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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1917
Page
7
In Toledo the Willys-Overland plant features a colossal 15 ft pedestal tier toggle press nicknamed Moloch. The 47 ft high machine forms car side rails from cold steel at 2,000,000 lb pressure, producing a rail every 15 seconds with three feeders. Critics urge care to study past auto and agricultural machinery efforts before rushing new designs.
American authority estimates British aeroplane industry capitalised at £75,000,000 as England plans to have 10 000 farm motor wastege units built by motor manufacturers. MO.M. Ministry of Munitions may boost food production. Britain's vehicle total fell during war with 200 000 fewer motor vehicles, half of which were passenger cars. An 125 expert American delegation seeks aircraft design and manufacturing data to aid U S production.
The Ford car is used to haul a touring theatre company across Australia. Mr. F. H. Jones and his company covered about 6 000 miles from Melbourne to Sydney via Victorian towns and New South Wales Queensland routes, carrying heavy luggage with two Ford cars and facing no mechanical trouble.
Bobby Walthour, the American rider, proved a real sprinter in Paris where he teamed with Belgian Charles Deruyter in a two hour team race run along American lines. The duo captured first place ahead of fourteen other teams.
An American invention reduces heavy motor truck collisions in crowded urban streets by a new fender design. The device minimizes contact with pedestrians and other vehicles, helping curb casualties and property damage.
In Ford's Detroit plant 37 American Indians receive five dollars daily. One worker nicknamed Spark Plug reportedly broke all factory time records by setting up a boss's famed car, though the exact second wasn’t logged due to the timer lacking split-second precision.
The Gerber fat tester revolutionizes butter fat measurement in milk, enabling quick, accurate records for each cow. It replaces the older creamometer and Babcock methods, reducing uncertainty from temperature and reading errors and aiding farmers in culling unprofitable stock while improving herd quality.
Briggs tells Griggs he fears Cally is no longer interested after noticing her cool reaction to his kisses. Griggs questions why, and Briggs cites her indifferent behavior during recent displays of affection.
A Wisconsin inventor unveils a single piece heavy wire holder that grips a stake by threading the stake through a coil. Other patents described include a corn cob fuel bucket with two part cover, a bottle stopper guarding dust, a grain disinfectant sprayer, a harness lifting method, and a scaffold to aid logging felled trees.
A mother of three daughters explains a monthly household bill exercise begun before age seventeen. Each girl manages gas, milk, eggs, butter, meat, and vegetables, cooking wholesome meals and using judgment. Savings earn pin money, improving efficiency and easing the mother's workload.
A reflective essay extols babies as essential to the world’s fabric. It recalls a child’s helplessness and public exposure, noting how every person was once a baby and how that innocence shaped society, privacy, and judgment.
Tips advise shrinking finer lace like Cluny or Torchon before dressing to avoid puckering after washing. A warm iron pressed over pattered fabric helps pattern cling. A cheap gum substitute from starch is prepared by soaking hot water, cooling, and bottling. Cleaning tasks note a fish mop or soft-bristled brush as washable substitutes for rag dusting.
A witness estimates proximity to a gunfire scene during cross examination. He recalls being about ten feet from the shooter at the first shot and roughly half a dozen steps from the second, though he did not measure the distance precisely.
A clipped reflection notes values in daily talk about character over lineage, caution in sharing news, and the idea that inner qualities matter more than outward possessions. It cites sayings on responsibility, restraint, and personal integrity as practical guidance.
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