Radio schedule and program notes for August 18 1923 Chicago
KYW listings show a full day timetable with market reports weather and financial news. Programs include late news and comment Serving Chicago with a naval observatory time and a 7 to 7:58 p m children’s bedtime story musical program by Harvey’s orchestra and Planiat Ballia Menkes Names and times reflect a dense era radio guide detailing waves from 9 30 a m to 9 58 p m including Under the Evening Lamp Sunday morning service and Mason Trio classical selections Chicago church service at St Chrysostom s Dearborn Parkway with Dr Norman Hutton rector Neb Neb
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Cope Harvey
Harry Goise
Planiat
Ballia Menkes
Naval Observatory
Chrysontom's
North Dearborn Parkway
Chicago
Neb
Norman Hutton
Norman Hutton, Rector. Bto. P.m
Mason Trio
Broadcast Bill’s Radiolays By William E Douglass
A humorous 1928 column describes a heatwave reaction to rising temperatures and the comfort found in using a wireless set for cooling. The narrator, seeking relief from sultry days, blends rustic dialect with inventor zeal, picturing radio aided summer leisure and practical novelty.
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Bill
William E. Douglass
Circus Stunts Applied To Electric Fans
The Barnum & Bulley and Ring-Hog Brothers Circus uses Westinghouse sixteenth fans to cool hot crowds and the menagerie. Three fans mounted on a pipe standard blow 5175 cubic feet per minute over a 30 foot diameter area. The system, designed with Westinghouse Bridgeport staff, weighs under fifty pounds and can be set up in fifteen minutes.
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Barnum & Bulley
Ring- Hog Brothers
Westinghouse
Bridgeport
Conn
Palmistry Guide and Odd Expression in Local Note
An excerpt describes lines of travel on the hand and their signs for health and life course, noting Island breaks and branches. It recounts a curious tale of Bister Cora and Betty exchanging gifts and money for flowers, ending with an old business card and a playful message.
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Bister
Cora
Doapital
Batty
Mother
Oora
Betty
The Galapagos Islands as a Natural History Museum
The Washington Geographic Society highlights Charles Darwin's studies on the Galapagos, noting species confined to single islands, volcanic origins, and unique evolution. It describes the archipelago's climate, terrain from barren to clouded, and its strategic value since Ecuador gained control in 1685, with references to cattle, potential agriculture, and treasure legends.
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Washington, D. C
Natural History Museum
Saga & Bulletin
Washington
D, O
National Geographic Atciety
Charlies Darwin
Darwin
Geldom
Galapagos
South Ameried
Ander
Eeusdor
Albemarie
Teabelin
Peru
Ecuador
Hen Lays 108 Eggs in Raven Montha Springfeld Record
A white Leghorn owned by B Hammer of Weaver, Iowa, laid 108 eggs between November 1, 1922, and June 1, 1923, setting a state contest record in Quincy and Eboto.
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Raven
Springfeld
B. Hammer
Weaver, Ie
Quincy
Eboto
Dog Burdens Riches as Stray Snatches Found Money
A mongrel wandered into Arthur Allen’s Keno aha Wis home and was offered shelter. The dog reportedly consumed a placed $50 gift left by Mr Alien to his family, causing the loss of the newly found home for the animal.
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Arthur Allen
Kenoaha
Wis
Mr. Alien
Carnegie Tech Reveals Marvelous High Speed Gear
In Pittsburgh Carnegie Institute of Technology demonstrates a compact gear that drastically reduces speed while multiplying power. Inventor George Smith Morrison, an Australian now in Pittsburgh, explains a roller and ring mechanism replacing traditional gears. The device runs a five horsepower motor up to 17 000 rpm on the driving end while the driven end shows five rpm, enabling applications across engines and machinery.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute of Technology
George Smith Morrison
Australian officials tour Philippines to boost meat exports
D A Ormston and HB Powell of the Australian meat council visit Bud-Bey to study the archipelago and advocate higher meat shipments. They aim to show Japan has grown meat consumption and push increased supplies to the Philippines.
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