Vastly Better Its Better to Hang Your Head
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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
6
Court Proclamation for Examining Jurors in Lancaster
A sheriff's proclamation dated December 21 1927 in Lancaster Pennsylvania orders jurors to examine and report for the Court of Common Pleas on the third Monday in January 1928. It cites Hon Charles I Landis and Hon John M Groff as presiding officials and names Perpaylya as bailiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles I. Landis
John MM. Groff
Court of Common Pleas
Perpaylya
Lancaster
F. Bowman
Gigantic Radio Tube Demands Eleven Horsepower
The Pennsylvania Public Service Information Committee notes a new broadcast vacuum power tube, seven and a half feet long with a six metre diameter, rated at 100 kilowatts. The grid extends over three feet, held by steel braces, and requires eleven horsepower of electrical energy to heat. Its high-frequency output could light 2500 forty-watt lamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Public Service Information Committee
From the Back Seat Drunken Painters Cause Traffic Chaos
A driver attempting a turn blocks a block when a hook-nail ladder fire truck side swipes and upsets the car. A trade policeman threatens ten years for blocking traffic while a pale back-seat voice asks why they collided with the intoxicated painters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traffc
Ron
Fragmented Message Lacking Clear Context
A garbled text fragment contains unusual spellings and unclear meaning. No identifiable people organizations dates or events are readable to establish a news item or factual summary. The content appears noninformative and does not convey a coherent report.
Thoughtful Woman Oracer in Quiet Hulls Debate
A fragment suggests a discussion around an event titled Thoughtful Woman Oracer with references to canned beams, hulls, and a divetor fold. The cryptic lines mention Mrs. Sillich and a need for silk in food, implying a local or period notice with unclear details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oracer
Fragmentary note on arithmetic and names in casual chat
A garbled, partial text captures a casual exchange mentioning B lushind D sem, a reference to Henry, and a plan about leaving or paying 80 at a time. The legibility is low and several names appear uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Sophiscated She You Cant Take We Believe Save
Fragmentary line reads as a personal vent or lyric fragment about love and trust. No identifiable people, places, dates, or organizations are readable. The text appears to be garbled OCR with no clear news event or report to summarize.
RF Amplifier Improves Quality And Tone In Receivers
A large radio company reports tests showing a well designed high frequency amplifier boosts not only sensitivity but also tone quality. Distortion arises from detector operating points, but multi stage RF amplification with proper shielding and interstage coupling controls preserves signal and prevents loss of audio fidelity.
Low Impedance Tubes Boost Audio Amplifier Quality
A historical note reports that using low output impedance tubes improves audio amplification, especially with older transformer coupling units. Experiments at Aetka laboratories showed better energy transfer and overall amplification across frequencies when low impedance tubes are used in all sockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aetka Laboratories
Radio broadcasting frequency standards and calibration notes
A Bureau of Standards official discusses the need for calibrated devices to maintain assigned broadcasting frequencies under radio commission rules. He notes cost, proper piezo oscillators, and frequency meters, with recent calibrations and several applicants seeking bureau calibration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bursan of Standards
Fileral Radio Commission
Tite
Stannards
Tithe Io
L. J. Briggs
Bureau of Standards
Rariem
Duteng
Ie Walibeace
Ieza
CS. Ly
Ube
Siys Brige
Munis
Explanation of Fading Bogies by Radio Expert in Baltimore
A Baltimore radio expert, C. Warfield Keefer, argues man made static heavily affects radio fading. He notes transmission and reception are influenced by human activity, including trolley line currents and electrolytic action on iron, potentially altering earth resistance and reception in areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fadin
C. Warfield Keefer
Baltimore
Fis
Galitnere Et Ervone
WWE
Fedisn
Reydins
Sereral
Bhroe
Spirit
Austria
Kratley
Baltinie
Hegts Ey
Scientific Basis of Radio Communication And Broadcast
Explanation of radio transmission and reception. Describes transmitter and receiver as cause and effect, waves traveling through space, range limits, and the growth of broadcasting stations to about 600. Notes strong signals with powerful waves and weak signals with low power, urging sensitive receivers for rural areas to ensure reliable service.
Sell His Junk There Never Was A Product Made
A verse dialogue voices a truth that a sly dealer hides selling junk at half price. The speaker accuses a so called bird gifted maker of exploiting buyers while insisting the product never existed or performed as promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam
Hasband Remains In Town While Wife Visits For Holiday
A man explains he must stay in town due to pressure while his wife goes on a brief holiday. He suggests writing fiction to pass the time, but she replies that he should instead send letters.
No Rest Ends Pleasant Life With Ouija Board Call
A man described as lifelong in active business dies and seeks rest and peace but shortly afterward a spirit taps him to appear on the ouija board. The vignette offers a humorous caution about restless afterlife summons.
Gas Heated Bathtub of Ex Kaiser for Sale
In Essen Germany an ornate copper gas heated bathtub bearing imperial Hohenzollern arms and used by former Kaiser Wilhelm is offered for sale. The item recalls early adoption humor and controversy over bathtubs, with historical notes on US reception and a 1891 setting of gas lighting era context. The piece notes the tub now goes to auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essen
Germany
Hohenzollerns
Pennsylvania Public Service Information Committee
United States
Virginia
Boston
Shinner’s Device Promises Millions in Veiled Invention
An anxious Shinner, greeting an old friend, exults over a supposed device that will bring in millions. He claims a cateutige box containing different stock will yield pure silver money on velvet while copper loses value, a plan contrasted with a big bell. The tale appears in the Minneapolis Tribune as a curious overheard exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shinner
Nina Toriine
Minneapolis Tribune
Quarrel at Mrs Flubiub's garden party stirs society chatter
A reader recalls an informal quarrel between Mrs Flubiub and her husband upon T's arrival, noting it would not fit the society news. The incident surfaces as a brief, informal anecdote within local society circles.
Aunt Bee Shoots Off Face in Night Tragedy
In a dramatic early morning incident, Bess tells of Aunt Bee shooting off her face last night. The family wrestles with disbelief as details emerge of the supposed suicide attempt in a troubled household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess
Aunt Bee
Hard to Rhyme We Who Would Write a Snappy Ode
A playful verse punishes the notion of forcing rhyme. A pitcher praises an outrageous word and the speaker seeks to bend language to fit any line.
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Spective
Ali
Sophiscated
Kolster
Kolster Radio
Irvin DB
Eberly
Broad St
Lititz, Pa
Butchers
Wm. M. Amer
Hess Gracy
Ex-Kaiser
Wigers
Lawrence Co
North Mary Street
Long’s Pressing Parlor
North Broad Street
Finklestein
Roy H. Long
Record Printing House
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