davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-17

All-Wool and Worstcd Top
Pull-over Sweaters, all combi-
nation colors, at about half
their actual cost.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-17

two years ago. on the democratic
side Alderman John ]. Walsh,
choice of a committee of so demo-
Gratis is opposed by James +. Grace
for the mayoralty nomination. The
polls open at II o'clock and will
close at S p. m.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-17
IIEK REACHES LYONS

Lyons, France. Nov. II Up -
Alan Gotham. British aviator fly
ing from London to Capetown,
South Africa. arrived here this
morning from the lie Bourget
field, near Paris,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-17

and will have as her assistant Miss
Gladys Larson, who has resigned
from the office of Landers, Frary
& Clark to become a clerk at the
chamber.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-17

Of the entertainment will consist Of
a stunt given by the new cub
members, dancing, and Cnmes.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
EXHIBIT HOUSE
OPENS NEXT
MONDAY
DemonstratiVe Home Selected
in Lee Heights, Va, for Bet
ter Homes Week

A demonstration house will be
open in Lee Heights. Va, through
out Better Homes Week, beginning
next Monday This house, which
was built from plans furnished by
the Architects Small House Service.
was selected as a representative small
house for Arlington county's observe
ance of Better Homes Week. 1t is
five room, two-story house. with
full basement and with number
Of built-in features that commend
themselves to the housekeeper.
Lee Heights is on the Lee High
way, two and one-hah miles from
the new Key bridge. BY automo-
bile, one drives through George
town, detouring north to N street
because of the widening of M street
and returning to M street at
Thirty fourth street. The route
from there is over the Key bridge
and right, on to the Lee Highway.
Lee Heights is at the peak OF the
Arlington county plateau just be-
yond Cherrydale. Signs indicate the
Lee Heights office and the location
of the demonstration house.
The Home Economies Association
Of the District is supervising the
furnishing and equipment Of the
house On each day during the
week a committee Of hostesses
| headed by Mrs. r. w. Leukel will
be present at the house to explain
its features to VISITORS
NJ. l.. Milford, office Of horticul-
ture, Department of Agriculture,
has planned the landscaping OF the
grounds for the house and the
planting will be done under his su-
pervision.
James Ford, director of Better
Homes In America, reports that the
observance Of better Homes Weak
is general throughout the country.
Lectures are being delivered in many
communities on home planning and
home financing, and wherever 1t
is possible, as in Arlington county,
demonstration houses are selected
and furnished as an example OF
how a small home can be econom-
ically built and have the same con-
veniences and comforts as the more
expensive dwellings.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
WINDOW SHADES
BEAUT|FY
I'm
HOMES
Should Be Chosen to Harmo-
nize Just as Trim of Doors
4 and Windows

Many people feel that the in
teriors of their homes can only be
seen at their best after nightfall
They feel this way because they
know what beautiful effects can be
produced by properly toning artifi
cial light with lamp shades. Yet
these women who wouldn't have an
unshaded electric light in theic
homes are neglecting the oppor-
tunity to have everything in their
rooms mellowed and in harmony
when natural daylight is toned with
window shades Of the right color
They are thinking of tone only in
terms OF artificial light when toned
natural light offers almost endless
possibilities for identifying their
homes.
Even nature demonstrates the
beauty Of subdued natural light
Just think Of the marvellous dull
gold Of q late Indian summer after
noon. How that rich celoring
1t makes you forget harsh, ugly
things. The world seems almost
enchanted. In this mystic haze the
trees are not just trunks and
branches, but they look like stately
courtiers or slim princes. This
tempered light gives tone" How
different these same places look
under the broad noon sun. You
are disillusioned. 1t is the everyday
world after all. Much of what is
beautiful in Nature depends on the
light in which you see it Just as
much as on the place itself.
You have probably seen the diff
ference IN your home when for
some reason the window shades
have been down and the objects in
the room exposed TO the glarp of
untoned light. What a relief it is
to have those shades back in thei.,
places. Particularly so if they han.
pen to be charming tone-color which
softens the contours and furnishings
OF the room harmoniously - and
'charitably obscure defects.
. Since window shades now come
IN beautiful. harmonious colors. YOU
dont have to chose one of the nm.
attractlve dark greens or blues
Ano you don't need to fear for
minute that a color which carrias
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
FEARS COP IS HUSBAND;
LEAPS OUT or WINDOW

PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-Mis
taking a policeman, called by neigh
bors. for her husband who had
previously beaten and stabbed her
Mrs. Annie Stein. jumped from a
second floor window. She was taken
to Hahnemann Hospital in a serious
condition.
The husband, Steve Stein. was
later arrested as he entered his
home and was charged with assault
with intent to kill.
The wife said her husband came
home intoxicated and stabbed her
with an ice pick. She became un'
concious and revived to see police
man entering the bedroom. Believ'
ing, in her dazed condition that her
husband had returned, she mounted
the sill of the window and leaped
to the sidewalk.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
HAYS SEES THE FILMS
As WORLD PEACE AID

NEW YORK. May 9.-The part
played by motion pictures in main
tanning the peace OF the world win
be OF ever-growing Importance, said
viii II. Hays. president Of the Mo-
ton picture Producers and Dis
tributors Of America, in an address
at a luncheon of the Kiwanis Club.
Motion pictures. he said, can and
do promote better understanding
among the peoples of the world.
And with understanding Of each
others ideals mad traditions there
others ideals and traditions there
fore, fewer wars" he continued.
lord Robert Cecil told me that
American moving pictures must
take the leading part in this work,
since America is pre-eminent in the
field of picture-making."
The Washington times., 1925-05-09

and tone your interior decorations.
In all probability it will look more
attractive from the outside than
any color you might have selected
especially for exterior appearance.
1t will have individuality. 1t will
keep you from the mistake made
by nine out of ten home owners
Of being afraid to get away from a
neutral color on the outside or
tyom a medium or dark green which
they imagine is inconspicuous.
You can see how easy 1t is to
choose a color that really tones
the outside light beautifully before
it enters the room, and at the same
The Washington times., 1925-05-09

out your plan Of toning natural
light within your rooms, to beautify
the furnishings. will fail to har-
monize with the exterior Of your
home. These colors are such as to
blend with almost any outside color
of your house.
Remember that window shades
don't have to match the color Of
the house. They should be chosen
to harmonic just as trim of doors
ard windows, which looks best
when it is different and yet
harmonious.
Do not be a slave to neutral ex-
teriors. Select a tone-coIor to soften
The Washington times., 1925-05-09

time, is in complete harmony with
any exterior, when you consider
the wide variety Of tone-colors now
being made. Just run through
these enchanting suggestions:
Cream, linen, chamois. shantung,
amber, cafe au lait, ecru. desert
sand, palm leaf, olive, sea mist
green, English ivy; circassian brown,
Persian gold, plaza gray, deep
fawn, beige brown, smoke gray.
In my work. sometimes find
that the right colored window
shades for an attractive exterior
effect may not appeal to me as be-
ing just what / want for the tone
effect within When this happens,
The Washington times., 1925-05-09

it is handled very simply and easily.
| do one of two things-either ask
the customer to order a special
window Shade with the exterior col
or on one side and the interior
color on the other side, or l put
up a second shade OF the interior
colors In most cases l find the
use OF two shades unsatisfactory
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
EXCURSION SUNDAY .

Special A. w. B. A. R. 18th NJ
rates NJ Y N A
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
Duke of Rutland Rites

LONDON, May 9.-Preparations
were made today for the funeral Of
the Duke of Rutland, father of
Lady Diana Duff Cooper. who died
suddenly of heart disease last night.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
By Motor

