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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1927
Page
6
An explainer on converting house current for radio use through a transformer and rectifier. The article describes rectifier types Raytheon and Rectron and notes some eliminators use chemical cells to provide one-way conduction for power to B battery radios.
Robert F. Gowen of the Institute of Radio Engineers describes how copper shielding reduces interstage coupling as radio receivers grow more sensitive. He notes that more than two RF stages worsen selectivity, necessitating magnetic shielding and shielded cabinets, with examples from Stromberg-Carlson, Browning-Drake and Hamnerlund-Roberts.
A report to the Department of Commerce states that by year end two large broadcasting stations in Bombay and Calcutta will be in operation under the recently licensed Indian Broadcasting Company.
A practical, inexpensive mounting method for short-wave coils using UX tube bases UX sockets bakelite and simple copper wire terminals. The design describes cutting bases drilling holes bolting to bakelite strips mounting the coil and primary with brackets and brass tubing.
Dairying terms overview by M R Tolstrup of Clemson College explains tests and standards. It covers the Babcock butter fat test sediment moisture salt and acidity tests, over run in butter, and standardization for ice cream market and modified milk.
Dairy farmers can cut ice use by cork filled cooling tanks. J R Gross of New Jersey State College of Agriculture explains a three box tank with outer and inner concrete shells and cork middle. A tight lid and tar painted cork ensure airtight efficiency and significant ice savings.
Grain fed to dairy cows should be ground to a fine texture. Whole grain passes undigested reducing energy for milk production. Whether shelled or cob ground, the key is fineness to improve digestion and efficiency.
Dairy guidance notes feed weight and milk production drive profits. A high performing cow yields about 142.45 yearly over feed cost. Recommend culling border cows and setting a production standard near 200 pounds fat annually. Dry pastures suit dry cows. a good green corn crop boosts pasture efficiency. Average milking cows consume about 30 pounds of silage daily plus roughage and concentrates.
Little Alice recounts the tale of Nancy and Nick and a traveling bear. Mrs Cucumber Green volunteers for a long bear ride, enjoys the thrill, but her mother later fears for safety and forbids further wild animal rides.
A playful fragment features a parade of tongue twisters with repeated f and w sounds. It mentions fifty four fowls and a sequence of characters like Larry and William moving westward, with guests in disguise.
A brief exchange over a rural mailbox sparks a discussion about Sunday collection and church duties. The scene hints at a local moral or parish dispute, noting a sign reading No collection on Sunday as a point of contention between neighbors.
In Pearl Harbor Weekly a humorous exchange shows Little Richard asking for a nickel for a man crying outside. Mother agrees but asks the reason. The boy explains the man is sobbing over five cent pea nuts, a small town scene of thrift and patience.
The crystal detector should be clamped and tapped only when removed from its clamps to avoid disturbing the rest of the setup. Tapping while connected can jar connections and degrade performance, so remove the crystal before tapping to preserve the circuit.
A child asks what's a maxim and Tommy responds that it is a saying that shows why it’s good to do something you don’t want to. The exchange captures a schoolyard lesson on self discipline and moral guidance.
A Louisville Courier Journal note laments future use of vacuum cleaners to clean blackboards in New York schools. The piece argues the change would erase the charm of school life, recalling the squeaking slate pencil and the bucket of water ritual as symbols of childhood privilege and joy.
The dialogue captures a request about external use only and a wife’s insistence that the patient be made to sit up to drink a preparation. The exchange reflects a medical dialogue style and newspaper quoting practice from Boston Transcript records.
The quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson cautions that excess in any form breeds harm. It frames a timeless ethic that balance and restraint safeguard health, happiness, and judgment across pursuits and pleasures.
Virginia Dibble, children’s fashion expert, asserts many fine families dress two children alike. A critic replies that the best-dressed families never have more than one child, sparking a light quarrel over parenting and style.
The Carnegie natatorium in New Haven is cited as the fastest swimming pool in the United States as Yale swimmers have set numerous intercollegiate records there.
A pithy reflection notes that men rarely enjoy both fortune and good sense together, attributing the observation to Livy from the Annales.
Monticello Illinois physician Dr W B Caldwell after 47 years practice promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle non griping laxative for constipated children. The ad claims it restores natural bowel regularity without upset and offers a free sample bottle by mail.
A concise reflection on how substantial achievement often astonishes the achiever. The saying emphasizes humility and the unforeseen nature of notable progress, suggesting success can outpace personal expectations and challenge self-belief.
Bell-Ans halts over acidity and digestive discomfort. The ad claims harmless relief for gas belching heartburn nausea and headaches after 30 years of use. It offers 25 and 75 cent packages from drug stores or free samples from Bell & Co. Orangeburg NY with a brief note on contempt for hot pollen.
An ad warns against calomel as a dangerous mercurial drug and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a simple nightly remedy for constipation biliousness and sick feeling. It claims calomel salivates causes bone damage and requires next day salts while Dodson's tone cleanses overnight with no salivation and lets you eat freely.
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