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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1927
Page
6
A method to bias the final audio tube without a separate grid battery uses a plate supply to source both plate voltage and grid bias. Two equal resistors across the filament provide a center tap, with a bias resistor to the grid and a bypass capacitor to isolate AC. The arrangement self-biases via plate current, enabling an extra power stage without a storage battery.
According to authority the term stevie once described a radio disturbance from natural discharges now labels any noisy or disagreeable sound from a loud speaker or stage. Carl Dreher notes the public uses it to denote undesired things in street or stage settings. Many radio noises stem from unshielded motors and faulty apparatus, not true static.
The radio laboratory of the Bureau of Standards begins a series of tests on dry cell batteries. Twenty manufacturers supply samples to be measured for dimensions and to record short circuit and open circuit voltages. Tests will run for months and could lead to new manufacturing and treatment methods to maximize service from dry cells.
A local station explains a tip to gauge radio performance by the local signal. It notes the signal's audibility depends on filament voltage and battery strength, with weather and battery condition affecting reception.
Do not open condensers as it damages them. Condensers are produced by pressing tinfett and insulating sheets together with heat and high pressure using an insulating compound. It is cheaper to replace a condenser than attempt repairs on an old one.
The United States Lighthouse Service will install eleven new radio beacons by June, expanding coverage on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the Great Lakes, and the Gulf of Mexico. The beacons enhance search and rescue communications and aid coastal navigation nationwide.
The article explains how to locate and fix various noises in radio sets. It covers noisy tube socket contacts, loose battery wires, and worn batteries as major sources. It also describes testing with a voltmeter, isolating static by disconnecting the antenna, and replacing faulty tubes or cords to stop racket.
Keep any old wire around the radio table in a carton or drawer under the table or at the bottom of a closet. You will find them useful for temporary connections or odd purposes around the house.
Remember to examine storage battery cells to ensure plates stay covered by acid. If edges drift above the liquid, add a small amount of distilled water. Do not add acid.
Hudson Motor Car Co. unveils the Essex Super-Six speedabout, a two passenger roadster billed as the fastest six cylinder car per dollar. Its streamlined tail, low center of gravity, and absence of rumble seats emphasize performance and roadability aimed at youth and college fans with varsity color trims. Bennie Oosterbaan and other football stars reportedly ordered cars in team colors.
An Italian journalist in La Stampa excerpted in Living Age notes New Zealand as a distinct dominion with British settlers, abundant raw material exports, and diverse sports. He observes a belief in British superiority, remarks on immigration, and mentions unemployment tied to preference for locals, citing Italians working on railways.
The text recounts mankind’s long wish to fly from legend to science. It notes Daedalus and Icarus, Danti’s alleged glider in 1400, Leonardo’s early studies, and many glider experiments, leading to the Wright brothers’ December 17 1903 powered flight near Kitty Hawk North Carolina. Milwaukee Journal.
Rocky Whelan, a notorious Dushranger called lasmanis, terrorized travelers by shooting them in the back. He stole clothing from victims to dress, but his oversized feet thwarted his plans. He entered a bootmaker’s shop to buy boots when a constable, who had tracked him, followed and captured him.
The Sydney Bulletin notes that after a ruling on a pair of boots, Whelan was executed a few days later on the gallows.
The Serenade, No. 4 of Schubert’s Swan Songs, sets Ludwig Rellstab’s verse. Beethoven declined to use the poems due to illness but suggested Schubert take them up after Beethoven’s death. Schubert, born January 31 1797, died November 19 1828.
A dinner party anecdote recalls a man who survived a horse throw as a child, a near drowning when young, and an avalanche as a youth, before being married for 20 years to the same woman, who quips about his luck. The remark is attributed to the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Ambitious young man was instructed at his own request to pursue a pro line as described in the fragment of a newspaper page. The text does not provide clear names dates places or concrete outcomes to expand into a full news item.
A humorous tale about a vain professor who, to curb the aspiring speaker, urges him to bow and depart on tiptoe. The pupil asks why on tiptoe, and the professor quips to avoid waking the audience.
The text discusses which animals store food for future use during October and lists woodchucks, chipmunks, red squirrels, deer, muskrats, meadow voles, skunks, dogs, cows, horses, sheep and others. It references Nature Magazine as the source for these examples.
The Department of Agriculture sent plant explorers worldwide and many new species are being adapted to the country. Before active policy, only two plants sorghum and alfalfa had been added since Colonial days.
A short notice invites readers to subscribe to Gray's Letters and mentions the price of one dollar and fifty cents per year. The text emphasizes reflections, lessons, and imprint on the heart as part of the reading experience.
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