Arkansas leads nation in ratification of child labor amendment
Sherman Arkansas becomes first state to ratify the proposed child labor amendment with 45 in the house and 15 in the senate. The article surveys federal acts, Supreme Court rulings, and state-by-state trends ahead of nationwide ratification battles. It notes Georgia’s rejection and outlines the amendment’s aim to empower Congress to limit or prohibit child labor with concurrent state powers.
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Maine Fishermen Share Tales At Damariscotta Lodge
In a Lewiston Journal item, Maine fishermen gather at a Damariscotta lodge and swap fishing yarns. Joe Hatch queries George W. Singer about his Biscay pond cottage as Singer recounts catching pickerel and a large, teasing fish. Blue Hitchcock notes how pickerel grow big in the pond and recalls a paddle-snatching incident on a hot day. Roy calls the meeting to order.
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Unclear Press Note on TM Spending Gambit
A New Orleans Picayune item comments on the plethora of TM spending options and flags a single viable path, noting the 1,000 to 1 odds against an optimal expenditure.
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Portable broadcast receiver design with compact panel
The article explains a portable radio receiver optimized for broadcasting waves 200 to 550 meters. It fits a 7 by 10 inch panel and needs four front controls. Tube choice varies by use, with UV-199 or C-299 for portable use and UV-201-A or C-301-A for home use, plus a storage battery for best results. Local and distant stations offered good volume and strong selectivity.
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Toth
New York
Trick to Prevent Tubes From Burning Out
A French amateur shares a method to protect vacuum tubes by a custom extension plug and bulb test. By adapting two small posts to fit audion bases and wiring a pocket flashlight bulb in series, one tests each tube socket before inserting tubes. If the bulb stays bright, the circuit is correct. if it burns out, readjust wiring to save costly tubes.
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Reg” Gouraud
France
Primary and Secondary Coils of Transformers
An article explains audio frequency transformers with a schematic of primary and secondary coils. The primary is smaller and under the secondary, connected to plate and B positive. the secondary connects to grid and filament. It notes top view and binding posts, and how to identify post connections.
Lightning Arrester: A Key Yet Often Misused Safety Part
The article explains the lightning arrester on radio aerials, noting many fans misunderstand its purpose. An aerial gathers energy from radio waves and cannot distinguish storms, so an arrester directs lightning safely to the ground, protecting the home from fire.
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Borhood
Meaning of Antenna Height in Signal Transmission
The article explains effective height, not actual top-to-ground length, as the measure of an antenna’s signal reception and transmission ability. A straight vertical wire has an effective height about two thirds of its actual height, while a large horizontal top increases effective height for the same overall size. The horizontal top mainly raises the effective height.
Vancouver’s voyage told by natives in Skeena tales
A reflective account recalls Captain Vancouver and the Northwest Passage quest, then presents Indigenous memories of first white visitors on Skeena River. Tales from Masset and Queen Charlotte Islands describe gifts, feasts, and the clash of worlds as smallpox, measles, and greed arrived with contact.
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Beggar turns vendor with worn shoelaces and matches
A London mendicant, forbidden by law yet still at large, presents himself as a salesman with half dozen moth-eaten shoelaces or three boxes of sulphurless matches. Police accept him as a seller though no one buys. Alms are given as the passerby moves on.
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If She Had Knowed Queer English at Court Inquiry
A New York court inquiry into a family quarrel hears a wife cry out in old fashioned phrasing. She laments that if she had known then what she knows now she would act differently. The exchange shows marked dialect and nostalgic sentiment during testimony.
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Beginning Counts The First Step in the World
A Voltaire quote on choosing the first step that starts the day and shapes all that follows. The aphorism emphasizes how a single initial action defines daily outcomes and character.
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