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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1923
Page
7
Radio fans in the Sahara face violent static during sandstorms. Raoul Moha of Algiers notes the sand's electricity charges antennas, discharges condensers, and shocks operators unless grounded and isolated.
A compact radio set, 15 inches square and seven pounds, uses a new magnetic wave to send sound through solid steel or concrete. It works without aerials and can communicate with one station or between rooms, even from within a bank vault or entombed miners.
The Rundeman den radio station near Bergen is being modernized with power and radio telephone gear. With a 3000 kilometer transmission radius direct calls to American stations may become possible. Studio telephones with a 600 mile reach will link to England and continental Europe.
The article explains tuning by first listening for the carrier wave before the music. A bright filament current makes the set oscillate, causing heterodyning on the carrier wave. Once the carrier wave is detected, adjust to the music and then reduce filament current for proper tuning.
Lord Louis Mountbatten, famed for his comment about "the bird," expected to specialize in naval radio as a lieutenant in the British navy. He spoke to reporters during his American honeymoon with Edwina Ashley, the former Miss Edwina Ashley.
The government’s strongest radio station in Annapolis rests on six 600 foot towers with twelve miles of antennae wire. To prevent ice buildup that could weigh as much as seven tons, the wires are heated electrically during danger conditions.
Chileen legislation nearing passage would place radio under public enterprise style control, mirroring a system that would resemble United States broadcasting with stations operated by public entities.
Radio furnishes dance music for excursion boats adding wireless tunes to voyage entertainment aboard the ships.
Garland W. Powell announces results of the Legion essay contest for ages twelve to eighteen. First prize remains $750, second $500, third $250, scholarships funded by Han ford MacNider. Ah Sing Ching of Hawaii wins national honors with a piece stressing unity and democratic ideals.
Hans Hundorf, a disabled man receiving treatment at a St. Paul hospital, signed up 67 new members for St. Paul Post No. 8 of the American Legion, bringing the post total to 400 members.
A damaged OCR fragment presents disjointed lines about a holiday, a bag, a boy, and calls a person a name with no coherent narrative or identifiable entities. The text lacks publishable facts or a resolvable event.
A short reflection on neutrality as a stance of the inner heart versus outward action. The quote notes that people may seem neutral in deeds while their true feelings incline toward one side. It contrasts prudence with inner conviction.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions various stray words and phrases without coherent context. The readable content shows no clear event names dates or entities to anchor a factual summary. The piece resembles a scrambled page segment with incomplete lines and scattered terms.
The piece explains Sheffield plate as a sheet of copper or silver fused to another metal, and notes its name origins from the English city where it was made. It adds that electro-plating has largely replaced the fusing method and includes a quip about a bachelor.
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