Follow Baltimore Pike, turn
into Defense Highway, right
OF Memorial Cross at Blad-
ensburg. Go to end of con-
crete; follow Herald HarboP
markers six miles over de.
tour to Grain Highway. Go
to Millersville; follow mark
ers to Waterbury, thence
into Harbor over new gravel
road. Distance from Dis
trict Line to Harbor, ~
miles.
The Washington times., 1925-05-09
1000 Families

who have purchased bunga-
low building lots at Herald
Harbor are its best guaran-
tee Of continued success.
Come out Sunday and see
how rapidly they are build
ing new bungalows. Many
completed. Club House open
daily. Excellent meals. Gas
and oil station now open on
property.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
(Eded by Douglas wardrop

winding to two binding posts at the
top of the stator tube.
This completes the variocoupler
A thin coat of collodion or Of shellae
diluted with alcohol may be spread
over the winding to keep the turing
in place. The taps are scraped free
of insulation, so that the leads from
the switches may be soldered to them
The parts are now mounted upOr
the panel and Dashboard. The posi-
ton Of the various instruments is
shown in Figure 2 The variocoupler
is mounted on the left the switches
leading to the tens taps and the units
taps respectively are in the center
and the condenser Is mounted on the
right This makes a very neat and
simple panel layout. The crystal is
mounted above the switches. If a
fixed crystal detector is used it may
be mounted inside the set, and will
relieve the operator from the neces-
sity Of making delicate crystal adjust
ments.
Wiring is Simple Matter.
The wiring diagram shown in Fig.
is very simple and easy to fol-
low. The aerial Ga single wire about
100 feet long) is connected to bind
ing post iii the upper left-hand corner
Of the panel The binding post is in
turn connected to the stator plates Of
the variable condenser. The ground
Ca wire connected TO the nearest radi-
ator or cold water pipe) is connected
to another binding post on the lower
left-hand corner of the panel. The
ground binding post Is, connected to
the units switch and to one end of
the rotor winding The movable plates
of the variable condenser are then
connected to the items" switch and to
the cat whisker of the crystal detec-
tor. The other end Of the detectOr
and the other end of the rotor wind
ing go to other binding posts on the
panel, to which the phones are con-
nected The fixed condenser is con-
nected across the phone binding posts.
Use bus bar or No. Ia copper wire
for making connections and solder all
the joints well. Before soldering the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05

the crystal does not require any bat
teries to run 1t, as tubes do, and thus
has no cost of lpkeep. Thirdly, 1t is
well-knoWn fact that crystals, give
much better and clearer reproduction
of broadcast speech or music than
vacuum tubes do.
An exceptionally efficient crystal set
can be built if the directions and dia-
grams given are carefully followed.
This set will give surprisingly good
results and will cover far greater dis
tances, ii properly tuned, than the or
binary crystal set.
The parts needed to build this re
ceiver are very few, and if the vario-
coupler Is made at home according to
the directions given the cost of the
set, not including aerial, ground and
phones, would be small
Parts Needed to Build Set.
The materials needed are:
One variocoupler as described
One 23-plate GOODS MIDI condenser.
One crystal detector.
One .O02 MID. fixed condenser.
One panel inches by 10 inches.
One Dashboard, 6 by inches.
Aerial, ground, phones.
The variocoupler may be any one
of the standard makes now on the
market, or it may be constructed in
this way:
Get a cardboard or composition tube
about 31a inches In diameter and 6
inches long. An empty oatmeal or
salt box will do very nicely. One inch
down from the top of the box punch
two small holes one-quarter of an
inch apart. Procure a spool of No. 20
or % double cottOn-covered wire and
weave the end of the wire back and
forth. through the two holes until the
wire Is firmly anchored A few inches
Of the end Of the wire should be left
free to make connections to.
Now the winding Is begun. Wind
ten turns of the wire as closely and
tightly as possible. When the tenth
turn is wound hold the turns securely
with the left hand while you twist a
little loop In the wire with the right
hand This forms tap. Wind on
eighty more turns, with tap at the
end of every tenth turn. Do not make
the taps directly under each other, but
a little staggered to one side, as shown
in Fig. i. These form the stems"
taps.
Nine more turns are then wound on,
with tap at the end of each turn.
These are the units taps. After the
ninth turn has been tapped wind an
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05

straw to test the vintage. It hit the
spot all right, and he tipped off a
number of his pals on the possible
ties. 1t was noticeable that several
fellows We're making daily trips to
the depot and seemed to be getting
kick out of their visits. The liquor in
the cask appeared to be going down
fast and getting away from the length
OF the straw, though the barrel did
not seem to get much lighter Final
one day railroad claim agent, who
had been out looking for the stray
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
RADIO RHYMES
BY ROBERT s. suTLlFFE
THE RADIO LAY

