Radio hailed as farming’s greatest modern boon by RCA head
Times Special reports Gen. J. G. Harboard asserts radio promises vast rural benefits. He says radio will attract youth to farms, bring city culture home, and boost farming life through entertainment, education, and potential prosperity. He recalls farm chores, emphasizes keeping independence, and credits rural telephone, gasoline engines, electricity, and automobiles for progress.
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New York
J. G. Harboard
Radio Corporation of America
Advertising Club of
Harboard
Radio
Kansas
Kansas Prairies
Gutenberg
Fifth Avenue
Rome
Exports Double For Radio Equipment in First Half 1925
U S radio equipment exports from January to June 1925 totaled 4,068,4442 dollars, up 2,242,196 from 1924's 1,826,246. First half 1925 exports reach about 68 percent of 1924 total, with Europe and Canada as key markets and Great Britain and Spain leading Europe. Monthly averages rise, showcasing sustained growth over 1924.
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Bu _ Times
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Europe
Canada
Great Britain
Spain
Sweden
Broadcasts Boost Ticket Sales for Philharmonic Concerts
Broadcasting of Phil harmonic concerts from WIZ increased paid attendance from 7,000 to a record 20,000. The idea that radio broadcasting harms theater and sports events is disproved by this concert experience.
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York
WIZ
Radio equipment shipments to Britain and Spain surge in 1925
Radio apparatus shipments to Great Britain near double the total for 1924 thanks to the January 1 1925 lifting of the ban. Spain also sees first half 1925 shipments nearly twice the entire prior year. American manufacturers lead with quality sets and parts overcoming European competition.
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Great Britain
Spain
Open Circuits Cause Defect in Radio Receivers
Open circuits are a common defect in radio receivers causing dead phones despite all parts appearing normal. Opens can occur in battery circuits, inductors, tickler circuits, or variable condensers and are tested by continuity checks and noting absence of a click.
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Illinois St
L. L. Banford
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