Indiana voter registration rules and notable state events
Indiana voters will register between September and October 9 under a new law creating a permanent county register. Three hundred freeholders may force a new registration. Terre Haute businessman William Ball dies. he led Rose Polytechnic Institute and the Indiana State Normal School. Indiana Democrats at their state convention nominate candidates, with Ella Crawford unopposed for clerk of the Supreme Court. Also reported are railroad and industry updates, lake region land use plans, university athletics results, and local civic projects across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
George H. Healey
State Board of Election Commissioners
Healey
William Creighton Ball
Terre Haute
Ball
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Indiana State Normal School
State Penal Farm Board
Indiana Democrats
Indianapolis
Ella Crawford
Supreme Court
Supreme
Bloomington
Terre Haute- J
Wnurre
Lodge
Notre Dame
Stuart Field
Lafayette
Purdue
DePauw
Earlham
Butler
Wabash
Fish and Game Division
State Conservation Department
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Knox County
Gary
Epworth League Institute
North Indiana Methodist Episcopal Conference
Webster Lake
North Webster
Byron E. Biggs
Indiana School For
Doctor Biggs
George N. Mannfeld
McCray
Benjamin H. Harrel
San Francisco
Cal
Harrel
York
Pershing
Blackford County
Hartford City
Montpelier
Harry Ray Post
American Legion
Richmond
W. L. Misner
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Busseron Crossing
Vincennes
Alvin Hardin
Danville
Til
Fannie Hardin
Leslie English
Hardin
Betty Lou English
Clarence Bailey
Portland
Valparaiso University
Madeline Stevens
Wanatah
Sandborn
Sandborn Banking Company
John Fensil
Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Western Railroad
Chicago & Indiana
Brazil
West Union
Japan
Indiana University
Kosciusko
Jesse E. Bruner
Warsaw
Grant County
Fixing Simple Radio Receivers When Open Circuits Fail
This article explains common radio receiver faults and practical fixes. It covers open circuits short circuits and leakage, detailing a series lamp test using a 110 volt circuit to detect an open in a tuning cell and how to verify continuity across winding and slider. It emphasizes careful inspection of contacts and periodic checks to prevent trouble.
Testing the Tune Circuit for Proper Contact and Grounds
The note explains testing for open circuits in a tuned circuit using a lamp or buzzer and battery. It warns against using the house lighting circuit for ground tests to avoid a short. Ground checks involve connecting to water pipes and fixtures, ensuring the antenna is insulated, and preventing movement from creating a ground path.
Test tips for telephone cords and receivers
Instructions describe testing telephone cords by insulation and tongue contact to check circuit continuity. If a slight click appears in good receivers, compare diaphragms for weak response, tuning as needed. Caution urged to avoid breaking finger-wire leads when removing diaphragm and handling double headset components.
Tips for Radio Aerials and Signal Tuzzles
A historical note explains how raising the height of a flat top aerial enhances signal strength by five to ten feet and adjusting densers and couplers can tune out unwanted signals. It warns that tuning colts slide rod contacts create poor connections, suggesting soldering a flexible wire to improve contact. It recommends longer spreaders for multiwire aerials and spacing of wires for better reception.
Reducing Open Circuits in Crystal Detector Test Methods
The article explains isolating tips and testing cords for open circuits in receivers. Operators must avoid skin oil and dust creating insulating films on crystal surfaces. If signals weaken, clean with alcohol or replace the crystal surface by chipping away old surface to present a fresh contact for the spring.
Amateurs Urged to Play Fair in Radio Use
Radio Inspector L R Schmidt of the Ninth district warns that most fans are fair but a few are reckless. Amateurs should study radio laws, keep to 200 meters, use a pure wave, and limit energy to what is needed. They should call three times, send de once, and sign calls three times.
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L. R. Schmidt
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Texas
Legion asks papers to send free copies to wounded in WWI hospitals
The American Legion auxiliary urges hometown newspapers to mail daily or weekly issues to 30,000 wounded or ill veterans in hospitals across the United States. Editors may receive state lists of names and should request the lists from national headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
Ex Soldiers Helped By Washington Legion Post
Stranded ex soldiers seek compensation in Washington DC and rely on Bill Franklin, commander of Vincent B. Costello post, to steer hopeful claims and provide small stipends. His unit covers over five dollars per man on average, aiding those with hopeless claims to return home as DC assumes more of this work.
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Washington, D. C
Bill Franklin
American Legion
Franklin
Vincent B. Costello
Washington
District of Columbia
Walking Encyclopedia Pollock Leads Army Paper Work Era
Marion E Pollock, famed unofficial army paper work expert of the A E F and the American Legion, now heads the personnel division of the U S Veterans Bureau in Washington. Enlisted man Pollock earned immense respect from colonels and lieutenants for his mastery of army paperwork and orders. He served in France as chief of the orders division and could recite nearly every general headquarters order from the war.
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Marion E. Pollock
American Legion
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Washington, D. C
Pollock
France
Adjutant General’s Department
Grounding Aerials to Prevent Lightning Hazard
The article explains aerials store atmospheric electricity and must be grounded to act as a lightning rod. Fire underwriters require grounding when not in use by a copper wire no smaller than 8 gauge, connected directly to outside ground.
American Legion notes and war era updates
The report details the blue devils occupying Rhine lands being evacuated by American forces. It notes David Phillips of Dover Ohio receiving a 2500 dollar compensation on a 250 dollar claim and refunding 2250 dollars. It mentions Japanese tenants on Yakima Farms ousted for service men and Nebraska Legion posts routing updates by radiophone.
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France
Rhineland
David Phillips
Dover
Phillips
Yakima
Wash
Washington
American Legion
Tanlac credited by Lincoln woman for recovery
Mrs Anna B Crawford of Lincoln Nebraska describes severe indigestion headache sleeplessness rheumatism and weakness. She claims Tanlac restored health and weight and enabled easier walking and movement. She praises the medicine and notes it is sold by druggists.
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Tanlac
Anna B. Crawford
Quotable Opposing Views on Optimism in Racing
A fragment quotes critics urging caution about optimism, noting some supporters may be misguided. It contrasts praise with skepticism, arguing that not all optimistic followers perform well at the races.
Advertisement Advice and Prices Tie War to Laundry Tips
The note highlights doubled prices for cotton and linen due to the war. It suggests extending fabric life by using Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry. A line about grocers advertising and a quip on artistry underscores a period commercial tone.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. It features a testimonial from Mrs J M Sibbert of Everett Washington praising the product’s soothing effects and urging others to try it for back pains nervousness and general ill feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Sibbert
High St
Everett
Washington
Lydia Pound
E. Pinkham
Orr
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Vandaburg
Schmidt Urgus
American Legion and Auxiliary
D. C
The
Walking Encyclopedia
Nebraska
Posta of the Legion
Gan
Lincoln
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Consolidated
New York
Rai
Rees
Eas
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