Word: doings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Edison Radio. Thomas Alva Edison, who made the phonograph practical, for long would have nothing to do with radio because of static. His son Charles recently persuaded him to turn his wits to the radio. Result: a set to be put on the market next week. It contains two receivers...
Since then, journalism has progressed. Bernarr ("Body Love") Macfadden's New York Evening Graphic has, "with an earnest desire to bring lonely people together," established a Lonely Hearts' page. Men and women seeking companions do not have to pay to have their notices inserted in the Graphic. They...
Also there is the maintenance of competition, the avoidance of monopoly, which the Federal Trade Commissioners like to oversee. Already the Postal Telegraph (I. T. & T. subsidiary) and Western Union are sending telegrams and photograms over Bell Telephone wires. I. T. & T. has not abandoned its hope of buying control...
Then there is the interstate business that these companies want to do. In such respect the radio commissioners realized that they must be circumspect in their judgments-not to infringe on the surveillance and authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Elmer the Great. Elmer Kane didn't quite know what it was all about but that was something which he refused to admit to himself or anyone else. His girl didn't seem to think he was so hot; all Elmer knew how to do well was to...