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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1922
Page
7
A novice can assemble a radiophone receiver and antenna for 4 to 15 dollars. Instructions cover a 30 to 200 foot antenna, ground via water pipe, and a hand built coil slider with shellac finish. Ready made tuners exist for about 3.50 to 4 dollars.
A materials note lists parts for a radio tuner including cardboard tubing 3 inches outside diameter 5 inches long magnet wire 100 feet in length brass rod sliders binding posts wooden blocks shellac and garnish. Estimated costs are given with quantities for practical assembly.
British scientists report partial success in transferring motion pictures by radio. A photograph moved wirelessly from Politiken to England and later to a ship, suggesting future linking of cinema with radio. The idea mirrors early broadcast dreams, once seen as remote.
Practical guidance for early radio enthusiasts notes that crystal detectors are hard to amplify and favor vacuum tubes. It advises insulating aerial wire ends, running wires perpendicular to power lines, sizing lead wires to the total conductors, using cold water pipe grounding, and using short indoor one wire aerials within three to five miles of a station.
Johnson Moore, charged with stealing Mr T. H. No len's automobile on July 25, escaped from the Butts county jail between Friday night and early Saturday. A hole in the wall shows he dug his way to liberty. Sheriff Pope has not yet apprehended Moore.
Mr. W A Elder returns from Macon visit to daughter. Kiwanis Club meets at Foy Hotel with a fine supper and program. Numerous social gatherings at Rock Castle and in Fort Valley involve Miss Louise Smith Jr and many guests. Attendees include Miss Elizabeth Towles, Miss Eva Mae Vickers, Miss Donie Whit Torbet, Miss Lurline Torbet, Miss Mattie Rose Smith, and others.
The speaker notes rising lawlessness in Georgia including burglary lynchings and vat dynamiting. They suggest state investment in x ray machines to locate hidden property for taxation and digest inclusion.
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