Christmas Across Ages and Lands and Its Traditions
A historical overview traces Christmas roots from pagan winter feasts to Christian nativity celebrations. It covers calendar variations, Mr. Irving on the festival, symbols like the Yule log and mistletoe, and the spread of Santa Claus across Holland England France and Germany. It notes Dutch, English and German practices and the evolution of stockings and gifts tied to regional myths.
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Washington Irving
Christ
Iengland
Lillian Wichler
Britain
Arthur
York
Virgin
America
Bradford
Church of England
Boston
France
England
Germany
Norway
Italy
Santa Claus
Santa
Holland
New York
New World
St. Nicholas
San Nicolaas
San Nicolaus
Woden
God of
Bonhomme Noel
Father Christmas
Pere Noel
Sleipner
Amsterdam
Bonhomine Noel
Scandinavia
United States
New Amsterdam
Russia
Havelock Ellis
Autodyne Short Wave Receiver Uses Regenerative Superhet
The article explains a regenerative receiver adapted for short waves using a self heterodyne superhet with a 22 kilocycle intermediate frequency and a 1,000 cycle detuned second detector beat. It details coil construction, tuning with a single control, and coil counts for 40 to 80 meter bands, noting parts from General Radio and methods for winding and assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Broadcast Magazine
George J. Kltz, Jr
General Radio Company
Cranberries Powering the Christmas Feast Across States
Cranberry cultivation spans Massachusetts New Jersey Wisconsin Oregon and Washington with Maine or Great Hills leading production. The ruby fruit has a century of cultivation and a 3 million dollar annual value though diseases cut yields by about 25 percent across the industry per Frances Marshall Morgan 1926 Western Newspaper Union.
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Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Oregon
Washington
Great Hills
New Foundland
Alleghenies
North Carolina
Great Lakes Region
Frances Marshall Morgan
Western Newspaper Union
Why Librarians Go Daffy at the Library
A Boston Transcript note recalls a boy asking for Let's Talk About It by Gibbons but is directed to Now I Can Be Told by Sir Philip Gibbs after staff inquiry. The item reflects lighthearted library confusion over book requests.
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Gibbons
Sir Philip Gibbs
Boston Transcript
Dave
Notes on building and maintaining radio sets
The guidance covers battery placement in cabinets, loose coupling to reduce interference, challenges with large condensers and tuning, and avoiding dirt and wind damage. It advises on aerial height for under 200 meters range, dusty cabinets, and checking lightning arresters by disconnecting the aerial lead to test volume changes.
Auto Batteries Not Suited for Radio Tubes
Radio News advises that common six volt automobile starting batteries do not suit radio tube lighting. They deliver a brief high current, not a sustained draw, causing rapid discharge and stagnation of plate materials. Recommend storage batteries with 60 or 80 ampere hour capacity for reliable tube illumination.
Battery upkeep guidance for A B C cells
The A battery should stay above half charge and be kept recharged. B and C batteries must be discarded when their voltage falls to four fifths of normal.
Lightning Flashes Cause Radio Static Across Distances
Lightning flashes generate radio waves that travel hundreds of miles, striking receiver antennas and interrupting station reception, causing widespread static in broadcasts.
Shielding Techniques for Sensitive Equipment
Shielding for selectivity increases protection of sensitive sets. Line the cabinet with copper or brass sheeting to block unwanted energy from coils while ensuring the shield remains outside the field of the radio frequency instruments.
Nurse's Advice Ridder of Pimples
Brooklyn reader Minnie Fensterer reports pimples and blackheads improving after using Carter's Little Liver Pills. She had constipation and indigestion, and says the treatment helped her bowels eliminate poisons, with 25 and 75 cent red packages sold by druggists.
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Brooklyn
Minnie Fensterer
Carter
Twelve Bankruptcies for London Man Frederick T Johnson
Frederick Thomas Johnson of London testified he has failed in business twelve times since 1900 and has served six prison terms under the bankruptcy act.
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London
Frederick Thomas Johnson
Bayer Aspirin Ad Warns About Imitations
An advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on aspirin packaging or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin, claiming it has been proven safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for 26 years, and warns imitators may be dangerous.
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Bayer
Boschee’s
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury, N. J
Question From a Child at Ballon Flight Scene
A balloon ascent ends with a little girl asking her mother if God is expecting the gentlemen, capturing a moment of quiet curiosity among onlookers. The remark reflects a simple, human response to a spectacle, highlighting childlike wonder at a public event.
Dr Drake’s Glossco Prescription For Croup Ad
A physician’s time tested remedy for croup and coughs praised for rapid relief. The ad touts Dr Drake’s Glossco as non vomiting with 15 minute relief and suitable for children, urging readers to ask their druggist for a bottle at 50 cents.
Chicago Scientist Finds Bacteria at 1000-Foot Oil Well Depth
A Chicago scientist reports discovery of living bacteria at a thousand feet depth in oil wells. The finding expands understanding of subsurface life and extreme environments.
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Chicago
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Elizabeth
Gemis
Turkey
Bol
Jengland
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Croup
Luden
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Poe En Nto
Koenig Lilatte
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