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Newspaper
Iowa Iowa Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
8
A radio article explains using a balkite electrolytic charger to eliminate the storage battery while a receiver operates. It details wiring to a six ohm rheostat across the charger, connecting to receiver terminals, and adjusting the contact arm to regulate voltage, with the charger running only during use.
Heat hard rubber in boiling water until soft and pliable then cut with a hot knife. Do not overheat to avoid finger marks. Shape by bending while warm and quenching in cold water to set the form. Rubber will regain hardness as it cools.
A dry battery can be damaged if dropped or exposed to moisture. Do not wipe dust with wet cloth as moisture causes leakage between cells. Metal objects on a battery may short circuit. The first flintlock gun dates to 1586 and may have been produced in Lancaster Pennsylvania for early colonial conflicts.
A western scientist warns that current coal reserves can only meet about a year’s consumption, representing roughly a century of accumulation. He urges development of substitutes to avert energy shortages.
Themistocles Keyring quotes four essentials for comfort: plain food, clean clothes, a good bed, and a warm room. He argues that once these basics are secured, worry fades and life settles into simplicity.
Old American settlement Pineville in Rapides parish stands as one of Louisiana’s oldest towns and served as a stopping point and portage for early explorers and traders on the upper Red River.
Before the vacuum tube progress in radio design was limited to crystal detectors and single-tube sets. The tube enabled simultaneous detection and amplification and allowed cascading stages, but early multi-tube systems were bulky and costly for distant stations. A pivotal discovery then transformed receiver design.
The Armstrong regenerative system boosted vacuum tube efficiency allowing fewer tubes for the same results. Major Armstrong, then a Columbia University graduate student, developed the concept during thesis experiments. After public adoption, regenerative radios supplanted nonregenerative sets and spurred a nationwide craze. Patents restricted commercial production, while amateurs built circuits for personal use. Regeneration remains the core principle of efficient radios even a decade after initial patents.
Julia S. Grove of Portland Oregon won the $15 000 home prize in a national high school essay contest under the Electric Lighting Appliance Association of America. Her prize essay praises modern lighting and details energy efficient illumination across home rooms. She also won a $200 cash grand prize in a local Portland lighting contest with an essay valued at over $25 a word.
Hydro News describes a simple coil fastening method using bus bar or round wire No 14 or 16. A 144 inch length is bent with a loop for a wood screw and a right angle straight section forms a hook to pass through a tube hole. The coil is secured by driving a wood screw through the loop.
A so called stove pipe antenna has been designed by Maj. Orin EB Marvel a radio engineer of Day ton Ohio The antenna is a wire wound around a mast and from some distances resembles a small stove pipe Marvel claims it offers greater height selectivity and volume compared with existing designs.
Instructions describe cleaning tortoise shell items by dipping a finger in linseed oil and applying over the surface. Use little oil, brush if patterned, rub with the palm until oil disappears and the shell is hot bright and shiny.
The terms starboard and larboard refer to right and left sides of a ship when facing the bow. Starboard is the side to the right from the steer area, while larboard denoted the left side. Port is now the official term to avoid confusion between similar names.
A Surrey England farm dedicates itself to growing sapling ash and cherry for canes and umbrella sticks. The operation highlights Europe’s popularity of naturally grown walking sticks compared with America.
A dated quotation from J Barker on envy and virtue noting that pain at a neighbor’s good character yields pleasure when others are brought low. The fragment explores happiness in others' misfortune and the desire for personal distinction through virtue.
Homer Star Clyde Lake and John McTaggert faced county court on charges of transporting intoxicating liquor and intoxication. Witness L. J. Goodsell testified of a high speed chase near Homer and the 1914 Lizzie and moonshine. Lake and McTaggert denied wrongdoing and were discharged with costs taxed to the state.
In 1915 the U S Rubber company urged a shift of auto growth to country roads and smaller communities. It began tire advertising in home town papers a decade ago, recognizing the crucial role local papers would play in molding consumer thought and enabling merchants to reach readers as the automobile era expanded.
On the tenth anniversary of home town advertising, United States Rubber unveils a perfected Latex treated Royal balloon tire with flat low pressure tread. It notes 16 million cars in use and widespread rural dealer growth from a single shop to hundreds, highlighting local merchant support and the expansion since 1915.
A bay mule with double action hind legs disrupted a Sunday night outing near the W. W. Peterson place on Chatsworth's east edge. Seven of eight youths in a Ford touring car suffered cuts bruises and other injuries of varying severity while the animal caused the incident at about 9 30 p m.
Three Alcester men and five Hawarden girls traveled south when a mule struck the Ford, knocking a door off, breaking the windshield and denting the radiator. Passengers suffered cuts and bruises. Will Rounds helped them to Hawarden. car left by roadside. The mule remained grazing nearby. The same group had a prior wreck near Alcester three weeks earlier.
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