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Try This Head Set for Ten Days

and see for yourself how clearly you can get stations that are barely audible with your present head set. If it does not prove to be all that we claim for it, we'll gladly refund your money. The .

Stromberg-Carlson Radio Head Set

is noted for its extreme sensitiveness. The tone is soft and beautifully distinct, which greatly reduces static interferences but brings in weak signals clear and strong.

 Furnished with concealed cord connections, universal hall joint adjustment, six foot waterproof cord, laminated pole pieces. etc.

 Standard A-9723 Radio Head Set wound to 2000 ohms sent for $8.25. Privilege of return in 10 days if receiving efficiency is not increased.

 Bulletin No. 1005 which describes the general construction and “What Some of the Users Say” is free for the asking.

Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Company Rochester, N. Y.

Chicago, Ill.Toronto, Can.

Arlington Notes

 Shortly after the 10:00 p. m. time signals. NAA sends weather bulletins in code letters and figures to express weather conditions along the eastern coast of the United States and the Great Lakes.

 In case you have lost the key letters used they are given below:―

U. S. W. B. United States Weather Bureau

S Sydney
TNantucket
DBDelaware Breakwater
HHatteras
CCharleston
KKey West
PPensacola
BBermuda
DuDuluth
MMarquette
USault Ste. Marie
GGreen Bay
ChChicago
LAlpena
DDetroit
VCleveland
FBuffalo

 The first three Figures denote the barometric pressure in inches as (001―30.01) or 959―29.59). The fourth figure represents the direction of the wind:


1North5South
2Northeast6Southwest
3East7West
4Southeast8Northwest

0   Calm

 The last figure gives the force of the wind on the Beaufort Scale.

Beaufort Scale of Wind Force.

Number and designation. Miles per hour.

0Calm0-3
1Light air8
2Light breeze13
3Gentle breeze18

 Examples of Code:―

 U. S. W. B. S. 00355 T 93472 United States Weather Bureau Sydney, 30.03, south, fresh breeze, 28 miles per hour; Nantucket, 29.34, west, light breeze, 13 miles per hour.

4Moderate breeze23
5Fresh breeze28
6Strong breeze34
7Moderate gale40
8Fresh gale48
9Strong gale56
10Whole gale65
11Storm75
12Hurricane90 and over

 Wind force greater than 9 is given by a word instead of figures.