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Newspaper
Camperdown Herald
Location
Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
4
The article describes a sun heated power system using double glass to trap heat, with a Tacona Philadelphia installation showing 150 square feet of glass area producing up to 345 horsepower. Costs are cited as high for construction but upkeep is low, and experts see potential in tropical regions and garden frame applications.
An old man builds a business on a tiny start and savvy advertising. He expands to a full store on the square, buys a glass corner, and spreads the word with full page ads. Locals praise his luck though witnesses credit his marketing skill.
The article reports that iron corrosion is driven by electric ion exchange in solution. It notes that dissolved substances split into charged particles and hydrogen ions intensify corrosion. Immersing iron in chromic acid makes it passive, potentially protecting structural ironwork and machinery.
A reflective piece on reforms under British authority in Egypt praising slavery’s decline, rule of law, improved governance of the Nile waters, better hospitals, humane treatment of the mentally ill, and the uplift of education, with cautious optimism about long term outcomes.
Tale of Toughiin the shanty owner whose cellar flooded when a water main burst. He wins four pounds in settlement after delays. He jokes about buying four pounds worth of ducks with the money.
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