is an off night. It's funny. too. ] generally get iot of distant stations. and so clear that you can hear them all over the house. Why about an hour ago ] had XXX SD loud that -
 But sou have heard enough. You bound "B' battery om your friends" head. concealing the re- mains in the NictroIa. and sneak out into thc night
 Iadi0 is certainly great thing if you don't have 10 listen 10 some one else talk about it.
 
 Bristol residents who contributed to the fund for the construction of new hospital were surprised 10 read in the afternoon papers yesterday that sIB.g60 of the amount had been pledged to the New Britain hospital campaign with the understanding that New Britain would not solicit pledges in Bristol.
 This was news 10 Bristol Only those who enjoy admission to select circles were aware that the money had been promised to NeK Britain. Every effort was made to keep the information from the public and when newspaperInen became aware Of the situation yesterday they were told that t sas nod proper for puI lieatiou. The e0rrespOnds nts used thcirs own judgment and the people iHl Bfistol read the articles with genuine sur prise.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
THE USES OF THE CLOCK

An interesting news item from Lon don indirectly discloses the fact that for more than half a century all of the clocks at the royal estate at Sand ringham have been kept half an hour ahead of Greenwich time. the custom having been adopted by the late King Edward when he was Prince of Wales. He had borrowed the idea from a neighpor who introduced it in his household to insure punctuality
 But the custom worked so well among Sandringhsm villagers that there is no other time in the village and even the trains stopping there use such time according to the report. So, when the present king goes there he announces that he will eat at s;S0 when he means o'clock Greenwich time
 Now this nothing to do with the orthodox joke of the Englishman who never sees the point of a joke until some time after the said point should have pricled home. Nor does it infer that the English as a race are apt 10 be any slower in doing things than are Americans. or members Of any other race. Nor has it anything to do with the merits or demerits Of stan dard or daylight saving time, although 1t is quite possible to twist the situa- ton about in a way to present an argument in favor or against either of them
 But the habit Of setting the clock ahead in order 10 assure punctuality does remind very forcibly of the rancher who was so eager 10 have his ranch hands get in all the work possi- blt that he set his clock ahead an hour. Thus we--pardon, "then"--went to breakfast at I a. m. in blissfu ig- norance that it was in fact, 3 a. m.- and a. m. in the winter time is quite 1 early, thank you, for breakfast, es- pecially as there were chores to do fore that meal.
 Well the farmer got plenty of work out of the hands" and there was an abundance Of efficiency on the ranch. The day will come when the worlds hands" will not need 10 set their clocks ahead an hour in the simmer in order to remind themselves that it is time to get up and go to work. But in the meantime if is good that q ma 1 jority Of us combine to have a daily 1 reminder in the form Of clock. that . we will be wasting time fl We let the . sun shine on an idle earth The farmer was fooling his workers. We. in using daylight saving time. are not fooling ourselves. We are merely agreeing 10 remind ourselves Of the splendid chance for utilizing the best hour Of 1 the day not for sleeping but for work ing.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

