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Newspaper
Camperdown Herald
Location
Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1917
Page
4
An old advertisement touts a non alcoholic beer perfect for refreshment. It promises delicious taste and cooling quenching effects in pint and four pint bottle formats, with aeration and large screw stoppered bottles.
A British article describes a sun powered system using a double glass frame to trap heat. An experimental Tacona Philadelphia box produced about 3.5 HP with a £300 start cost and no fuel needs, suggesting solar heat could power engines especially in tropical regions and hinting gardeners to adapt double glass frames.
An American physicist Dr Cash Man asserts iron rust begins from electric action rather than oxygen. Hydrogen particles initiate attack, while acids amplify ions. immersion in chromic acid supposedly passivates iron, offering a method to protect structural ironwork and machinery.
Britain has transformed Egypt by ending slavery and curbing exploitation. Law now prevails, commerce is conducted wisely, and development benefits the Nile, transport, and public services. Soldiers, patients, and the mentally ill receive improved care, and education expands as the schoolmaster travels abroad with promising yet uncertain outcomes.
An Irishman Coughlin lived in a shanty above a flooded cellar after a water main burst. He pursued a damages claim against the city and won four pounds. He proclaimed the money and planned to buy four pounds worth of ducks.
In a fragmentary local exchange a doctor jokes about guillotine cures while a ticket inspector jokes about a pawn shop. The scene shifts to a Bohemian motif and a note about a company, OT Ltd, allied with Dixon firms, offering aerated waters and cordials in unlimited quantities amid uncertain Australian conditions.
An old man starts a shop with eight dollars eighty cents, reinvests profits, and expands to a glass-front store on the square. He blasts a full page ad, keeps up bold ads, and builds a thriving business, gaining the nickname Merchant Prince as customers respond to advertising.
Ocean freight costs have fallen sharply, triggering a notable drop in farm machinery prices. Dealers report lower shipping charges improving margins and encouraging buyers to invest in tractors and equipment. The reduced freight rates are expected to stimulate rural sales in coming months.
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