The Daily Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 75, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1913 Page: 3 of 4
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The Mysteries of a Fifth Avenue
Boudoir"—Finds Electricity
the Modern Lady’s Maid.
BROKEN DISHES ARE
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN
WHEN THE CHINA
CLOSET IS LIGHTED.
Elec-
Herc's
On your ironing board if we
will furnish the insurrector
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Dainty
The days of the broom and the dust
rag cleaning large office and public
buildings are numbered. Using a
broom on the floor raises the dust to
the walls and the furniture, while the
dust rag shakes it back to the floor.
The advent of the vacuum cleaner is
doing away with this highly unsani-
tary way of “cleanieg” It actually
removes dirt by drawing it up into a
receptacle instead of scattering it else-
where.
Two types of cleaners are on the
market. One Is the stationary type,
which may be Installed in the basement
of a building and connected by piping
to the various rooms. The other is the
portable, which may be wheeled from
room to room and is operated by at-
taching a cord to any electric light fix-
ture.
PHONE bay CHA ICE AND LIGHT CO.
IF YOU WANT TO KEEP IT, FIRST (OST
ONE-FIFTH OF ONE CENT.
‘Tvs one wedding present already,"
I'Pioth the groom to-be-iu-a-few-daya.
It's an electric toaster and perhaps
you think I am not glad to get it 1*11
turn it on and let the house heat up
before I go to fix the fire."
If there is any justice in a man lay-
ling claim to the wedding gifts like
this, there is none In his expecting so
(much from what some kind friend in-
tended as a device for helping his wife
solve the problem of supply and de-
mand.
However, following up this man's
Id* a of using everything to the limit,
(he bride might make use of her him
band's electric shaving mug for heat
Ing her wash water.
Hoth of these make shifts are to
serve only until the young couple may
have found from sad experience that
an electric radiator or washing ma-
chine would answer the purpose much
better.
It doesn’t cost you one penny to satisfy
yourself of the value and efficiency of
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Many a modern housekeeper who has
been converted to ihv use of elect rie
current in the home finds that she is
hampered in the use of portable appli-
ances, such as irons, chafing dishes or
p lamps, by the length of the record by
which connects them to the socket. A
short cord limits the range of useful-
ness of an appliance and it is easily
seen that an extremely long connecting
lino is not desirable because of the
inconvenience in caring for the sur-
plus cord, but unless the house Is well
supplied with outlets it will be neces-
sary to use a long cord to make the
greatest use of the appliances nt hand.
Il is possible to obviate the Inconven-
ience of a long cord when working
near an outlet by using a number of
small cord adjusters which may be
obtained at any electric shop nt the
cost of a few cents These simple ar-
ticles take up ‘‘tucks" in the cord and
prevent tangling and Interference with
the worker.
Some housewives decorate these lit-
tle adjusters with bows of pink or blue
ribbon which add an appearance of
daintiness to the outfit when evenly
spaced along the cord.
Though a long connecting cord may
at first thought seem inconvenient, it is
in many instances preferred to any
other. In such cases the rooms are
usually fitted with a two or three-
way socket which leaves room for con-
necting portable appliances. With
such an arrangement it is not neces-
sary to remove a lamp or some other
appliance when an outlet Is wanted.
With a combination of a long cord, a
sufficient number of cord adjusters
and a socket that is always ready for
service, the convenience and useful-
ness of electric appliances can b® fully
I realized.
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Indirect illumination in the home Is
very much desired by some people on
account of its soothing and restful
effect.
If a home has light colored ceilings
it is very easy to have indirect Illum-
ination in any room as desired. A
portable electric lamp, with much
beauty of design, Is so made that It
will throw most of the Illumination up-
ward against the ceiling, from where k)y the transfer company for making I
It is reflected, illuminating the room (je]|ver|eg for the wholesale grocers I
in a delightfully soft and restful way | jn the game territory covered by this
by the indirect method. particular truck Is from one to two dol-
„ lars P*r ton. This would give the
_ 'truck credit for an average saving of
fifty-seven cents per ton, making the'
total saving for the six months’ service
five hundred and fifty-six dollars.