people who sat there were New Brit
 ain people, To add to the New Brit ain atmt here, Ernest W. Christ was
 toastmaster and n number of prom
 inent Hardware City citizens were
 seated at the guest table.
 As political banquets go, the affair
 was rather tame. The stage was all
 set and the leading charters were
 there, but the curtain refused 10 go up. Spontaneous enthusiasm which
 causes political combustion was lack
 ing. Perhaps this was due to the fact that there were long waits between courses. The way to man't heart is through his stomach, q wise woman once said. The delays in the service must have had the effect of putting barriers in the way.
 The address by Rev. Archibald F. Campbell, senate chaplain, was scholarly and masterly. It was well
 prepared and well delivered. 1t was Hitting for the occasion
 Comparisons are odious. as Con.
 grcssman Graham remarked. Per
 haps he suffered by being placed after Rev. Mir. Campbell on the speak ing program as good act in the theater sometimes suffers because if comes after an unusually strong num-
 Der. IT the speakers had been
 switched in the order of their ap- pearance, Congressman Graham tmight have appeared to better adyan tage.
 The congressman delivered an ad- dress that one might, expect to hear from the platform during a political campaign. As a campaign speech it would stand out strong. But why he used up so much ammunition telling the diners Of the luminous achieve
 nents Of the republican party when every man and woman present was already sold" on the party (proof of which is found in the fact that each had paid s5 10 attend the dinnerD is beyond undcrsta nding.
 Congressman Graham made rath- CT weak explanation Of the oil scan- dal in Washington. He ascribed 10 the democratic leaders all the curios- fly concerning the activities of ex- Senator Fall. Mir. Graham should know that the oil scandal has ceased to be q partisan issue. The mass of the people, regardless of party affilia- tion, are anxious to get some light on the subject. No doubt, the democratic critics will enjoy a sense Of intense pleasure if they can Hasten a crime onto a republican office holder, as would the republicans if the situation were reversed, but the people are not interested in how the investigation is prosecuted so long as it is pushed to the utmost. AIr. Graham was gieeftn over NIT. McAdoo and Mir. Gregory being connected with oil interests. but their connection, which is apparently in the form of legitimate business, cannot throw a smoke screen over Mr. Falls conduct. Pointing the fn- ger of scorn at Mr. McAdoo and Mir. Gregory does not turn public atten- ton from Mir. Fall.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

People with radio receiving sets are accomplishing one good thing in the country today. They are furnishing business for the nerve specialists. or course, there arc some who do get good resnas. Thcyll tell you that themselves. Come on down 10 the house some night lou'll have to hear my set Clear as crystal"
 The some time" arrives and you are ushered into the home of your friend and are immediately projected into the Chamber of Horrors, al- though you are not wise to that fact until he starts his apparatus going.
 Just minute while l fix these wires" Business of tsngling sev- eral lengths oI wire from around the ships yentilstor that stands on a table. You wait patiently.
 AM right. now we're all set" Five minutes collapse. Radio set is stub born and won't work when company Is present. "Humph, that's funny Never had that trouble before. Guess the tubes are paralyzed." More busi- ness of fooling with equipment. It se erns that the bulbs are not lighted.
 Friend radio shark looks worried and begins d systematic inspection Of the power lines. He finally goes out and upon his return announces tbat the aerial is all right.
 You remark that perhaps the rea- son why the set Won't go is because that wire on that battery has come lroz, That's right Foolish of me, !" is the remark of your friend. lie at- tachcs the wire.
 The radio set immediately gets pecyed at the liberties that have been taken with if and begins to scream iu loud voice right in your ear. Friend laughs rather neryously. '.Thsis someone's wave length" You are just wondering why they let waves lie around loose like that when you are stunned by a horrible noise.
 Know what that is?" asks radio shark.
 "I thought the war vas over" you remark humDrously. saiI remark dorsnt take SO well and you receive a soiIcd look, thereby lapsfng into si- fence.
 Udt VI " bibautaSAfliS a Nlll- nor program" says your eTstwhils friend and y0H wonder hosy anybody coulG eat with all that noise going on. Battery Of machine guns opens fire.
 states awful tonight" he re- marks, bringing the big guns into play. You're glad he's named it. but you nod and say no more. Finally sou hear a faint whisper over On the text block.
 That's SOCKS announcer telling about the program" you are inform ed. You are beginning to marvel at your friends ability for hearing and gre wondering if tt would be well Co consult an ear specialist in the morn ing. Funny he can hear # and ! can't" you remark. Wt. might add right here that radio faHs~are all able 10 hear Exceptionally we'll They even hear Los Angeles. California. some times and. if there are not witnesses. fhey rft London. England, easily.
 Jus; minute aud I'll elear ii ID" says radio bug. He does. It-s SO ciesr y0u can't hear anything TeH are in- iefrupte5 by someone in the HeXt
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
Observations on He Weather

