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Bridgetown Advocate

Location

Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

Date

May 26, 1949

Page

11

Multifunction farming machine boosts global planting output

A versatile transplanter and robot potato planters from a British firm are in strong overseas demand. The transplanter handles seedling transplanting for sugar cane, sisal, pineapple and tobacco plants while skilled labor is not required. A two row harvester tops forests and delivers to trailer or mound.

Belgium New Zealand Rhonesia East Africa Europe Australia South America

British Growers Propagate Century-Old Fir From Seed

A fir believed extinct for 100 million years has been grown from seed in Britain after seeds arrived from Central China. Explorers found a single specimen two years ago in a remote valley. The tree may reach 100 feet tall and seven feet in diameter. experts advise Glyodium vitamin as a recommended oil for seedling care.

Britain China Trey

Barber's Close Shave Ends in Violent Irony

J M Taylor of Glasgow Kentucky sought a trim at a local barber. After the barber cut his hair too short Taylor returned with a revolver and fired three shots through the plate glass, wounding Cook in the hip and leaving him paralyzed below the waist. Taylor explained the act by saying the barber cut his hair wrong.

J. M Taylor Glasgow Kentucky Cook

Shaw explains stocking disguise to police

William Shaw Jr. told police he wore a nylon stocking over his face during the incident because it makes him feel good when he removes it. The statement was part of his explanation to investigators.

Hollywood William ¢. Shaw Jun

Is paper organic or inorganic matter and other brain teasers

A quiz scoring guide asks what is organic matter the Land of Milk and Money and who printed the first English book. Answers include organic, coffee with spirits, William Caxton, the Big Bad Wolf, insomnia, Palestine, no, a kangaroo birth size of one or two inches, Sir Robert Peel as PM in 1829, and the Dead Sea in Palestine.

England Asia William Caxton Palestine Sir Robert Peel Dead Sea

Five Minute Electronic Heat Treatment Promoted

A promotional claim describes lumbago relief through GLoT machines placed in hotel lounges and railway stations across America. The device offers a five minute electronic heat treatment for lumbago sinus trouble or tired feet.

America

Stanwyck praised for punctuality and speed on set

Barbara Stanwyck receives a unique bouquet from director Chico Day for File on Thelma Jordan. Day notes she is paid up to 7000 dollars a day, always on time, and has not spoken a line yet but has shot hundreds of scenes. Also mentions Alophe Menjou and William Powell reuniting in The nd wagon with playful rivals. Gregory Peck discovers a birthday music watch from Finland, valued at over em dollars, and Linda Christian introduces a new London wedding ring designed with Tyrone that changes color with jewelry.

Barbara Stanwyck Chico Day Thelma Jordan Day Babs Miss Stanwyck Gregory Peck Bitesees Finland Helsinkd Eee Peck Ayre Power Linda Christian London Linda Linda and I'Tyrone

Pill Pal N: A U.S. firm experiments with pill dispensing slot machine

An American chemical company tests a slot machine that dispenses vitamin pills. The device aims to combine amusement with health by delivering supplements through a game-like mechanism. Experts weigh safety and regulatory considerations as pilots progress.

American Chemical Firm

Professor Is A Robot Coin Slot Intelligence Test

A description explains a coin driven machine presenting five questions on a small screen. The automaton records time and score of answers and assigns an intelligence rating based on correct answers and time taken. It notes 8000 questions in various combinations and claims 0 seconds response.

Automat Install in Washrooms Supplies Toiletries

An American railway company installs automat dispensers in washrooms offering toothbrushes toothpaste razors blades soap and brushes for travelers. The feature appears to streamline personal care while on journeys this week.

It Will All Be Dun Slot Machine Letter in New York

A 25 cent slot machine in New York purportedly prints a dunning letter to creditors. Users add the amount, name, and signature while threats of court action and summons are included on a separate slip. The machine is described as popular and reportedly flawed.

a_ slot machine New York

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