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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1925
Page
5
A detailed account from Radio News explains a five tube monophase receiver using three feedback coils to suppress self oscillation. It covers circuit layout, positioning of compensators, transformer construction, wiring, and practical assembly notes, noting strong selectivity and sensitivity and specific steps to adjust to the critical point.
An Idaho man fishing in Lake Crescent caught a seven pound northern pike, the biggest of his life. He telegraphed his wife declaring the beauty of the catch, but she fired back a taunt about weighing ten pounds and told him to come home.
Two Stapleton men invent a scale model that places you inside rooms. The base drawer shows floor plans of both stories built up about an inch to create a shaved slice view. Miniature bathtubs sinks stoves and fixtures help buyers visualize layout ahead of construction.
A man in a Buffalo Express item battles nerves to confess to his wife Martha that he bought a pair of spats this afternoon. He paces a room, contemplates the right words, then declares the revelation with calm resolve. The moment frames a plain domestic comedy of restraint and supply.
The piece notes early Louisiana salt production dating to 1791 with crude refining from salt water springs used by Indians. It mentions a more successful method in 1812 and, in 1862, rock salt discovery at Avery Island beneath the surface by Confederate pioneer troops.
The Japanese finance department will include radio receivers and accessories in the luxury tariff, raising duty to 100 percent from 20 percent. Officials fear the higher levy will hamper radio adoption and slow broadcasting progress in Japan.
The Brunswick Maine fire department used the building’s radio aerial as a water conveyance when responding to a chimney fire at Fred E. Harmon’s farm. His two sons stood on the roof while Mrs. Harmon and their daughter filled pails and hauled water to the top via the attached aerial.
Roscoe G. Ingraham of Rockland Maine at eighty remains a bandmaster and will again lead the Memorial day procession. He began his career 70 years ago in a comic band and has since organized over 50 brass bands taught more than 1000 pupils and marched 12000 to 15000 miles in parades. Every Knox county town has formed a band under his leadership.
English sportsmen push to open a national sports museum in London featuring busts, pictures, and equipment of famed athletes. A large library would be part of the museum, with $25,000 already subscribed for buying exhibits and arranging them once suitable space is found.
A Scientific American note highlights vegetable scoops shaping carrots beets and potatoes into small pleasing forms. French cooks favor these kitchen tools and obtain attractive varieties for dishes using Parisian potatoes, deeming the results worthwhile.
American dairy producers shipped 206 million pounds of canned milk to foreign markets last year. The export volume reflects growing demand for U.S. dairy products abroad and highlights the role of American cows in filling international supply chains.
The tale portrays a man who endures his own troubles yet remains thankful for not having to listen to his neighbors woes. A reflective measure on endurance and tolerance in daily life.
A brief quip notes a cynical take on the saying there is a food born every minute. The speaker considers the world would be tiresome if only wine on tap existed.
A survey notes varied temperaments among animals with some parrots and certain birds showing playful humor. Tales include a parrot making a dog whistle and laugh, a parrot fooling observers into thinking a child was hit, and a monkey tampering with taps aboard a ship. Seals, walruses, and elephants display humor while rhinoceroses appear dull and apes lack humor.
Dr Frank Lutz curator of Insects at the American Museum of Natural History argues that insect sounds have no meaning for the insects or humans. He says crickets and other insects squeak buzz or hum due to body form and movement, rather than communication.
Two tourists stay at a country hotel after hatching a droll plan. They tell the landlord they will sleep poorly and to wake them at daybreak while claiming they lost a twenty dollar bill near the village. The scene ends with the hotel guests undisturbed.
Sir Robert Kinderaley of the National Savings and Bank of England notes that clerks see dirty notes daily. He recalls a case of an elderly lady paying in bundles that looked immaculate. She explains she was up until 1 am cleaning and ironing them.
The London Tit-Bits notes the old practice of selling by candle, still observed in parts of England. At Warton roadside rights are let annually, and Alder Maston church meadow is leased every three years. A candle is set, a pin marks one inch below the flame, and bidding begins as the flame nears the pin, with rising suspense when the pin is approached.
A vast parchment book in a Dominican cloister in Vienna is claimed as the largest book in the world. Bound on wooden borders, it records death notices since 1410 though the cloister dates to 1226. Leaves four by three feet, with talismanic stones and lore about sapphires opals lodestones and other beliefs.
A fragment notes an 1862 May 9 order by General David Hunter freeing all slaves in Georgia Florida and South Carolina with Lincoln allegedly approving the action. The text presents a contested claim about presidential confirmation of emancipation policy during the Civil War.
Confucius was first a teacher then a magistrate. After retiring from office he devoted himself to writing and teaching, shaping a lasting philosophical and ethical legacy.
The National Intelligencer of Washington, founded in 1800 by Samuel Harrison Smith, was touted as the first paper in the United States to justly claim a national scope.
Sailors in southern seas call the albatross the Cape sheep due to vast flocks near a Cape of Good Hope. The bird is the largest seabird and earns its name from repeated sighting by mariners.
A biological survey notes numerous species of aquatic snakes inhabit the oceans around southeastern Asia, highlighting rich biodiversity in these waters.
A reflective piece arguing that secrecy harms connection. It cautions that shielding oneself from others blocks insight and openness, likening closed windows and drawn curtains to hindered vision and social engagement. The text centers on self-imposed isolation and its negative outcomes.
A historical quotation notes that throughout history evils grow intolerable and only then seek a cure. The line by E H Chapin emphasizes the recurring pattern of mankind confronting wrongdoing with remedy after excess.
Quote from Hudson Maxim on self formation. Every man must live with the man he makes of himself and the better job he does in molding his character the better company he will have. Enduring reflection on personal growth and accountability.
A Detroit News quotation notes a college professor’s remark that the average woman uses fewer words than the average man, yet women refresh their vocabulary more quickly in daily speech.
A reader notes the Iowa supreme court ruled public funds lack priority over individual deposits in closed banks. Bonding companies, paid to insure public treasuries, lobby to overturn the decision. Former Justice Scott M. Ladd is named as a bond firm attorney, prompting calls that working people deserve priority over corporate interests.
A Rochester Times-Union item notes a dangerous mix of a busy day and a caller with time creating another high explosive. The playful phrase hints at risk in crowds and communication dynamics.
The nation averages about 60 yards of cotton cloth per person annually, a figure nearly unchanged from twenty five years ago. This consistency reflects stable consumption patterns and domestic production levels across the period.
A garbled obituary note recalls Setehman who suffered neglect in life and poverty. As his casket was carried out a neighbor exclaimed the first act of kindness shown by anyone toward the elderly man.
A New Yorker who completed an 80 day fast says he feels like a boy again. He recalls the hunger and the sense of youth, noting frequent memories of prefast days. The report echoes the Plain Dealer’s paraphrase of his feelings.
Dr. Paul R. Heyl of the Bureau of Standards weighs the world with a torsion pendulum apparatus buried 35 feet underground to reduce vibration. The experiment aims for one part in 60,000 accuracy, using delicate gold balls and a reflecting mirror to record pendulum motion. Also described is a Florida grade crossing safety setup with curved streets and a protective fence to curb auto travel onto rails and guide drivers toward trains at night with a red lamp.
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