For Connecticut: Fair and cenfin- ued cold tonight; Sunday increasing ciOudiness and warmer: 1iminishine northwest winds becoming southerIy and increasing Sunday.
 Conditions:
 Pleasant weather prevails generally in all sections east of the Rocky Mts. The temperature Is rising in the west ern districts but it continues low from the Mississippi east ward 10 the coast Ii was 20 degrees below zero at Sorfhfeld. Vt. and freezing tenn perafure extended as far south as Jacksonville. T1a., and fros, as fas az Tamp1. Fla.
 Conditions favor fOr this viclnng fair weather with slowly rising tenn EeratuTe.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
LOCATION OF SCHOOLS

The suggestion that new school houses should be built, if possible, in locations where the childrena leaving the building will not go at once upon a street where the traffic is great, has much to commend it. If cities were able to select ideal locations in every instance. the school houses might be set far back from the highway, where the sound of traffic would not bother the students and where the immedi- ate danger Of traffic in front Of the school would be removed, or located in quiet communities. As conditions are at present, therefore, it would be well to have the suggestion in mind in selecting sites for new school buildings.
 But other considerations must en- ter also. If there is a highway upon which the traffic is heavy which must be crossed by practically all of the children before they reach the resi- dential portion of the city-the part where most of them liNe--it must be remembered that those children will have to be taken care of in separate groups when they come to this busy street fl the school is far from it, and that it is much more difficult to guard them against accident when they ap- proach street in these separate groups, or singly, than it would be were they to come in one great crowd.
 The corner of Lincoln and West Main street is an example. That school races Lincoln street, whore the traffic is not great. But probably a majority Of the children come to West Main street on their way home, and West Main Is notoriously busy. Drivers come down Plainville road or from Black Rock avenue at rapid pace, Many accidents happened there before a traffic officers was posted at that cor ner. That officer reports that the teachers in the school have instructed the children to listen to and heed the directions given by the traffic officer. and that the children are pretty good about it. Here there is a school fronting on a comparatively quiet street, but street running into busy one which later the children have to cross. Were the school further rec moved from West Main street, even, the same conditions would exist and there would be, perhaps, even greater peril to the pupils as by the time they reached West Main they would be separated into small groups which would require constant attention.
 So it. is seen that the recommenda- tion, basieally sound in many ways. can not be taken in its entirety, and the location Of new school houses, in regard to their position on or off or near or far from busy highways must be governed by a consideration of many things
 The only sure way to minimize the danger to school children is that pre- viously emphasized here. Teach them. in the schools the necessity for thought and care whenever they sp- proach a highway anywhere. whether near or far from the school house.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
Facts and Fancies
 BY ROBERT CULLEN.

Peace: A period during which one can tell the-truth without going to jail.
 A village is place where loose tongues operate to keep a man from getting tight.
 Dangerous men at large" says q headline, Probably reference to congressman at large.
 In this matter of determining sam bo's habitation, the weather is mightier than the wage.
 No man who delights to be naughty ever can forgive the narrowness of the man who doesn't approve.
 A hick town is one in which a man can find nothing thrilling to do while his wife is away.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

