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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1922
Page
5
An article notes a radio institute instructions for building a short wave receiving set in a cabinet using Bakelite panels and various components. It describes wiring, shielding, and safety, and mentions a transmitter sending code messages from 2,000 miles away.
Fragments describe improving radio circuits by arranging wiring, lining cabinet interiors with copper or brass shield, grounding through a binding post, and reducing body capacity. The text emphasizes shielding to improve signal integrity and reduce inductive effects.
A radio primer notes that the electron is the tiniest particle of matter. It states the electron is about eighteen-hundredth the size of a hydrogen atom and carries the smallest known negative electric charge.
Mrs Meg Williams Dodd in her home near Shreveport listens Sundays to her son Dr EB Dodd pastor of the First Baptist Church there. The church broadcasts sermons to nearby churches by powerful radio, extending coast to coast, with a 2400 watt station on a 260 meter wavelength. The new church building and antenna cost about 309000 dollars, making it the largest Baptist church in the region.
Rex Ingram’s epic The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse draws crowds at Empire Theatre. Starring Adolph Valentine Alice Terry and many others, the film presents war's impact with grand visuals and human struggle, supported by a vast cast and thousands of extras.
A skin specialist touts Vitrle Menthe-Sulphur as quickly removing breaking out and eczema. The preparation is said to soothe irritated skin, heal eruptions like rash pimples and grog worm, and reduce embarrassment.
Boris Lerman, noted dancing master and Alla Moskova’s husband, seeks fifty thousand dollars in a suit for alienation of affections against Gregory Choaluck, a New York importer. The case follows a previous divorce filing naming Choaluck as co respondent. alleged friction began after a November incident in Wade Chooluck.
New Jersey judge Howard Carrow died suddenly today at heart disease in Merowantville New Jersey He was 62 formerly chair of the Democrats state committee and a delegate to the Democratic National Convention of 1994 and 1208.
Hippo dros theatre in Bridge features a line of real vaudeville acts direct from New York. The program includes Lampinis novelty musical act Kamplain and Bell harmony singers Jos Martin a comedy juggler and Billy Walsh a blackface comedian. Regular film starring Eugene OBrien also shown.
A garbled OCR note hints at health remedy troubles involving Sumstead and a worm syrup. The fragment mentions D and Foorbees ML and De Seca, but key facts and context are unclear. Further readable text needed for a coherent summary.
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