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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1912)
J 1 1 p; Bhh: OMAHA, TnCSPAY. NOVUM BEK 2(L 1012. People's Ele&rical Page All Together, All the Time, for Everything Electrical. Brilliant Illumination Makes a City Safer, Gleaner and Botter. EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING, Chickens Gather in Hand Cobbler Fast ; NEWLYWED NOT GLOOMY NOW Light of Big Arc and Wont Go to Roots Giving Ground for Electric Shoeman Thoughtful Buyers Now Gathering Useful and Durable Gifts. 'RADIATOR WHICH CHEERS AS WELL AS HEATS An electric radiator about the house is lono of winter". gloom distillers, as well 'ns chill breakers. It travels most cheerfully from parlor lo bath room or bed room and back again fnml thence to the nursery. It does its duty in every room where a little more n-oom warmth or a little moro cheerful ness Is wnnted. The electric rndlator is a most attrac tive object in any room. Its steady clow ins manes it seem n. persistent little elf jdetennlned to scatter Its own Rood will throughout Its allotted territory. LITTLE TRINKETS NOT WELCOME rciretrle Convenience l'roi r Very Acceptable mul re TnkliiK Forefront l'Ince Anionic the Trenentu of Till Venr. How nearly mean It Is of some of us to direct sly remarks at the custom centered about the twenty-fifth of De cember when we would not have It abol ished for anything. The "thick plot of Give and take" is finally appreciated as being fully worth tho time and trouble when It reaches Its culmination and everybody Is happy because the Christ mas spirit is In the air. Just how happy depends upon your different things. But there are not many people whose happiness Is not enhanced If they have shopped and been shopped fur well and wisely. We have to ac knowledge that It is almost natural for people to wish not to be' deluged with little bits of nothing just because the Christmas Bplrit is abroad. We know thoso to whom we give; wo most prob ably know what they havo and have not, and what they would mako good use of If they did have. For example, do you know of any family, tho membcra of which are con tinually subjecting their clothes to win ter's slop and slush becauso they do not like a raincoat or umbrella? Do you know of any group of Individuals who are scurrying around at the last minute beforo "going out" to press a waist, a dress, or trousers, or coat? After you have selected a house that is wired for electricity...... have us move your household goods into it. We move You better. r Moving Storage Packing Shipping OMAHA VAN (Si STORAGE CO, MAIN OFFICE 10TII AX1) LKAVHXWORTII STKKKTS. P1IONK DOUGLAS 410;$ IND. A-li$;55. s There has been much development In tho creation of brightly lighted lanes' for the use. of" humans. It probably, there fore, was but natural that men condi tions would bo extended for the pleasure of other Inhabitants on this sphere. We are now advised of the riotous liv ing of tho chickens In Oklahoma made porslble through the medium of a bril liantly lighted thoroughfare. It seems that every night the fowls. In a particular location In Oklahoma City, leave their premises and congregate under one of the big electric lights. Also drawn to tho vicinity of tho electric lamp are Innum erable grasshoppers, the chickens feasting with considerable ' glee upon their less largo but toothsome companions. The attraction proves so alluring to the chickens that their owner exper iences considerable difficulty In driving them back to roost Good Lighting. Wlnl U IJIeetroHy f Some years ago, says Sir. John S. nteechcr. In the Public Scrvico Journal, when I was Instructing motormen In the art of operating street cars, I thought It would be a good plan to prepare a set of! questions as a port of examination for them to pass before approving of their Instruction as complete, and at tho top of the list I put a lest question, believing that the kind of an answer I got to this question would Indicate the kind of i man I was dealing with. Tho question, which even scientists can not nnswer, was "What Is electricity?" ) received many and different answers, dis playing originality and Inventive genius Sometimes a man would be frightened by the first question and fall down on the I'littrc list. Such a man I knew was not tho proper material for facing emergen cies which arose on the front end of a Flrcet car. Other men would become dis couraged becauso thev did not know hint t liuw to answer tho question and some would give very Interesting an Illumin ating answers. One said that "electricity was a kilo watt, and that a Jkltowat was a llttln green bug." Another, "electricity Is hot Bluff." There Is ono answer that I did 1 not get. but which I believe Is the best niiBwer of all, and that Is "electricity Is efficiency." ! I - ? 