| It is said that s5,000 has already | been paid to the New Britain hospital and S5,O00 more will be forthcoming
 If the men who pledged the sI0,0Q0
 intend to pay 1t out of their own pockets there can be no objection. | But if they intend to pay 1t from the | funds collected from the public at large their action is open to question, residents look at it.
 When the Bristol people were asked
 to contribute 10 the hospital fund they | believed that all the money collect
 ed would remain in Bristol and con- I tributed with that understanding. 1t i is said they do not like the idea of ! having been misled and would like to
 hear from those in charge of the | fund. ...
 Another matter which has caused surprise is the treatment accorded pewspapermen at the annual meeting of the hospital corporators Thursday night. At least one correspondent
 was invited to attend the meeting. When he arrived he found the door closed against him. The men who closed the door are the same persons who were hungry for newspaper space while the campaign for funds was in progress. They are the same men who were so obliging in their man. ners when money was needed but who now, apparently, arc convinced that what is done by the hospital is of no further interest to the public, with out whose help they would still be seeking funds for the new hospital.
 Frequently the Observer is asked 10 untangle knotty problems and act the part Of Solomon. One day this week young man stopped al the ob- servers desk. His brow was wrinkled and he appeared to be carrying a load on his consclcpce. He said.
 Please help me. I have a phonograph at home and l recently bought the record Abide With me- 1t is sung by two women Of great talent and the music is beautiful. I play it oyer and over just for the inspiration. If soothes me and makes me feel able t0 tackle the problems Of the world. Also il tenn porarily strengthens me to become ieconcile1 to conditions which I can not change because they are beyond human power 10 change.
 'As l said. the music is beautiful But l can understand only a few Of the words because the singers do not afticulate distinctly. I tried 10 get a copy Of the words but without success. While at banquet a short time ago ] noticed on the table book of songs. the property Of the kiwanis q Rotary club, forget which. ! ran through the pages rather absentmindedly and then sud- denly came on the page with the words of Abide With Me Without letting my right hand know what was going on. ! put the book in my ieft hand pocket. ] have felt guilty ever since. Now what ] want to know is this: Am l guilty Of stealing2@
 The Observer pondered a while. The theft of a book for the purpose of learning the words of a sacred hymn was a new one So the Ob- server took him out and bought him e eigar-but declined to commit him. self on the question: Was l, steaIingg"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

It's very real pleasure to tuck the children in bed, if you can manage to keep awake until the children come in.
 There's a difference. This time the referendum on the peace plan isn't defined as solemn"
 The whiskey barrel may have been taken out of politics, but the good old pork barrel is with us yet.
 Some of the youngsters who have unclean minds cant be helped much without the air of a vacuum cleaner.
 If there were fewer fool laws to teach people contempt of law there would be less heed of martial law.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

The Associated Press |, exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news credited to if or not othsi wise credited in this paper and also local news pub fahed herein.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
Men.ner nf rhc Assneiatcd rress.

The only profitable advertising medium Tn the City Circulation books, 7nt press room always open 10 advertisers
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

New Britain has larger dolega- ton at the Mckinley association nBeet- ing in Hartford than anr other eity. table running the length of inc banquet hall was reserved for Ncg Britain diners and the majority of
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

It is easy to get an education. once you learn that the things you learned in school do not constitute an educa- tiOn.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
TELEPHoNE cALI.s.

Entered al the Post Office al New Britain
 as Second Class Mail Mstter.s
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

Too many rich mems sons begin si Inc bottom only when Sanding on 2 street corner 10 Took 'em over"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

It's hard world: and by the time q man gets old and prosperous enough Co sleep late. he wakes Hp at a. m
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

The Herald is on sale daily in New York at Hotslng's News Stand, Times Square; Schultz News stand. Entrance Grand Central, 42nd Street.
 Los Angeles. Cal: Arcade Station,
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

Heredity is the quality that is show ing up when father says, T don1 know what has got into that boy"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

The piee thing about being q com moner is that you don't have to marry royal half-wit to get somebody in yonr social class.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

Correct this sentence: Hes such a boisterous boy" said the mother, 'snd he always wipes his feet care fully before coming in"
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
New Britain Herald

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Issued Daily Sunday EEceptedl At Herald Bldg, s7 cLarrh Street. PRESCRIPTION RATES; $500 a Year
 sa.00 Three Months
 T5c a Mouth.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09
Member Audit Bureau of Circulation.

The A. R. C. Is national organi2 alton which furnishes newspapers and adVer- tisers with a strictly honest analv9is Of circulation. Our circulation statistics are based upon this audit. This insures pro- lection against fraud in newspaper dts tributiop iEures to both nationals ana local advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1924-02-09

The man who slaves himself won ders wistfnlly what kind of strop the laundry uses so successfully on his collars.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-01-16

