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Violet ray treatment became a part of the toasting process some months ago, is now advertised for the first time. It consists of tumbling the tobacco in rotating drums at a rate which, according to the American Tobacco Co., gives each shred a three-second exposure to two arcs. No extravagant claims are set up for it, but unofficially it is said the process "may in general be interpreted as tending toward an indication of mildness...
...organized Radio Corp. of America to take over the business of American Marconi, which thereupon became defunct. Associated with General Electric were American Telephone & Telegraph, United Fruit Co., and Westinghouse Electric, of which only Westinghouse remains an important factor. Thus U. S. wireless became strong and vigorous, developed a three-second trans-Atlantic service, carried many a code message for many an efficient corporation...