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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
8
James H. Carroll explains the solenoid WHB wave trap and its tuning benefits for radio interference. He details serial aerial, ground, and grid connections, plus aerial ground shunt methods, and cites practical placement to maximize station elimination.
A simple coil construction using a glass tumbler No 24 wire tape four Fahne stock clips and a wood base yields an inexpensive efficient coil. Wrap tape across the glass and wood divide into four parts fit clips under tape solder ends, mount on wooden base, and wrap tightly to prevent slipping.
Observers describe a method to relay messages to an army plane when two way radios fail. A tobacco sack weighted with stones carries a patch delivered by a taut string. the lead fish hooks the cord and messages are hauled into the cockpit.
The article explains using broadcast speeches to test receiver quality. It notes listening for clarity, noting that a speaker's effort to speak plainly aids testing and that mushy or indistinct words suggest weak batteries or settings, especially when picking up music.
A Louisville Courier-Journal fashion correspondent notes in Paris the rise of up front waistlines, mold and flare silhouettes, diagonal seamings, and velvet and crepe fabrics. Chanel, Vionnet, Chantal, Drecoll, Louiseboulanger, Groult, Groult, Lenief highlight coats, capes, and evening gowns with new sleeve lengths and bold color themes.
The article traces phonograph origins from 1747 projects to Edison’s 1877 discovery and Berliner’s 1877 patent, noting Fenby’s 1863 mechanical phonograph for pianofortes, Edison’s crude early machines inspiring Berliner, and the evolution to the modern phonograph.
A new Museum of the Roman Empire has opened in Rome housed in the former Sant Ambrogio convent. The collection includes documents photographs plaster models plants maps and reproductions offering a complete view of republican and imperial Rome. The 29 halls each focus on a Roman province with topography plans and government machinery sketches detailing administration from Rome to Europe Asia and Africa.
A railway train of 42 coal wagons left Chorzów on February 24 and was diverted to accomplices across towns. The engine and wagons proved harder to dispose of, but police investigations have uncovered the truth and recovered the property.
Tony Sarg creates a circus barber shop to ease children fears with a tent-shaped interior and life sized animal seats. A six minute marionette show plays before the haircut while the waiting room hosts fairy tale peep-shows, and he suggests applying the idea to dentists’ offices.
A new instrument, built with extreme delicacy including fly wings among its parts, will measure infinitesimal heat quantities in spectra from distant stars, signaling a breakthrough in astronomical spectroscopy.
A magazine writer argues a husband is no longer essential for raising a family while humorously questioning who will handle chores like dishwashing, reflecting changing domestic expectations at mid century.
In London Tit-Bits a quip asks when Muriel plans to wed and cheekily answers ongoing indecision. The snippet highlights social chatter about marriage and the constant speculation surrounding Muriel.
The remark contends that a person’s conscience governs their own actions rather than judging others. It frames morality as an inward standard guiding personal conduct rather than external oversight or criticism.
A concise maxims on mutual respect attributed to Mencius notes that treating people with regard earns reciprocal dignity and esteem. The saying emphasizes social harmony through considerate behavior and virtuous conduct in interpersonal relations.
Mrs. Frank Sellers of Vinton Iowa relates from age seven to motherhood how Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health enabling her to work as a housekeeper for six children. She credits the remedy with aiding multiple pregnancies and urges others to try the product. The copy notes that many girls across generations learn of its benefits and that women have praised the medicine for over half a century.
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