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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.
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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."
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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.
