Because when I want to pay tribute to something the first thing that comes to mind is using it as an ashtray.
A Tribute to Football
by Grantland Rice
Blocking backs and interference -Fifty thousand wild adherents -
Tackle thrusts and headlong clashes, Two yard bucks and dizzy dashes,
Head and shoulder, heart and soul, Till you fall across the goal.
And another all-star eleven - They Satisfy
RIDE A RANGER ALL THE YEAR ‘ROUND
30 Days’ Free Trial
See for yourself the values found in Ranger bicycles with their complete equipment of accessories and extras. Send to-day for catalog and select the model you prefer. Ride it thirty days, test its speed, sturdy qualities, de luxe equipment and exclusive features. If at the end of thirty days you want to return it for any reason, send it back and you will not be out one cent.
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TRANSISTORS-first family of electronics
In 1948 Bell scientists announced their invention of the transistor—a tiny device able to amplify signals a hundred thousand times using a small fraction of the power of an electron tube.
From this original “point contact” transistor has grown a distinguished family of immense usefulness to electronics. Some of its leading members are shown here, in approximate actual size, with their scientific type names.
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This is pretty damn cool. I would have loved to take a tour of my local switchboard.
“Ever Seen Your Telephone Switchboard?”
It’s a fascinating sight — the inside of a telephone central office where your telephone may be connected with the whole Bell System.
Would you like to know more about the telephone and what happens when you make a call?
Your Bell Telephone Company will be glad to show you. Visitors are welcome and we believe you will have a most interesting time. Why not call the Business Office and arrange a visit?
BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM
You are cordially invited to visit the Bell System exhibit at Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco
GIRLS DESPISED HIS SKINNY, PIMPLY LOOKS but now he’s gained 21 POUNDS and new popularity Roy Rigby “At parties I felt like a back number. I was so skinny and my face was so broken out with pimples that none of the girls ever noticed me. On the advice of a friend I started taking Ironized Yeast. In 12 weeks I gained 21 pounds and my face began to clear up and take on a healthy color. I’m strong as an ox now and so popular that the fellows call me a ‘Ladies’ Man’.” —Roy Rigby, De Kalb, ILL.
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This ad pretty much sums up why there are no more American television manufacturers. They are actually advertising the fact that they don’t use circuit boards and that all of their electronics are hand assembled!
BUILT BETTER… to last longer!
Every Zenith portable TV is Handcrafted —built better to last longer. There are no printed circuits. No production shortcuts. Every connection is carefully handwired. This kind of dedication to quality has made Zenith America’s largest selling TV. It is one of the important reasons why Zenith TV gives you finer performance. Fewer service problems. Greater operating dependability. And a sharper, clearer picture, year after year. Don’t settle for less than Zenith—the Handcrafted TV.
ZENITH
The quality goes in before the name goes on
Doubling Univac’s Speed!
The famous Univac of Remington Rand has widened even further its lead over other electronic business computing systems. Univac is still the only completely self-checked system… the only one which can read, write, and compute simultaneously without extra equipment. And now, the Univac II adds to these superior features the speed of a magnetic-core memory.
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Who-o-o-o-o
YES, who? . . . When the shapes and shadows of night hide a million mysteries. . . . When strange, spine-chilling noises freeze us with fright. . . . Who doesn’t wish for the comforting companionship of a strong, bright light?
You’ll he sure your flashlight will work when you want it—if it’s loaded with Eveready Flashlight Batteries! They last longer and stay brighter, because they’re entirely encased in metal. Even the tops are metal!
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