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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1925
Page
11
Readable fragment notes a 1925 United Press program from Philadelphia at 8:15 P M EST. The item references a penitentiary broadcast and local timing details for the wire service segment.
A list of radio station call letters and locations appears with times noted such as 9:30 P M and 10:00 P M. Cities include Washington Cincinnati Elgin Los Angeles Minneapolis and references to orchestras music programs and programs in progress.
A dense schedule lists multiple radio stations and times across cities including Cincinnati Pittsburgh Kansas City New York Cleveland Des Moines and Dallas. Entries feature orchestras church services sermons organ recitals and various programs with many station call signs such as WSAI WDAF WEAF KFNF WNYC WLW WCAE WJAR and WJZ.
Winifred Alford, 18, of Bicester Oxon, England, reportedly heard KDKA Pittsburgh through her father’s radio receiver, despite being nearly totally deaf. The cross Atlantic reception is described as remarkable by family observers.
Touring Department of the Hoosier Motor Club outlines a weekend trip from Indianapolis east on Washington Street to Cumberland then Julietta Harrison Ohio Hardentown and Madison with return via State Roads 26 and 1. Highlights include Clifty Falls State Park and scenic cascades along the Ohio River 166 miles to Madison and 92 miles back to Indianapolis.
Marion sent ice to the Indiana State Reformatory during the hot spell. Thorntown reports record tourist traffic. Washington notes home grown tomatoes. Fishermen harvest at Petersburg as river drops. Tipton resident James Rose injured in haymow fall. Two youths jailed by Tipton residents over peeping suspicions. Shelbyville's Leon Miller and Dale William sing in a red canoe to Texas. Hobbs child Elbert Burkett injured by a barn door. Tipton boy John Simmons seriously hurt sliding at Tipton Park. Bluffton firemen to Hartford City for a convention. Heirs of T B Millikan deed land for a new Henry County hospital. Lebanon post office receipts rise 10 percent in three months.
Station WIP at Philadelphia has obtained Dr Francois D Eliseu, a noted physical instructor from this country and Europe, to conduct its morning exercises. Eee are broadcast each morning at seven.
A letter to Mr Fixit in the Indianapolis Times brings attention to a noisy manhole lid at Delaware and Minnesota Streets. Residents urge a replacement lid or tar to dampen the sound, with Walter Monroe promising prompt action from the street department.
A series of luncheon meetings are scheduled in Lincoln and surrounding areas including the Cleaners' and Dyers' Association, Spink-Arms, Delta Upsilon, CPA luncheon, Phi Gamma Delta at C. of C, Scientech Club, Service Club, and the Women’s Rotary Club in Claypool and nearby venues.
A report notes boxcars found near Massachusetts Avenue with details requested for clearer description. Authorities consider their location and condition and plan documentation and inspection. Further specifics will follow as officers survey the area.
A radio guidance notes brass wire should not be used for antennas since it becomes brittle when exposed to the atmosphere and may snap in strong wind.
The absolute purity and delicate medication of Cuticura Soap make it ideal for baby's tender skin. Used daily with ointment on small skin troubles, it keeps the skin smooth, clear and healthy. Cuticura Talcum soothes and cools after a bath for baby’s comfort.
Summer session at Indiana University opened with first classes held. Enrollment is expected at about 1,200, similar to last year. The State Board of Education granted IU permission to offer the first year of elementary teachers license work in its extension classes in Indianapolis for 1925-26.
A woman suffering widespread abdominal pain and backache credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing distress and avoiding an operation. She reports improved appetite and weight gain and says the medicine saved her life.
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