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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
7
An Inference notes Turk men seem to have abandoned polygamy as Turk women abandoned the well. The Milwaukee Journal adds a quip that a rake will seem light after a hard winter with a snow shovel.
A partisan voter argues for distributing plums when their party triumphs, claiming political advantage and reward tied to victory. The remark frames selective benefits as contingent on electoral success.
An eminent medical authority warns against pills and salts for constipation causing permanent injury. The ad promotes Nujol as a natural lubricant, non medicated and harmless, aiding regular bowel movements without gripping. It notes Nujol is used in leading hospitals and available from druggists.
The advertisement promotes Cuticura products for daily skin care. It highlights The Soap to cleanse and purify The Ointment to soothe and heal and The Talcum to powder and perfume as essential toilet preparations for clear skin.
Article from the Boston Transcript notes social perils in fashionable disguise. It critiques men in high society who cloak predatory behavior as charm, highlighting dangers in elites' circles and the public reckoning needed.
Readable text promises rust spot removal in laundry using Red Cross Ball Blue and warns against inferior bluing. The fragment hints at a testimonial style urging readers to try the product.
A fragment from a restaurant scene features a patron pointing to a missed detail in an exchange with Walter. The line hints at secrecy or an unspoken obligation within a dining setting.
A note witnesses a man who keeps the lion’s share in a tough deal. The phrase hints at unequal gains and a sharp bargain, reflecting a common saying on greed and success.
John F. Brant describes a relay using a bent steel wire and diaphragm to open and close a local circuit as radio time signals are received. The device acts as amplifier and relay, suited for continuous waves by rectified trains, with a micrometer adjusted contact, a phonograph recorder, and battery powered operation.
A detailed amateur project describes constructing a loud speaker from a phonograph soundbox and iron plate, using a salvaged magnet and coils to create a ~15 ohm primary and ~20 ohm secondary, with a step down transformer for a vacuum tube transmitter. It discusses adjustments for vibration, mounting, and modulation methods including a buzzer in the grid circuit for CW transmission and a Hartley style tube transmitter with tuned antenna coil and variable condenser.
A steeplejack 487 feet above street level ignores two buzzing bees while painting a flagpole. He stays calm, smokes Edgeworth, and claims pipe tobacco brings peace. Larus & Brother Co offers free samples of Edgeworth Plug Slice and Ready Rubbed to readers.
A durable shielding method is described for instrument panels. Drill holes for instruments, insulate with molten paraffin around gaps, then gild the panel with aluminum silver or gold framing. Apply multiple coats for better shielding and ground all sections. Separate shields per instrument reduce hysteretic losses, with aesthetic gilding to match equipment.
Commercial radio now carries twenty five to thirty percent of trans Atlantic messages. On the Pacific a single radio handles more than fifty percent of Oriental communications.
The article describes cutting back the contact end of a cat whisker and replacing it with filament support wire from a burned-out 23-watt Mazda bulb. The wire is described as very fine and stiff, used to extend crystal radio range.
The Netherlands government enlarges the Scheveningen radio station to enable wireless telephone broadcasting and telegraph transmission across Europe and to communicate with all parts of the continent.
A card from Manif, Hawaii, notes that signals from Schenectady, New York, were clearly heard in Hawaii, reporting a cross ocean reception. The message confirms reception of transmissions between the two distant locations.
Inspection of many home made radio sets shows gains from using a copper or tin foil shield behind the panel tied to earth. Grounding matters, and shortening long leads by soldering them to the metal surface reduces stray capacity.
Flexible coil connections improve reliability when bearings bind or lose contact. Pull stops on the coil and employ flexible pig tail connections from the rotor winding to the rest of the circuit to ensure consistent electrical contact and motion.
A humorous verse describes a small town shopkeeper with a big sign outside and a radio fan base. The piece lampoons local commerce and spectacle, noting quirky ad displays and the lure of entertainment for the public.
In a London exchange a barrister jokes about love letters and wireless sets amid a Breach of Promise discussion. The brief quip contrasts desire for letters with modern wireless communications in a playful legal vignette.
A reflective aphorism notes that divinely provided essentials for happiness are available, yet appreciation remains the missing ingredient. It emphasizes gratitude as a key to contentment beyond material provision.
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