THE RADIO LAY
i Give your hens free concerts
K and increase your egg produc-
ton. Charmed by the music of
! a picolO, 30 hens laid 5,O4O eggs
4 in seven months.-NeWs Item.
/ XKyHEN we folks were girls
~ and boys, Ii we heard a
cackling noise, we wouldn't give
the incident thought; we were
willing hens should sleep, eggs
! were then so gOl darned cheap,
4 that dozen for quarter could
! be- bought. But those times
I have passed away, we now coax
the hens to lay, we jolly them
( with scientific feed; no more
] the biddies roam, they are kept
/ today at home, with patent
this or that for every need.
Nowadays there's little show
I for hen that's getting slow,
for production now the chickens
I born and bred; with her fruit at
go cents, she must show accom-
plishmentS, she must lay, or
! surely off will go her head. Like
( the calm, cOntented cows, chick
] ems now are kept from rows,
{ there's no excuse that goes for.
! hens who shirk; she's allowed
but strict propriety and freed
I from male society, the biddy's
mind is kept upon her work.
But the best of all the tricks
] that are practiced on the chicks,
shell game all the country
folks should know; Is to keep
the hens laying by some fell
lows lpicolo playing, broad
cast to the birds by radio. If
you want your hens to lay, you
just get some one to play some
1 jaZzy tune you'll find the hens
j like best; then you make 4
sound like "gimme," and the
1 hens will start to shimmy, anG
the fruit will soon be droppin:
in the nest.
< 90 Science and Inventory
Y " u " X u Y Y " y, "
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
IT WAS VERY GOOD STUFF

This happened at the railway sta
ton in Edgerton, according to news
paper story. A large cask was unload
ed by mistake without either waybill
or tag and remained in the depot
warehouse for several days when an
employee thought he got a whiff of
something coming from the barrel
that smelled like popular pre-Volstead
beverage. The fellow then entertain
ed the bright idea of a gimlet and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
BY j. L. RIFKlN

Crystals are fast becoming unpopu-
lar as detectors and rectifiers of radio
waves. Except for its use in reflex
circuits, the crystal is now used only
by those who cannot afford the more
expensive vacuum tube.
The main reason for the neglect Of
the crystal is the fact that crystals
have limited receiving range, except
under very favorable conditions. An
other reason for the unpopularity of
the crystal is that most crystal cir
cults do not provide sufficient selec-
tivity and the different broadcasting
stations Interfere" with each other
In the set.
Were 1t not for these two disadvan-
tages, crystals would be even more
widely used than vacuum tubes for
radio reception. In the first place,
crystals are very much cheaper to buy
and to replace than tubes. Secondly,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05

cask, happened upon the scene at the
Edgerton depot and to make sure that
he had found the lost shipment knock
ed in the head of the barrel. To the
horror of the onlookers it contained
the body of burly negno in an alcoh-
Of bath for shipment to medical col
lege. Needless to say there were some
stomachs in Edgerton that would not
bear the weight of feather and the
mere mention of straw exploded
completely.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05


rlous instruments.
other turn and fasten the wire securely
by means of two small holes, as in the
beginning of the winding Leave
few inches of wire at the end to make
connections to.
Mounting the Rotor.
Now get wooden rotor ball about
three inches in diameter. This rotor
ball, with brass fittings for mounting
it upon the stator tube, can be OBJ
tanned at any radio shop. Sixty turns
of No. 20 wire are wound upon the
rotor, about two inches of wire being
left at each end of the wire for con-
nections. The rotor is then mounted
upon the stator tube, as shown In
Fig. /. Two small holes are made
In the stator tube directly opposite
each other and one-half inch down
from the top Of the tube. The mount
ings for the rotor ball are pushed
through these holes Stranded wire is
used to connect the ends of the rotor
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
She Does

Before I'd paint up and smirk at
the good looking men in our office,
I'd rather stay home forever" says
the oldfashioned flapper. Now read
the heading again
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05

leads to the rotor windings try reverS-
ing the connections. That is, try
changing around the leads going to
the two rotor binding posts.
Tuning this set Is very simple and
does not need any description. The
crystal is adjusted and the dials and
switches are turned until the station
is picked up. after which final adjust
ments are made to bring In the-station
as loudly as possible and to eliminate
interference from other stations.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Amt it the Truth?

