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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1925
Page
6
Percy Warren outlines a low cost DIY project for a three circuit regenerative radio. It covers coil construction, panel layout, wiring, aerial and ground setup, and common trouble hints. The guide emphasizes careful data review before building and provides detailed coil winding steps and component placements.
The article describes tiny room saving variable resistances for resistance-coupled audio amplifiers. It notes the need to adapt resistance to tubes, aging, and B battery voltage. It outlines a small two‑part bakelite block with a dipped ink resistance element and paired resistances for contact.
The article explains constructing a compact resistance unit using Brass sliders connected to a resistive strip, insulated flexible wires, and roller contacts made from washers and a brass bar. It shows placement between urbe sockets to save space and reduce wiring, using long binding bolts to secure the unit and condenser to terminals.
Loud speaker noises often come from a faulty rheostat contact. Each rheostat has two sliding contacts. one on the resistance wire and another between the rotating shaft and the spring. Clean contacts with emery cloth and increase spring tension to restore contact.
A reader notes rising urban costs and crime drive residents toward suburbs. Traffic and transit gaps keep city workers stuck in long commutes, while car ownership and chauffeur options shape daily schedules. The piece contrasts city risks with suburban safety and convenience.
A historical note describes vacant lots as eyesores that invite weeds and litter. Taxes and interest accumulate for owners who may not want to sell, while abandoned lots attract dumping and hinder future building, complicating cleanup and garden preparations for new buyers.
A Daytona Beach group of town boosters held a ceremony on the beach to vow civic duties including voting and supporting honest officials. They burned and buried an effigy of the phrase Let George Do It as a pledge to promote public responsibility. The Akron Beacon Journal notes the plan could inspire other communities if lasting.
In a recent interview Henry Lord predicts a major shift as urban living costs rise. He argues the city’s overhead for debt service water and sewer systems traffic control and policing will push industry to relocate to regions with steadier labor and lower costs.
In a brief generational span men have freed themselves from the land’s chains and made land a servant of the freeman. Those who neglect the chance won by predecessors to shelter their families under their own roof resemble those who raise an umbrella in the rain.
Twenty Wisconsin cities entered a better cities contest to be judged on public education health parks and playgrounds. Dr. Ryan state superintendent and Dr. Vigert commissioner of education designated Shankar S. Vutlonkuugh chief of the city schools division to oversee the judging this year.
The article discusses strategies for timing pullet maturity to maximize fall egg output. It covers how late laying cycles, early moulting, and feeding choices affect November production, with focus on Leghorns and slow maturing breeds like Plymouth Rocks Rhode Island Reds and Wyandottes.
Clemson extension poultry expert D H Hall urges feeding old hens to molt quickly. He recommends mush feeds with a pound of sulphur per 100 pounds, plus ample grain during molt to maintain body condition and keep energy for next year. The aim is full craws at night and strong, productive hens.
Dr Erikson at Mountain Grove experiment station tested permanganate as a water purifier for poultry. He found it effective against cholera and other enteric germs, using about 14 grains per gallon, with lemon-colored solution indicating strength. Chicks drinking treated water remained unharmed over nine weeks, and it can be used with sour milk but not as a disease cure.
The article discusses how egg eating becomes a habit once formed, starting from birds sampling eggs. It notes that feeding on raw eggshell fragments attracts them, and recommends dark nests, removing exes, and promptly removing broken shells as effective control measures.
James of Wembley writes in the London Mail about birds that guard large animals in South Africa. One bird cleans a crocodile’s teeth, another acts as sentry for a rhinoceros, screaming to warn of danger. He says he has witnessed these behaviors firsthand.
A reflection on a youth entering a later stage of life where imagination, beauty, books, and poetry shape growth. The author notes the transformative power of art and literature on developing minds.
Prominent men, asked by the president of the University of Pennsylvania, emphasize the value of contacts with fellow students and professors over the formal acquisition of knowledge in college courses. The letters highlight social benefits as the main merit of higher education.
Reports from the gem-cutting center in Thor Oberstein Germany note continued popularity of topazes aquamarines and amethysts in the country while interest rises here in synthetic stones of inferior quality.
A long ago safety sign placed above four gates at Winats Stee company’s plant is recalled less for its age than for the last memory of it. The item’s enduring significance lies in what it represents rather than when it was first erected.
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