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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1927
Page
6
A local coal dealer stresses ongoing service and community roots. He promotes anthracite as a stable, proven domestic fuel, warns against untried devices, and promises guidance for furnace issues. Order now to avoid price hikes or delays with cooling weather ahead.
The bank urges girls to open savings accounts and learn money management for future careers and home life. It highlights Prosperity Handbooks including How a Girl Can Earn Money with fifty ideas and invites girls to request Booklet Number 14 at the bank counter or by mail with a stamp.
The reader is advised to show the mother the list of Trooperity Handbooks printed in the back of How a Girl Can Earn Money. Several titles are suggested as aids for addressing her financial problems.
Alfred W. Lawson, veteran aircraft builder, forecasts completion next year of a giant monoplane at Garwood New Jersey. The craft would span 200 feet, length 105 feet, weigh 50 tons with full load, powered by 12 Liberty engines totaling 4 800 horsepower. Six engines flank the cabin with eight in use and four in reserve. Intended service between New York and Chicago. Lawson stresses size and power as essential for practical value.
Deposits subject to reserve and various figures listed show a formal attestation by CORRECT-ATTEST officials. Names C B Risser W Buch J W G Hershey appear as directors.
Associate Herman Barnard explains power tubes in final audio stages, arguing the 112 tube delivers better quality over volume, with high plate voltage and negative bias, while detailing comparative outputs at various voltages, biases, and tube roles in receivers and detectors.
The article compares 9 volt bias and milliampere draft of various tubes like 112, S71, and 220, noting plate currents, voltages, and distortions. It explains why power tubes require higher filament current, and advocates filtered outputs using transformers or chokes to prevent speaker winding loss and ensure clean audio output. It also discusses component specs such as transformer resistance and condenser capacity for proper power delivery.
The article explains that a hard vacuum tube provides better amplification due to higher vacuity, while a detector tube can use a soft tube if the radio is efficiently critical and the operator accepts extra effort. It notes many owners overlook that a detector tube still amplifies, though with lower plate voltage than in detection, reducing effectiveness.
A historical note explains testing a Uehining arrester for failure to operate. If a fuse is present ensure it is not burnt or open. Disconnect the antenna from the arrester and test direct to the set to identify if the arrester is imperfect.
A radio transmitter at Akron water works automatically reports reservoir height to the pumping station fifteen miles away once an hour. A master clock governs a 50 second relay cycle, sending signals to indicate two reservoir levels and guiding water distribution citywide.
The article explains how bending the phone cord can reveal breaks, especially near the ends. It notes a weakness at the ends and describes using a tie string placed at those points to strengthen or bypass the weak areas.
The life of Sir Isaac Newton, famed scientist and lifelong bachelor, was honored in England on the two hundredth anniversary of his death. The event recalled his eighty five years as a single man and his enduring contributions to science.
Edinburgh known as Auld Reekie meaning Old Smoky dates to when it was Scotland’s largest town. Monterey Nuevo Leon, nicknamed Chicago of Mexico, hosts a smelter breweries ice factories flour mills and other plants and serves as a major railroad hub with significant tonnage.
A light beacon or flare is visible for 25 to 61 miles, marking a range of visibility or guidance from the source and indicating broad illumination across the area. Observers report the wide brightness reaching distant points, suggesting a powerful display or signaling device in operation.
Estate notices announce administration for Anna Martin of Manheim township Edward B Morrison of Warwick township and Henry Dommeyer of Elizabeth township. Creditors are urged to settle debts and claimants to present demands promptly to the respective executors in Lancaster Pennsylvania Lititz and area. Attorneys Zimmerman Myers Kready and Guy K Bard represent the estates.
Estate of Elizabeth Risser late of Lititz Borough. Letters testamentary granted to the undersigned. Debts to estate should be paid immediately and claims presented to Jacob Martin Millway Executor in Warwick Township. Joseph B. Wissler Attorney.
The register general of Great Britain is compiling comprehensive mortality statistics showing clergymen live longest, followed by game keepers, printers, and gardeners.
The cobra is described as the deadliest snake with rapid bites. four or five bites may occur before a sixth bite proves fatal, yet in other cases victims may die within minutes.
The Mason-Dixon line was surveyed to settle state controversies triggering a quarrel between William Penn and Lord Baltimore. The dispute centered on territorial boundaries and the official designation of the border between their respective domains.
Xenophon noted in the fourth century BC that money changers in Athens paid 4 percent yearly on deposits. This ancient banking practice reflects early interest norms and financial activity in classical Greece.
A wry Lebanon Reporter remark notes there are always smooth persons ready to separate a fool from his money, reflecting on gullibility and sharp dealing in local life.
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