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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1927
Page
6
The article surveys radio as an evolving field noting many unknowns from blanketing interference to dead spots and ether behavior. It describes radio’s diverse uses from remote power switching and navigation to time signals and potential military applications, while acknowledging future possibilities depend on experts and experimentation.
The United States Bureau of Standards shows ground resistance varies by soil. In sandy zones rain drains to low groundwater, requiring deeper iron pipe connections for effective grounding. A Chicago area ice age lake map aided an electric company in locating moist grounding points.
The article explains that ground work relies on surveying to determine where pipes should be driven. It notes that efficiency varies by section due to soil conditions and that pipes must reach moist soil to ensure proper grounding.
Radio fans receive tips on detector plate voltage, insulation, cleaning crystals with ether, coil turns based on dielectric constants, and wiring a receiver with a variable condenser. The guidance covers antenna insulators, dirt removal, tube usage, and avoiding overloading the set.
Hudson Essex announces an all new Super Six line with radical styling rewriting the chassis for speed safety and comfort. Essex becomes Essex Super-Six with twelve body types and upgraded ignition compression carburetion and balanced rotating parts for smoother power and fuel economy.
A note warns that new operators tend to burn more tubes than needed and then reduce volume to ease output. Local stations often find the first audio stage adequate for operations.
A Los Angeles Times clash of ideas hints that automobiles may disrupt railroad traffic but not when they confront trains at grade crossings. The quip notes the enduring tension between cars and trains at crossing points.
In 1927 these Certificates offer safety with a good rate for long or short terms. Many men in this section already hold them and wouldn’t invest elsewhere. Start the new year right by buying a 50 or 100 dollar Certificate of Deposit.
Lemma: the phrase in its usual sense implies exposiveness of a character that will burn readily. Yet language drift has led to abandoning former terms with "flammable" and "nonflammable" reversed in meaning. The mix up shows how safety terminology evolves.
Letters testamentary granted to Clayton S Zartman Executor Attorney in Lititz Borough requests all indebted persons to pay promptly and any who hold claims against the estate to present them for settlement to the undersigned in Lititz Borough.
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