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There are between 9,000 and 10,000
passenger elevators and 12,000 freight
lifts in Manhattan alone which carry
about 6,500,000 persons each day. in
the six years from 1903 to 1908 more
I than 4,000 elevators of all makes were
Installed. .
The servant and the broken dish
joke is fast disappearing from the
newspaper columns as well as is the
old fashioned fine from the seravnts’
list of abuses. A mistress now guards
her own precious possessions and re-
lieves her maid of embarrassment,
mental and financial, by having her
china closet brightly lighted the min-
ute the door it* opened. This is ac-
complished by means of the automatic
electric switch which turns the light
on and off with the opening and clos-
ing of the door.
This little arrangement has saved
many a valuable piece of china or
glass from destruction by the groping
hand in the dark. It is just one of the
little wrinkles which is for conven-
ience pure and simple.
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An efficiency and economy test was
made with a two-ton electric truck
In the service of wholesale grocers in
Denver, Colorado. After a six months’
trial it was found that the motor truck
did not only Increase the efficiency of
the service, but effected a saving. For
the h!x months the expenses averaged
one hundred and fifty dollars a
month; this Included driver’s wages,
garage expenses, oil, tire replacements
and ail other incidentals. During this
period the truck carried 975 tons of
goods, the total cost of delivering per
ton wan 93 cents, and the average
price for team deliveries was charged
• TTTHEN YOU have a General
I Yy Electric Raidiant Grill. Many
| people purchased Electric Grills
| for Christmas Gifts and every one of ;
| the recipients are well pleased. Why? ;
| Because it enables then to prepare a
| meal quickly, with ease, and comfort. ;
| If you have never had the pleasure of '
| cooking by electricty it doesn’t take
I much urging to call the Bay City Ice ;
| & Light Company; that way you can ;
I have a free trial :
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A DEAD ONE MOULD ONLY WORK.
WT S a whole lot easier for you to cure
B a poor iron’ ig condition than it is for
B our brown neighbors to cure a poor
political one, but still you cling to the
old expensive Method like ivy clings to a
brick wall. Why, pray tell. And we’ll help
you see a better way. Electric irons are
now guaranteed forever and reduced to
please everyone’s pocketbook. Get action
on this now by calling telephone No. Two
CHAPTER V.
Byuopsis of Preceding Chapters.
Mrs. Vau Hildebrandt was surprised I
In her Fifth Avenue residence by the
sudden appearance of Rowena, the he-
roine of Ivanhoe. Rowena states that
she has come to t*.v the electrical
wonders of the mansion and Mrs Van
Hildebrandt has offered to show her
through the boudoir. Rowena was
mystified in turn by the elevator, the
electrical raidator, the electric light
automatically switched on in the clos
et. She hardly understood the cigarette
lighter but greatly enjoyed the invig-
orating air made by the ozonizer The
heating pad, the electric iron, milk
warmer, sewing machine motor and
vacuum cleaner attracted her atten-
tion.
‘‘There! my mirror tells me (hat my
hair is looking disgraceful. Pardon
me a moment while | curl it a little.”
Here Mrs. Hildebrandt turned anoth-
er button, picked up wiiul looked like
an ordinary curling iron only that It
had a cord attached, tested it with
her finger, and curled the truant
tresses. “That electric curling iron *'
certainly is an improvement over the
old lamp chimney curling iron combin-
ation that my mother used to use. I
don't suppose you even had lamp chim-
neys in your day. But there Is one
tiling I forgot to show you; that's my
vibrator. How do you like It? “She
asked, as she picked up a curious look-
ing affair with the cord, alluminum
trimmings, and a projection pint of
rubber. The rubber applicator la gan
to whirl rapidly around, and Mrs. Van
Hildebrandt applied It to the fair neck
and shoulders of iter guest, who show-
ed her gratification by presenting het-
arms for the same treatment "There
is one tiling of my husband's that I
don't use,” said Mrs. Van Hildebrandt,
pointing to a small mug with the usual
chord attachment. *‘lt’s an electric
shaving mug, and he says it saves him
fully five minutes every morning.
