Selective HookUp Demonstrates Strong Radio Isolation
A Minneapolis correspondent describes a wiring diagram for a highly selective radio setup. With WCCO and WAMD transmitting nearby, the trap arrangement and critical L values reduce local QRM. The author reports clear reception of Chicago and other stations up to 1,000 miles on loudspeaker, noting phones unused.
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Tom
Minneapolis
Radio Digest
WCCO
WAMD
WHT
Chicago
WQJ
WTAY
Oak Park
WDAF
Kansas City
WOAW
Omaha
KYW
Sigmata
How to Repair a Socket Without Removing It
Instructions from Radio Digest explain a method to fix a breaking socket in a set. Determine which tube tip makes contact and solder a small insulated wire to it. Run the wire to the correct post on the socket after reassembling the tube. This creates a permanent repair.
New Substance May Replace Galena Crystal in Radios
Parisian inventor Felix Thuand discovers a silicon iron compound acting as a broad sensitive radio crystal. Trials show longer reception range and clearer sound without special contact points. The material, producible in standard furnaces, could cost about one quarter of existing substitutes.
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Parisian
Felix Thuaud
Thuand
Radio Fang
Theaud
Radio Waves Fixed connections improve long wave reception
Simple, tight mechanical connections beat poor solder joints. Use a fixed condenser between the neutral and ground for longer wavelengths. Discard a 215-volt B battery when it drops to 17 volts and a 45-volt BY battery after it falls below 34 volts.
One Right Way to Compute Century
The article argues centuries are 100 years by the Christian calendar starting at the birth of Christ. It notes the first century ended December 31, 100 and the second began then, with the Twentieth starting January 1, 1901. It asserts dating events from that birth with year designations A D and explains the year structure.
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Springfield Republican
Tire Them Out The Best Way Says Old Mammy
A New York Herald anecdote recalls an old mammy who sings and stomps to tire out children before bedtime. Observers question the method, but she insists it is the best approach to put the little ones to sleep, shouting You gotta tire em out.
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New York Herald
Observation and the value of daily detail
A speaker laments that most people miss ordinary life details the people met places visited and streets walked through. He claims observation is the most valuable quality. The audience mostly sleeps except one member who leaves the room.
Zoo Food Bill Records Large Animal Diets in London
The Ohio State Journal notes humane notations as zoo managers in London buy worn-out horses for slaughter to feed carnivores, with 440 horses disposed of last year. The walrus colony fed on five tons of codfish and nearly forty tons of herring, while other foods included 14,000 ting of milk, 128 pounds of honey, 258 pounds of ant eggs, 77 pounds of meal worms, 150 onion bunches, 213,000 bananas, 248 gallons of fresh milk, totaling a food bill around 50 000 dollars.
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London
Soa
Ohio State Journal
Rapid Muscle Action in Human Movement
Doctor Kahn in The Life of Mankind notes peak human muscle speed. A violinist may perform 600 finger motions per minute, about 10 per second, while a pianist playing the Minute Waltz must touch 740 keys in a minute. Some great pianists reach this speed in 40 seconds or even 35 seconds.
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Doctor Kahn
No Change In Smith Says Eirown About The Years
Jones asks if Smith has changed over the years and Eirown replies that he sees no change in appearance but doubts Smith feels the same. Eirown notes Smith often talks about the fins he used to be.
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Smith
Jones
Eirown
Science Explodes Myth About Poison Cigarettes
Romanian researchers who tested tobacco mixed with poisons report it would be virtually impossible to smoke poison cigarettes without knowledge. The study challenges popular fears and concludes such accidents are unlikely.
Lands Free From Snakes In Canary Islands
The Canary Islands join Ireland and Iceland in the unusual status of having no native snakes. No dangerous reptile presence noted on these islands.
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Canary Islands
Ireland
Iceland
Positive Proof That Lover Was Untruthful
A Rehoboth Sunday Herald note portrays a couple in a dim room where romance turns tense. The man declares eternal love while the woman questions fidelity, then exits after she laments “All men are harsh” ending the scene with dramatic irony.