Mrs. FRIEND: "And do you want
your little son to follow in his fathers
footsteps?"
Mrs. Truthful: Heavens no. If he
does he will fetch up every day at
some bootlegger's door.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
Lazy Larry Again

Zeke: Say Larry, I'd like to take
you in with me on the promotion of
this land"
Larry: Nope, thanks. Two thirds
of promotion is motion and it's not
for me"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05

Give your hens free concerts
and increase your egg produc-
ton. Charmed by the music of
a picolo, 80 hens laid 5,O4O eggs
in seven months.-NeWs Item.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
sauefl SAVINGS

A fool grumbles when his wife
starts spring house cleaning. A wise
man gets called out of town on bust
ness.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
They all Do

Smythe: "Well, there is much to be
said on both sides of the question"
Dickson That's right and my
wife said it.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-03-05
ED PURDY's PHILos

at looks like the next war is gonna
be banquet. They keep talking about
hot dog bombs and mustard gas"
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-31

Is sinA.t ID au 40 oi1ssad shsuq
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-08-31
s1MBoL1sMo DE LA REAIIDAD
Para Alfonso Lastra Charriez.

Gorgias, Ell fl6sofo recto de es-
piritu, que como Socrates, apuro
la cicuta, sin que su valor estoico
tuviera una sola agitaci6n de mic.
do, un dia, respondiendo al encari-
iamiento de andar, para prender en-
los zurcos de las colectividades, IA
zones que llegaran a c~onvertirse en-
temples, donde acadieran, en- rome
rias sencillas, las futuras generacio-
mes, una mananita m~editerranea,
lego a cierto rinc6h de su patria
immortal.
FL fl6sofo egregio lsinti6 cansan-
clio en- sus piernas y agotamiento en-
los brazos. Lucio, Aiscipulo predi-
lecto, 10 acompahabaen auuella otra
peregrinaci6n.
Gorgias Sc sent6 3 la or1ua del
canine, y abarc6 en- q fondo de sus
pupilas, hasta los mis- minimos de-
tales de aunella llaulra. Sobre to-
das las cosas, lie llan6 la atenci6n
Ell que no hubiera $rboles en- TODD
Ell recinto que cefiiaiEl horizonte. Y
ademas, que una sevuia cruel LENA
ba de amarillo pajiio, hasta los re-
tohos de las yerbas entumecidas.
Gorgias medit6.
Lucio COMA una fruta SEGA.
-Maestro-interog6 ell discipulo
|-GPor que no hayarboles en- toda
esta region?
No 10 Sc; pero p nos 10 dir& al
guien.
Y asi sucedi6. tnando Ell sol CO.
lore6 en- angulos Lar piedras del tri-
Ito, comenzaron a pasar los labrie-
gos mas l~aboriosoG
A un viejo de henga barba, inte-
rrog6 Ell fil6sofo
-Hermano, GHr que en- tn terra
no hay arboles?E
Ell viejo vOlp6 los ojos G inquI-
rio curiosament.
GEres extransro?
Isl; vengs de las orillas que aca-
ricia Ell Eges.
N-Pues yosoy de mas ALA. Vine
de creta.
--IY que haces aqui?
-Lo misa1o que los demas.
z1Y naas trajiste de tn paso
por Atenas?
-Todo lsque traje esta va como
esta llanuIa.
-GlGueTtp?
-Sf..S
Ken. mo reton6 nj un
solo tain?
-NosEn La i~ndiferencia de los
hombres 10 prende nj la misma
raz6n do Aicuro.
y 81 D ash, 5pOr que to que.
Apprentice ser indiferente.
-EntondesN.
-Cuapdo. nno no es capaz de