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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1923
Page
2
A magazine note explains how radio ground quality affects efficiency. It warns against using pipes or radiators as ground due to moisture and contact issues. Testing between different ground types reveals noise from poor earth connections and emphasizes driving a ground rod or pipe into moist soil for reliable contact.
Daylight saving time with a full day from 0:30 A M to 9:05 P M listing late news market reports weather target and naval signals. Highlights include a market report at 12:00 M 12:10 P M float market 2:30 P M clearing stock quotations and a 6:30 P M final market and sport summary with children’s bedtime story and a Lyon Healy program courtesy.
KYW Westinghouse Chicago airs Sunday May 27 1923 schedule with multiple services from Orchestra Hall and Westinghouse Station KYW. Reverend Frank Fy Shannon conducts morning and evening programs. Brigadier General G W Von Horn attends as speaker. musical offerings led by Daniel Protheros and others.
Wendell W. Hall joins the announcing staff at Westinghouse KYW after years as a Chicago composer of Mellow Moon Pickin Lullaby and My Dream Sweetheart. The popular entertainer is skilled on xylophone ukulele and slide whistle and sings in a tenor voice beloved by radio fans nationwide. Hall is touted as a leading radio headliner with widespread recognition beyond his local Chicago success.
Wendell Hall known as the music maker will also perform on the radio show. He will repeat his duties as a bouncer at EXW and entertain listeners with his song specialties.
Iron Mountain Michigan police charge seventeen year old John Bhults with the killing of a twelve year old girl who mocked him when he missed a shot while hunting squirrels. He boasted of the crime to a friend, leading to arrest. The incident occurred near their homes as Bhults fired at a chip mump, striking the girl and causing instant death. A parrot in Philadelphia warns of a fire, delaying a spread in a three story apartment building.
In a discussion of mental illness a Dr Moras notes heredity does not govern mental disease more than colds. He cites blood constituents and nervous disorders as factors, while a quirky line mocks the notion. A tangential mention of Rhubarb Removstron Aunt praises rhubarb for removing rust from fabrics.
W. D. Nielson, a 1870 graduate described as the oldest lying alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania, attended the Alumni Day tea in Philadelphia, highlighting a curious historic note from the event.
The piece explains a historical belief around the Faw tree and its gloom in churchyards. It notes a period belief in planting yew trees for churchyard uses and bow making, referencing parliamentary action mandating yew trees for archer material.
A fragmented statement extols truth as sacred, urging penalties to prevent violation. It frames truth as vital, worth sacrifice and duty, with emphasis on eradicating breaches and upholding obligation.
Fragmentary notes claim Philipp Sembray organized America s first Methodist society in New York 1708 and Hubert Steinbridge began preaching in Frederick County Maryland amid competing accounts. The text presents conflicting details about the origins and timeline of these early societies.
Records show that artificial eyes were known by Egyptians Romans and Venetians centuries ago The earliest modern form is noted in a 1641 illustrated work on surgery by French surgeon Ambroise Paré, published in Paris.
A traveler with broad journeys and local insight speaks from a position of familiarity about a roadside roadhouse, framing observations as informed and potentially corrective to common travel lore.
A cryptic verse fragment suggests a golfer named Gi Hogy facing a bust or busting from activity. The line questions habitual play and club dances, hinting at backstage showmanship in a circus of sport and performance. The source tone remains elusive and fragmented.
In 1880 the steamer Great Eastern sailed the Atlantic in a record pace. The voyage showcased extraordinary speed and engineering prowess of the era, marking a notable milestone in transatlantic travel history.
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