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Alice
John
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Fate of John Sargent Painter in Bed with Book
In a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph excerpt, John J. Sargent, a noted fe lony painter, is found dead in his bed with a book by his side. A visiting best seller novelist brags of his own international success and translations. The dialogue mocks literary fame as a factor in the painter’s death narrative.
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John Js. Sargent
Sargent
Tile Street
Mr. Sargent
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Teie Graph
Principle of Association and the Unity of Cause
Emerson argues that true classification rests on intrinsic likeness and causal relations rather than surface traits like color or size. The intellect progresses through clear sight of causes, while poets philosophers and saints perceive life as interconnected and sacred, with all beings revealing unity amid varied appearances.
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Emerson
Origin of News and the Four Corners Heading
A historical note explains that the word news comes from a newspaper heading with a compass motif. The four compass points signified worldwide contents, and when the design faded the letters traveled as the word news.
Pride's Purge and Trial of Charles I
The Long Parliament purge led by Col. Thomas Pride on December 6 1648 removed Presbyterian MPs, with 41 arrested and 160 expelled the next day. The reduced House appointed a commission to try Charles I for treason. Kansas City Star notes the event and its political consequences.
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Pride
Thomas Pride
House of Commons
Charles I
Kansas City Star
Anne de Rohan and Gallaudet in early American notices
Anne de Rohan, daughter of Catherine de Parthenal, heiress to Soubise, born 1562 and died 1646 unmarried. A Protestant celebrated for courage and learning, her piety redirected her talent. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, born in Philadelphia, founded in 1817 the Hartford institution for deaf mutes, serving as its first president until 1830.
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Anne de Rohan
Catherine de Parthenal
Soubise
Chicago Journal
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Philadelphia
Hartford
Conn
Jersey City Journal
Broadway History From Dutch Road To City Main Street
A compact history traces how Broadway evolved from a Dutch Heere straat country road near Fort Manhattan into New York City's fashionable shopping artery. It notes early village centers on Peart Street, Rope walk, and Park Row, with St. Paul’s church and riverfront.drawn into a long process leading to Broadway's rise as the dominant thoroughfare.
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Broadway
Second Street
Fort
Manhattan
New York
Peart Street
Park Row
St. Paul's
What Your Eyes Tell in Literature and Stereotypes
A compact note on eye color symbolism in fiction and temperament. Gray and blue eyes are linked to sadness, brown to temperament, green or black to wicked traits. Examples mention Becky Sharp and the trope of vampiric eyes, while acknowledging that truly black eyes are rare in reality.
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Becky Sharp
New Telephonic Detector Hopes To Find Fire Damp
Inventors propose a system to detect fire damp in mines using two delicate telephones placed in upper and lower workings. Each has a pitch pipe blown by a fan. when air quality changes in the lower levels the note shifts, producing a discordant sound at a central instrument to warn officials.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Drums and Whistles Rally Mark New Year in Scotland
A Scots New Year custom endures with drums and whistles waking streets at dawn. The old practice, noted in reports, uses noisy parades to signal the new year’s arrival. A separate account from Indianapolis recalls courtroom scenes where a man recounts his trial with rueful smiles.
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Scotland
Coming Events Lititz and nearby communities
A schedule of reunions and church gatherings runs through September with dozens of family reunions from August 6 to October 7 and major events including the Sesqui Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia from June 14 to Sept 17 1926 the Mt Gretna Brethren camp meeting August 4 opening and the Pennsylvania State Firemen's Convention in Stroudsburg October 5 6 and the Lancaster County Christian Endeavor Convention in New Holland November 5 6.
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Mt. Gretna
Dohner’s
Ephrata Park
Pennsylvania State Firemen's
Stroudsburg
Monroe County
Lancaster Co. Christian Endeavor
New Holland
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