Air age forecasts reshaping travel and law for aviation
The piece surveys flying’s promise and perils, citing Shenandoah disasters, Arctic fails, and rising interest in commercial airways. It notes U S and European efforts, proposed nonstop schedules, new firms like Air Ways Corporation, National Air Transport, and Ford ventures, plus pending legislation and a nine member national aviation committee.
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Amsterdam
London
Paris
Brussels
Tamburg
Berlin
Copenhagen
Isramburg
Europe
Moscow
Great Britain
Trance
United States
Army
Navy
Commercia Aviation
Air Ways Corporation
Los Angeles
John Ways Hammond, Jr
New York
Chicago
Capitol Dome
Germany
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
Akron
P. W. Litchfield
National Air Transport
Detroit
Paul Henderson
American Railway Express
Henderson
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Atlanta
Fords
Stout
American Airways, Limited
Edsel Ford
Ford
Airship Development Corporation
Ford Laboratory
Dearborn
Mich
Atlantic
Pacific
Bingham
Connecticut
Senator Bingham
Congress
President Coolidge
James G. Harbord
Frank F. Fletcher
Howard BE
Coffin
Hiram Bingham
William F. Durand
Reverse order regenerative receiver diagram explained
The article details a unique regenerative radio receiver using a reversed regeneration path in the second tube. It describes L3 C3 tuned plate circuit, tickler coil L4, crystal detector across the plate coil, high inductance for L4, and coupling methods. It lists components, wiring, and construction notes for a compact home build with carborundum crystal detector and fixed RF/AF stages.
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J. E. Anderson
New York Herald-Tribune
Robin Adds Voice to Church Service at Repton Harvest
The piece recalls a robin that joined a harvest festival at St Wynston's Church Repton, singing from the pulpit Te Deum and perching on the lectern during the sermon. It compares with Bristol cathedral's 15 year resident robin and a later Winchester example noted by Family Herald.
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St. Wynston’s
Repton
Bristol Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
Rise of American Saw Industry Traces to Early Developers
The article notes that William Rowland in Philadelphia began manufacturing saws in 1806, Aaron Nichols started a New York factory circa 1828, and William and Charles Johnson began saw production in Philadelphia in 1833, leading to a large American industry with global reputation for uniform quality.
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William Rowland
United States
Philadelphia
Aaron Nichols
New York
William and
Charles Johnson
Quality and Craft in American Carpentry
American carpenters value high quality tools and test saw blades by bending them around, driving the point through the handle, then watching the blade snap back into place, a test that underscores their exacting standards for workmanship.
Roman Fortress Unearthed at Dijon France
A Roman fortress dating to about 273 A D has been uncovered at Dijon in France as a defense against barbarian advance. The find reveals walls and structural remnants offering insight into military planning during the late empire period.
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Dijon
France
Things Worth Knowing About Your Radio Set
A compact radio knowledge note discusses how heat and poor insulation hurt crystal sensitivity and signals. It warns against paint leakage in receivers, notes regenerative receivers cause interference, and urges good insulation and solid soldering. Indoor aerials often outperform loop antennas for reception.
Value of Short Wiring in Electrical Sets
The text explains that short wiring and right-angle turns reduce mutual induction. Currents in nearby wires create magnetic fields. right angles oppose each other, lowering interference. Long leads increase adverse induction due to interactions with other conductors.
Foil It Better for Crystal Wrapping Than Soldering
The guide states wrap foil around the crystal is preferable to soldering a connection to it. It emphasizes avoiding direct solder contact with the crystal to prevent damage and ensure a reliable electrical connection.
Change of Life Cure Report From Macon Georgia
Mrs F B Headden of 5 Holt Avenue Macon Georgia reports severe right side sickness during the change of life left her bedridden for two months. After two weeks on Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she could rise unaided and regained strength. She endorses the remedy and offers to answer letters. Over 200000 canvass replies show 98 in 100 benefited. For sale by druggists everywhere.
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Macon
Georgia
Lydia E. Pinkham
F. B. Headden
Holt Avenue
Mental disease recovery rates from nationwide hospital study
A federal census bureau investigation of U S mental hospital patients finds nearly 14 of 100 men tal disease patients recover. Women cure more often than men. alcoholism and drug related insanity show varying recovery, with general paralysis the least hopeful at five per 1 000.
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United States
Federal Census Bureau
Untold Parrot Trade Reported in Brazilian Forests
Ohio State Journal notes that simple methods are used to capture unfledged parrots in Brazil. Native trackers locate nests, trim a wing of young birds to hinder flight, making capture easy for sale.
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Brazil
Ohio State Journal
Mans Must Lay Bricks to Build His Fortune
A concise adage asserts a man shapes his success through his own steady effort. It emphasizes personal responsibility and perseverance as the path to achievement.
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Mans
No town grows too large to feel stake in new building
A short editorial announces that communities, regardless of size, share a personal interest in a fine new public building, emphasizing local pride and collective benefit. Emphasis on civic value and communal attachment to improved infrastructure.
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Mount Everest
Arctic
San Francisco-Honolulu
Av. S. A
Shenandoah
America
Naval Air Service
Annapolis
Coolidge
English Channel
Sykea
York
Etenity Post
Ovarris
Robin
Hostetter
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Hostetter Co
Pittsburgh
Scapsus
Gotp
Aera
Dec
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