Pred snsmovnim vjborem pfisshovaec proeovay III
czojazysne sasopy New oku ez DO Waskngona vypsayi
ly vybor Jest spornou otazkou zda akoy protest yce ~
uskod ne pomIze Ma oazku psShovaectou dusno hleat
pfedns jake otazku ss amerckou hs ako ia ctzkn
hospodafskou.
Define onu ze po vace nebo zadneho omezen pfis,sho
valecva Byo by pfso tok d By eceln.ke lodi po-
acy doprav kolem til mionI rocns Tin pax bylo ~ e
propeo edns vekemu kaptau enz by byl mel lacne y Fl
now pchoz neby by valns zlep svd osud jezo zdy by
byy pokesy bylo by pslo domac denctvo pt9hovalci
zde prvnim mss nebot mez pfocenao dslnictva
nejvs Needna Sc zadnou akademckou ut6zku nyrz O.
tazku hospodaisou jest bahovym poazev6ni ze scose
poutnic vdbec ychni Amcane bile pe sou vastnE pfise
hovalci ezto jsou potomci pistehovacS.
"a savacich pomsrd Ewops ez jnych dilech svsta
jest pfistshoyaeca do Spoenych % nutnj avsak
msa by by spravedv kvota vda vem narodm nasodno.m
v move pfistshovaecke pfedoze.
Kvota ez ma byh pfidsena Ceskosovnsku spraved;vou
nen Snsmovni vbor pfistshovalecM oOcl pfedlohu
je pGvodni forms vstsnou pouheo cdnoAo haa tu iea
nadse ze nad dala by opravh vvm4m nataku
kongre tax ably nestaa kfvda pehovarkemu zvu ienz
vseobecns povazovan jest zemi naneyse zadouc
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-01-16

S~5h ma csslsem severoxapa-
q. - Ma Jachyumovsku je celia
fada vesnic dplne pod mehem.
VyhlEzeti lie nejvys z vikyru.
Nekde 81 delaji vesnicane tu-
nelly pod snehem. Kde ma sa-
motach nejson dost zasobeni
Dotravinami, hrozi nebezpeci
vyhladov6ni. Ma Tepelsku je
snehu, jak so let uz nebylo. z
vesnic nenf videt nekde ami
stfechy. Ma sanich sc jezdit
nemuze, protoze ma silnicich
je al 5 metrd snehu. Mrazy
isou TAX hrozns, re vrabci a
vrany padajf zmrzlf Sc stromd.
ZVef v lesfch hladovi a hyne.
A pfi tom pofad snezi, smezi,
Mezi -.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1924-01-16

prdm3En9 1900 tsl rocne spa
|lov&no. -
v Clevelandu postaveno '
roce 1901 q 15D tel jest rocne
fpr1m6rne spalov&no.
Ze zvyseneho poctu tohoto
je vidno, ze zpdsob tento do
Ibyva 81 pddy pres neznalost a
lspatnou informovanost vetsi
cast naseho obyvatelstva. Ca
sem ! toto bude prekonano a
dospeje Sc bodu, kde hrbitovy
budou pouze historickou Ca
! stf d9jin.
v Clcvelandu stava cd ro-
ku 19l2 Spo1ek pro Pohfbiva-
Inf Oha6m. ktert cd te DOLBY
stale myslenku tuto propagu-
| je q rok Cd rolcu stale vice
|stoupencd ziskava, coz je dt-
kazem, De lid n&s skutecns pri
ichazi k poznAni. ze je to nej.
icistA, nejzdravSjsi . zaroveh
,nejlevn&jA zpdsob pohfbivani
Spolek tento dnes vladne
ajm1nim kolem 1900 dolarn q
schdze pdbtv& v Ceske Mar
lSfni kazds til mssice.
/ Celorocnf schnze konati 81
bude We ctvrtek dine II. ledns
4 1924 o g.. hod. vec. a kom,
mozn0, necht' Sc dostavi. Tan
tel mozno sc, kdo by 81 pfal
!pfihl&siti 70 elena.
! Poplstaxy jsou dosud 15c mi
lsfcne = 1 dol. pfistupneho d.
$50 rekd, a pies SO "a kazd!
lrok o 25c vice. :
i Al. HUAn-, -tajemnak