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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
3
An early description outlines the Jenkins lamp that converts radio waves into light to display motion pictures. It explains a rotating lens disk and prism system, a small motor, and a wall screen enabling viewers to hear and watch concerts or scenes simultaneously. The piece predicts widespread adoption of motion pictures by radio.
A method for smooth amplifier volume control uses transformer secondary loading via a variable resistance wired to the tube grid. In impedance or resistance amplifiers the grid leak is replaced by a variable resistance up to 5 megohms, with examples like the centralab modulator referenced.
Richard Davis, a thirteen year old from Northfield Minnesota, walked forty miles to Minneapolis to visit WCCO studios and meet broadcaster Jack Little. He fainted from exhaustion upon arrival and received first aid from announcer Paul Johnson.
Practical notes on insulators soldering aerial connections and ground setups. Advises buying headphones for ampere turns, using buried metal as ground, noting metal dials raise microfarads, and transformers as distortion sources. Stresses precise tube contact, long aerial length including lead-in, and maximizing separation and orthogonality of antenna and ground leads.
Junior Bacon, a growing pig, avoids baths in favor of mud while a sunbathing black cat snoozes in the barnyard. A song sparrow snags crumbs but is nearly snatched by the cat until Junior Bacon’s squeal warns the birds. The cat retorts and resumes napping as the sparrows stay grateful for the warning.
A 1926 Western Newspaper Union feature lists simple frozen dessert recipes including Velvet Sherbet with lemon juice and milk, a Strawberry Ice Cream method using berries and milk, and notes on freezing, packing, and serving guidelines. It includes Peanut and Lettuce combo, hot soups for the sickroom, Chocolate Dainties, and a Cocoa Parfait with sugar syrup, detailing steps and tips for texture and flavor.
The fragment hints at a comic or whimsical exchange involving a character named Petsy Gin't and a line about an officer and a lost e. The readable text suggests a dialogue snippet or caption from a vintage newspaper, preserving quirky tone without full context.
A fragment shows a mother and Johnnie discussing the baby’s mouth with a safety pin mentioned. Good Hardware is cited as the source or brand related to the safety pin. The tone resembles a brief moral or household tip in a historical newspaper.
A fragment shows a girl speaking to her mother about a party and an odd exchange mentioning a curse. The scene hints at family dialogue with unclear context and characters named Little Giri and Uncle Dick. The text is fragmentary, offering limited concrete facts or setting.
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