2 m x ! f peed and Accuracy the Essentials in Telephone Operating! The Omaha public de mands the most efficient telephone service that can be rendered. That it re ceives such service from this Company Is indicated by tho following statistics, showing the average time elements in local traffic, as shown by reqent tests: Average time for oper ator to answer calling sub scriber, 4 seconds. Average time in which subscribers answer the tel ephone, 20.5 seconds. Calls correctly handled, 98 per cent. Cat Out Marcnnl'a Kye. William Marconi's right eyo was re moved October 17, 1912, by Dr. Hayardl, a noted Turin surgeon. The wireless inventor was seriously In jured September 23 In an automobllo ac cident near liorghctto. Severe contu sions and swelling around tho Injured eye prevented a thorough examination until recently, when it was found that tho optic nerve had been affected. A consultation of physicians was held Tuesday, when It was decided to operate, tho removal of tho eye being deemed necessary to preserve the sight of the other. Since October 10 Marconi's condi tion had not been satisfactory. In Electric Oozy Corner Comfort Now is Found by Many If you have not a fovorltc nook, com monly called a cozy corner, In your house, why haven't you? It Is simply the best place of ease or of business about tho house, and you may Just as well transform somo barren corner Into a place for whlcn everybody will scram ble A shelf of books, an easy chair and a good light aro all that have been neces sary o keep ono corner very much oc cupied for the last two years. A window seat with a light plnced for reading, writing or sowing makes a won derfully popular place, i A largo clialr with one of the portable electric reading lamps on a high stand, the light being capablo of adjustment to any position, is something which la worth augmenting by nomcthlng else. An vice, trie radiator makea It even botter yet, or a small table which may bo drawn up within easy reach and Is largo enough to hold the electric tea urn or chafing dish and a little table servlco of some sort or other Is a very great aid for com fort and pleasure. But whatever else It has, a cozy comer Is never ho cozy aB when It has tho light which makes reading like reading In day llglit or fancy work Just as easy. Elec tric light may bo easily Installed most anywhere and any ltlnd of a nook built up around It. Advertising on tills page brighten up your, business. When the great shoe factories demon strated that they could make boats and hoe belter and cheaper than the best hand cobblers these knlghtf of the awl and last were relegated to the past or they managed to eko out n meager liv ing by repairing worn out boots and shoes. ' And now comes the electric cobbler, and the days of the hand cobbler and Ills bench are numbered. Tho electric cobbler, such as can be found In most large cltlct. consists of one long machine, which Is, In reality, a number of ma ehlnes connected on tho same shaft. This shaft Is turned by an electric motor. The electric cobbler fixes shoes while you wait. It will sew on a sole, put on a patch, fix the heels or rellne a shoe In a very few minutes, as all tho work is done by machinery at a hlh rate of speed. And It Is not to be denied that the finished product Is fully as good n though the best cobbler had spent a halt day on a Job. If tho shoe need recollng the attendant picks up and places n piece of leather of the right slzo and the maJ chlno stitches It fast to the supper. At the next machine an emery wheel cuts down the edge of tho sole and trims It to tho right shape. Tho next machine finishes and polishes tho edges. Vrom the stitching machine to tho polisher Is but a step and the work Is done long be fore the old fashioned shoemaker could have the shoe fitted to tho Inst. Kleetrlc Tlntlna nt Knmra. At tho Olympic games at Htockholm there was used a novel electric method for timing tho runners In some of the nM. n Mr to ret the exact time mad by tho -n Inner, and also to decide who I Ik. line first, even when the difference was very small. The starter gave tho signal by firing a pltol and this was connected' by electrlo wires with two stop watches and these commenced to run for taking time. Tho start and finish were at the saino point and across tho track a light string was stretched be tween poles and the string was also con nected with the stop watches for Mn" ping them.' The first comer broke tlio string whon crossing the lino bo that th watclied wero stopped and the exact time between the start and finish could he seen. Ilreaklng tho string also served to work nn electric device for the shuttei of n camera was mounted Just on the fln fsh lino and above tho Judges' stand, so that the photographer had an Image of tho winner when crossing the finish linn This method Is very useful In settling all disputes. No Longer Worries About What Ue Cook is Doing. to Meals, ELECTRICITY SOLVES PROBLEM llnsttnnit (nn Tell When Tonal I Drowned nnil When Cnffee Is I'rnperlj- lrrinrril In Klee I Ho Percolator. " Mr. Xewlywed Is- a different man thesp mornings, lie used'.to be very much tumbled with .the "had monaKe nient of an experienced cook'who let the coffee get cold while she made toast or buined tortM while she carefully watched the coffee that It dtd not boll too haid or too fM. Hut now when their friends, have treated them right or they have managed their own affairs properly In can see exactly what Is going on In the way of breakfast getting, while he sits nt the table and wntcbes the process go ing on