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Newspaper
Bridgetown Advocate
Location
Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
2
A fragment shows a Cop questioning a civilian about a late night street appearance. The response admits no excuse and mentions going home to his wife. The scene includes a brief exchange about an overcoat and a terse refusal.
A 1936 37 Chevrolet clutch release bearing lubrication tip from Australian Motorist describes removing the bottom pan and using a bent copper tubing hook to deliver oil. The method aims to save time by directing oil into the release bearing via a short end inserted into an oil cup, with the long side guiding the flow.
Professor J A Loeser argues in Nature that a hen hatches not by instinct but due to a hot spot on the breast near hatching time. Feathers fall from a bald, hot spot causing pain and prompting the hen to seek curved cooling substances which then lead her to sit and warm all parts of the egg evenly.
A fragmented racing note lists competitors and odds across venues Helena Kalamunda Malden with references to Seven, PyoRus and Mirage. It includes event structures, handicap values and numerous unnamed participants, suggesting a local meeting summary with unclear results.
Fragmented 20th century race card mentions Gloucester trot lines, Horses and competitors named but text is heavily garbled. Notes include SIRT dug Ones Sink 18 and 108 small Sauls, plus handicaps and entrants such as Ava Belucen and Edith Dured.
Fragmented prose discusses saving versus reckless spending during war. It warns against hoarding at the expense of immediate needs and notes potential government influence on prices and wages. The text references national finance and public attitudes toward saving, investing, and consumption.
The excerpt explains drive pulley relations. To find driven diameter, multiply the driver diameter by its revolutions and divide by the driven revolutions. To find driven revolutions, multiply driver diameter by its revolutions and divide by driven diameter. Gear terms replace diameter in speed estimates.
A garbled excerpt discusses illness and bathing, mentioning ST and Balta, with unclear context. It suggests a belief that if someone arrived at a bath and were not cured, they could not have been ill, but the passage is incomplete and ambiguous.
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