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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1922
Page
7
A historical radio column explains vacuum tubes, their use as detectors amplifiers and oscillators, and outlines electron theory. It describes atoms, ions, electrons, and how heated filaments release electrons in vacuum tubes to produce current via a positively charged plate.
Frisco officials announce a new rail station at the Presidio in San Francisco featuring two 1 million foot aerial towers. The transmitter, described as the most powerful on the Pacific coast, will reach Honolulu and echo across Salt Lake City and Cheyenne.
Experiments indicate radiophones and wireless instruments will be installed on German express trains and in hotels and embassies. Tests in a moving freight car showed the wireless eye tom works well, with testers able to converse with friends. Observers included engineers, military officials, and diplomats from the United States and Sweden.
The article discusses careful handling of vacuum tubes in receivers. It warns against knocking or damaging the tubes and emphasizes their importance as the heart of the set. A recommended operation is to keep the tube glow just below the critical point to avoid failures.
Practical notes on plate circuit voltages, detector control, and potentiometer use. Discusses single wire reception, reducing static, and the impact of B batteries on phonographs. Describes electron as negative energy, vacuum tubes, hard and soft evacuations, radio wave speed, wavemeters, grounding via gas pipes or water pipes, and lightning protection for antennas.
A nostalgic kitchen note offers recipes using stale bread and mint. It lists steamed fig bread pudding, crumb cakes, bread crumble cream, veal fricassee, and mint based dishes like mint sauce sherbet and mint blancmange with practical steps and tips for preparing economical meals. It reflects midcentury home cooking with plain instruction and period flavor.
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