right there. He can certainly see when the electric toaster has a piece done to his liking and even If the genius presiding at the coffee percolator Is absorbed In pushing the iuttnn to turn off tho current so that the coffee won't boll anymore ho can help himself to what he sees there There li surely no objection to him help ing with the cooking to stlch a small extent as to take his own loast when It Is ready for him. Or If he Is a man 6f unusual perception and sees before Mrs. Xewlywed does that the coffee has boiled unite enough for him he can even suggest that she turn off the current. It Is not going so vci.v far to help as much as this. NEW ELECTRICS HAVE ALL COMFORTS OF A PULLMAN The latest thing In parlor cars Is th limousine gilding through the streets, calling, shopping, taking tho air. Coulu you be moro comfortable at home than you could In the cushioned seats shown In this one? Tho sides and ceilings are perhaps m6rc. ptettlly decorated than your walls at home. There Is an electric cell ing light, also a readlug light In th corner, which enables the occupants to tend as caslfy as It they wero riding In a Pullman, no mnttcr how dark tho night. A more "cdmfy" place could not be found, winter or summer. FHnll nt WM. "If you boys don't take aunty's canary out of that electrlo corn popper I'm going to toll.'' "Oee, birdies don't mind electricity. Didn't you ever nee 'em slttln' on the wires?" p Nebraska Telephone Company Omaha Electrical Works Electric Elevator Repairs and Westinghouse Motors 108-13 H. 11th St. Phone Dong. 1181. Motor, Dynimoi ana Ctsneral Ktpairlnffi ZUctrical Machinery and Armatura Winding- a BPtotalty. ELECTRIC ELEVATOR REPAIBS TOWER WXBXMa Lo Bron Electrical Works Siprt EUotrlclans and Machinists Day, Doug. 3176. 913 South 13th St. Electric Supplies And Electric Wiring Bennett Electric Co. 301 Omaha National Bank Dldg. Housewife... 1 You don't know freedom from household drudg- ery until you have used a Duntley Pneumatic Cleaner in your home. It cleans without labor carpets, rugs, draperies, por tieres, etc. Try it once and you will know how easy it makes house- j keeping. For rent or sale. Miller, Stewart & Beaton 415-417 South Sixteenth Street eautiful Electric Lamps reasonable prices Pait'cularly fine showing of lamp) and shades thai will miki excellent Christian Gills Unusual novelty shades, boudoir lamps, made of velvet, crystal beads, paper and China silk, both with and without silk or bead fringe. No gift is more appreciated than an electric lamp and showing Is exquisite. Framers' Craft Shop A. HOSPErf CO. 1S13'1S St. "If You Don't Get Framers Craft '3hop' Frames For Your Picture, You Aro Not Getting the Ilest." IX MEANS MONEY XO YOU Isn't the laundry problem a eostly one to you under your preseut way of having it done? Costly not in money alone, but perhaps health? Not a pleasant thought. Lotus show you how it can be done for you at practically no cost about 2c per washing by using a . "1910" ELECTRIC WASHER AND WRINQER We will place one of these peerless machines in your home for a 15 DAYS' FREE TRIAL We will help you get started right, and gladly aid you at any fu ture time if occasion arises. Washes ALL kinds of clothing safely and well, and no more trouble than turning on and off the electric current. Surely, you owe it to yourself and family'to investigate this offer. Ask anyone of the more than 1,000 users in this city. Sold on easy terms, as well as for cash. 1900 WASHER TYLER 1011. E. B. WILLIAMS, MGR. 308 S. 18TH ST. HERE'S ONE THING TO REMEMBER: YOUR business can grow only when YOU boost it, and there is no more effective way of boosting than advertising, That's the reason growing firms use this page IT BOOSTS BUSINESS. The Electric Shop All kinds of Electrical Dovices for convenience and utility. Save your timo. Save your steps. Save your patience. Combination Electric Curling Irons and Combs, Combination Electric Stoves, Toasters and Broilers, Coffee Percolators, Chafing Dishes, Guaranteed Irons from $2.50 up, High Grado Vibrators at $10.00, Electrio Warming Pads at $3.00 to $6.50; far superior to the hot water bottle. WIRE FOR US AND WE WILL WIRE FOR YOU. WOLFE ELECTRIC CO. 1810 Fariiam Street. Tyler 1414. When Guests Come to Spend the Evening THEN friends come-to call, have you often wished you could, serve a tasty little sup per easily and 'quickly! An Electric Chafing Dish will allow you to prepare any ono of a number of tid-bits without bother and with out the risks attendant upon the use of alcohol fuel. Artistically wrought, simple and safe ,to operate the combined beauty and ultilily make an Electric Chafing Disli an ideal aeces sory to your table. Electrical Appliances Convenient and Economical There are any number of electrical devices that you find decidedly useful and attractive. rfw same oloctricity that you use to light your house will operatp time- and- labor-saving devices that cost little to own and less to operate. Foot Warmers Flat IronB Heating Pads Curling Irons Coffeo Porcolators Tea Kettles Bread Toasters Grills , Chafing Dishes Egg Boilers Cereal Qookers Waffle Irons Excellent for Christmas Gifts. Omaha Electric Light and Power Co.