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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1923
Page
2
In a period dialogue, Hiram tells Ma that two harvest hands have been hired, naming them as Right and Left. The exchange highlights rural work arrangements and humor in a frontier setting.
All radio related inquiries should be sent to The Radio Editor at the Pecos Enterprise in Pecos Texas. The note directs readers to use the newspaper's designated editor for radio correspondence.
The listing covers WBAP and nearby stations for May 20 to May 26 with church services and concerts. It lists performers Fred Ca hoon orchestra Gorman Texas band Texas Hotel orchestra Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Knights Realm 101 Fort Worth and Texas Christian University events. It also provides a long dial-frequency guide for Zone Five to Zone One across major cities including Dallas Kansas City Chicago Detroit and New York.
El Paso May 18 announcement that Temple Mt Siania plans a trial Friday evening Jewish service broadcast on WDAH. May 18 program at 8 pm features music and Rabbi Zielonka sermon with hopes to regular Friday broadcasts if listenership is strong. Rabbis urged listeners to send acknowledgments to postoffice box 1367, El Paso.
Amateurs using transmitters on 150 to 200 meter waves may calibrate gear May 29 with standard frequency signals issued by the Bureau of Standards. The government stresses proper adjustment of transmitter and receiver for correct broadcast allocations and wave measurements. Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
A compact history from Marconi to early wireless speech, noting key figures like De Forest and Bell System leaders. It covers early experiments Montauk to Arlington, the 1915 demonstration, cross continental transmission to Mare Island and Pearl Harbor, and the rapid postwar growth of radio telephony.
The snippet presents a heading or caption about wavelengths and indicates a list of wave lengths. It reads like a catalog note or chart entry from a science section, emphasizing measurement or spectrum terminology without additional context.
The radio conference moves 40 plus US stations to close wavelengths to reduce interference. It suggests calibrating receivers with a wavemeter to tune instantly to any wavelength, sharing setup, costs around 25 dollars, and club purchases.
A compact record notes the existence of a historical newspaper page segment from Printing Jewsy, highlighting its role as a local print source and its archival value for researchers and enthusiasts.
A Pecos town canvass shows many antennas and a desire to advance radio knowledge. A local club could share publications, host talks, and even run a small broadcast station to reach every home, renting sets to nonbuyers and broadcasting under 200 meters.
A St Louis Globe Democrat reader shares a retrofit to cure tinny mica diaphragm sound in loudspeakers. Remove mica diaphragm, place a center pinhole cardboard disc, reseat washer, and adjust tension for mellower tone. Cardboard about one sixteenth inch thick recommended.
In a lecture, Hudson Maxim compares sound waves and radio. He cites a katydid’s wing rub creating a vast air vibration and a whisper reaching half a mile. He notes radio can encircle the world seven times per second and contrasts it with interstellar distance via Alpha Centauri, citing Marconi’s 1901 trans Atlantic broadcast and the endless nature of radio signals.
A radio outlaw within 200 miles of Paris keeps interrupting concerts from the Eiffel Tower. He transmits jazz music and insolent messages, acting as a practical joker with powerful signal and wavelength equal to the tower’s. Dearborn Independent.
Local notice promotes Slack's Battery Station offering attractively advertised prices for batteries. Includes phone contact and location cue at 7 Slack's Battery Station.
Bromine composition advertisement claims that the cold and flu symptoms are relieved by a laxative bromine quinine tablet. The ad stresses quick relief and targets readers seeking a simple remedy for congestion and fever.
The U S Geological Survey reports March crude oil production at 1,810,710 barrels daily, with imports at 188,387 barrels and domestic consumption at 1,867,677. March exports average 23,250, total daily consumption 1,890,927, and stock gains reach 3,353,000 barrels. Total crude in storage March 31 stands at 258,738,000 barrels with California up 80 percent year over year.
A Paris special to the Star Telegram reports the Sixty second District Court grand jury adjourned after a 12 day session with 445 witnesses, 117 true bills, including 72 felonies and 45 misdemeanors. Foreman Ed H McCussillon criticized home card playing and liquor stocked cellars as evils with no legal remedy.
In Alpine Texas the Sul Ross State Teachers College opens the summer quarter on June 6 for twelve weeks split into two six week terms. The summer normal begins June 11 and runs eight weeks. All State certificate subjects are offered. For a catalog write R L Marquis president.
An old Bayer advertisement promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for headache lumbago rheumatism pain and various ailments. Each unbroken tablet bears proper directions and comes in boxes of twelve, while druggists sell bottles of twenty four and one hundred pills. The text notes aspirin as the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid.
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