Reverence for Law Urges Nationwide Obedience to Prohibition
A collection of statements from President Harding Attorney General Daugherty Assistant to the Attorney General Goff Roy A Haynes and the American Bar Association urging strict enforcement and universal respect for law. They warn that disregarding statutes weakens civilization and invites anarchy and mob violence amid the liquor traffic crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren G. Harding
Harry M. Daugherty
Guy D. Goff
Roy A. Haynes
Republic
American Bar Association
United States
Relieving Agricultural Low Mood to Boost Farm Profits
The speaker argues that renewing agricultural profitability is essential to national prosperity. He notes agriculture shapes nearly half the population's livelihood, and declares that higher farm prices and organized farming are needed to end the depression and restore economic strength.
Springfield church saves youth with modern dances drive
The South Congregational Church of Springfield Mass uses semi monthly modern dances to lure youths back to church. Attendance rises from 300 to 1700 as young people attend Sunday nights with supper and clean motion pictures. The church runs a theater alongside the service, keeping sex plays taboo and earning about 175 dollars a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Congregational Church
Springfield
Mass
John Aklen
Bovn
Olivet
Troubleshooting Radio Circuits A Logical Guide
Radio circuits share ills with power circuits and can be cured with a simple procedure. The article outlines three main faults open circuit short circuit and leakage and explains a practical open circuit test using a series lamp and a cut extension cord to probe tuning coils and windings.
Troubleshooting Crystal Detector Circuits and Cleaning Tips
Instructions describe testing for open circuits using shorting both receivers at the case and using a buzzer or lamp. It warns operators to avoid touching the crystal surface or spring contact to prevent insulating film from skin oils and dust, and suggests cleaning with alcohol or replacing the surface if signals weaken.
Testing the Tune Circuit for Proper Electrical Contacts
Instructions describe using a light, buzzer, and battery to identify open circuits in a coil and poor contact at the slider. It warns against testing grounds on the house circuit and advises using ground references like water and gas piping. It emphasizes insulation of the antenna and secure, strain‑free lead‑in to the station wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth
Testing Telephone Receiver Continuity and Diaphragm Check
Instructions describe testing a telephone receiver pair for continuity by touching cord tips to the tongue to hear a click. If one receiver is weaker, inspect and tune the diaphragm, careful not to break leads from magnet spools to connection blocks. If no response, test each receiver separately in a double headset and verify the circuit.
Tips to the Radioist Improve aerial height to boost signals and proper wiring
The article advises raising the flat top aerial five to ten feet to strengthen signals. It suggests adding a variable condenser to a loose coupler to tune undesired signals and soldering a wire to the slider to fix poor coil contact. It also recommends extending spreaders for multiwire antennas and spacing wires four to six feet apart for best results.
Amateurs urged to play fair in radio communications
Radio Inspector L R Schmidt urges amateurs in the Ninth district to follow regulations to avoid restrictions. He advises using minimum power, keeping to 200 meters, and sending distress signals properly. Copies of the rules cost 15 cents from the Government Printing Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Schmidt
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Texas
Megarithiaic
Grounding An Aerial For Lightning Protection
Aerials store atmospheric electricity and become a hazard unless properly grounded. Fire underwriters require a direct external ground with copper wire no smaller than No 4 B S gauge. Do not use internal water gas or steam pipes as grounding as this risks fire and loss of life.
Satank the Kiowa Chief Death on the Long Trail
Elmo Scott Watson recounts Kiowa chief Satank's dramatic stand as he ripped free shackles and killed a guard before falling to bullets on a Texas-bound march. The tale ties his famous death scene to the tribe's Real Dogs order and a life marked by war, survival, and ritual bones.
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Satank
Setangya
Sitting Bear
Kaitsenko
Texas
Satanta
Big Tree
Fort Sill
Sherman
Captain Jack the Martyr of the Modocs
An OCR fragment recalls Captain Jack of the Modocs on the Fort Khonath scaffold, his defiant plea to die with dignity, the minister's comfort, and the controversial view of his legacy as a martyr or murderer. It notes the war’s toll, the flag of truce killings, and the complicity of his own people, with a final critique of white history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HEY
Jack
Kintpuush
Fort Khonath
Ore
Captain Jack
United States
Noo Man Cansy
General Canby
Doctor Thorns
Ben Wright
Peace Commissioners
Science on Farm Brings Canadian Agriculture to New Standard
A Canadian farming booster piece argues agriculture has become a profession with educated methods, crop rotation, and land preservation. It notes city men turning to farming after study can rival lifelong farmers, and invites readers to request pamphlets from M. J. Johnstone in Indianapolis.
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Canada
M. J. Johnstone
Monument Place
Indianapolis
Ind
Easy method teaches instruments in three months
A suave stranger offers a quick course to learn piccolo saxophone clarinet or ukulele. He boasts five enrollments in the house provoking the tenant to fear for his residence and consider moving.
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Harding
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
J. G. Gilkey
SMORT
Radio
Schmidt
Elmo Scott Watson
Western Newspaper Union
Modocs
Science
Holland
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