15 Jan 1923
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1923
Page
1
A digest of 1920s style and domestic guidance covers Western fashion trends, Paris hair reforms, fabric choices, and new sewing hacks. It notes women in Fleet Street attaining an ad manager role, plus recipes and home crafts. The piece lists chiffon wings, beaded sleeves, circular wraps, and beaded crafts, with practical tips on borax cleaning and walnut sandwiches.
The piece argues Britain should relocate surplus British Isles population to Australia to stimulate growth, praising Sir William Hicks and Sir Joseph Carruthers. It notes Australia’s vast land, low density, and potential for development, urging big investments in land, railways, and irrigation to absorb millions and strengthen the empire.
Professor Emaly and colleagues at Liverpool University describe synthetic sugar research. They note a potential path via sun rays to convert formaldehyde to sugar, but light rapidly decomposes the sugar, so researchers seek ways to stop the rays after sugar forms. The work remains exploratory and promising.
Sir Charles Sherrington reported at the Royal Society's 200th meeting in London that insulin use for diabetic relief has been expanded. He noted Toronto researchers isolating a pancreatic extract from oxen sheep or pigs and that the Medical Research Council will oversee extraction and property studies. Further work focuses on practical extraction and routine use of the active principle.
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