Your time, 1 see is nearly up, is there
anything that I ctfn do for you before
you depart with your message for
Sir Walter? She was somewhat sur-
prised at Rowena’s request, which was
that she be allowed to wasli her gold-
en tresses, but she immediately called
her maid and assisted her in every way
possible. “Now you must not got
cold, which you
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The Hamburg-American steamships I,
are to be equipped with 80,000 candle L
power searchlights similar to those In
use on the German warships.
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TRUCK EFFICIENCY :
AND ECONOMY;
As early us 1835 electric locomotives
were the subject of experiments, and at
that period crude electric engines were
tried at Brandon, Vt., and Aberdeen,
Scotland The first real trolley line
was built in Berlin in 1879. The first
city traction system to be electrified
I was that of Richmond, Va„ in Febru-
ary, 1888. This was speedily followed
by overhead trolley systems in Balti-
more, Kansas City, Toronto and Bos-
ton.
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In a good light a pretty dress is a
preety dress. See to it, if you wish to
appear well at home or if you want
well pleased guests, that the lighting
in your home is modern.
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i An electric clock has been In con-
tinuous operation since 1870 at Camp
Hill, Pa. The clock is run by electric-
ity drawn from the earth and is the
Every good housekeeper saves tne
tradesman's delivery slips and checks
her bills. She usually knows what
she's paying for—except in one direc-
tion—the bill
families pay
mingled faith and suspicion—yet
you will only take the trouble to read
tho meter you will find it the easiest
bill of all to check. It can be proved
a dozen ways.
You don’t have to trust to memory
in checking your electric bill; there’s
no qu<stlon as to whether tho goods
were really ordered and received. You
are dealing with a little machine that
can do only one thing—measure the
electricity that passes through it.
reality it is just a little electric mo-
tor that turns as the current flows and
operates a sot of gears that turn the
arrows on the meter dial. If more
lights are turned on the motor turns
faster. When nil lights are off it
stops. It's almost impossible for any-
thing to get. the matter with it, and
if it does get out of order—NOTICE
THIS!—it generally means too much
friction on the gears or bearings and
i he meter Just runs a little harder and
registers less current than it should,
it costs tho company money—not the
consumer; the bill is less,
Reading tho meter dial is simple
and easy. The hands revolve in alter-
nate directions. When the hand points
between two numerals take the one
just past—the smaller. To check your
hill and understand just why it varies
with the season and its use, take this
meter reading once every week and
write it down. Sunday morning,
when you wind the clocks, is a good
time to do it.) List the figures down
and watch how week after week from
June to December the bill creeps up
with the longer nights. Notice how
it creeps back again from Christmas
to June. Remember that though
there are 80 per cent more dark hours
in December than in June there are
' actually 200 per cent more electric
That is, there are three
times as many hours between dusk and
bedtime, when nearly all. this light is
used.
Read your meter every Sunday
morning, keep yonr bill against the
same period this year.
also the very small additional cost of
the other electric home comforts as
you add them, and the effect of un-
usual extra illuminations for social
affairs. You will know that every
cent, you spend for electricity is de-
livered and enjoyed.
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; Real vacuum cleaning with the famous Pre-I
; mier is the only solution of your house I
: cleaning problem and you will agree with :
; ns when you see it in practical operation |
; I one or call on the Bay City Ice and Light!
: Ct 'pany and ask for demonstration of this I
; wonderful machine in your own home. We
: sell it "omplete with all appliances for $40. :
Easy p<- nents if you desire it that way.;
BhvWN-WOOD
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surely would if you
wont out in to the night air without
thoroughly drying your hair.
tricity can help us. 1 guess.
tho electric hair dryer." A strong
breeze of warm air from the appliance
In question soon left Rowena’s hair
dry and glistening, while tho vibratory
massage made her actually feel youth-
ful. As they were going down in the
elevator her last words were "I wish
I did not have to leave your twentieth
century so soon,” while the mistress
of the house called after her she dis-
appeared through the door, "Don't for-
get to tell him that all of the electric
current we have just used during your
visit cost less than one shilling.
THE END.
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Smith, Carey. The Daily Tribune. (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 75, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1913, newspaper, March 1, 1913; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1361982/m1/3/: accessed June 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.