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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 06, 1929
Page
2
A fragmented report describes a theft incident near Elvaeh with crowd reaction and police involvement. The piece includes garbled names and details about a crime on a telephone line and a ferry island context with mentions of various people and locations, all unclear due to OCR damage.
A new metal resembling platinum in appearance cuts only a tenth as much and is shown at the twelfth annual Chemical Industry Exposition in New York. Columbian ore and other metals are displayed, with demonstrations of corrosion resistance and pure form production by De Chaunce W. Talke. The exhibit also features a rare core material minted on a U S quarter and a Krupp alloy for chemical use, plus a phosphor-browse wick used in making special chemical materials.
Southern Pacific Railway adopts natural gas to fire locomotives at Lon Ange la shope, saving about 24000 dollars yearly by enabling controlled steam raising. The system reduces smoke and oil drips, improves engine ease of firing, and cuts time to reach full steam. A trial run demonstrated efficient startup and maintenance benefits.
An unusual astronomy experiment recorded moon surface motion pictures at Prince Town University. Prof John G Stewart oversaw the project while Hubert Fleming Arnott and associates built a device filming the moon at 240 times closer distance, capturing Copernican crater detail on May 17.
A damaged OCR passage touts Tir Stora lodian Fille as not a cure all but a remedy for blood disorders and stomach and kidney issues. It asserts cleansing effects, improved digestion, and claimed elimination of symptoms, promoting herbal chews as preventive health aids.
Gerald Hutton, a gifted young diplomat, vanishes while returning from Italy. Joy and fiancé Dennis, aided by Scotland Yard, pursue clues from Mademoiselle Cecile and a sealed letter bearing a fifty pound note. Joy and Jack Travers deduce poison in the envelope addressed to Mr. Burnham.
Joy Hutton and Jack Travers uncover that the envelope gum contained a deadly poison linked to a German chemist Muller in Paris Fort. A note of death surfaces and police at Scotland Yard await further developments as Joy travels between inquiries and personal entanglements.
A garbled passage hints at a mystery involving a meeting and unseen observers. The text references a figure named Gerail and a discussion about preventing a peril, with incomplete lines suggesting a continuation.
A garbled OCR piece describes a pursuit and confrontation with a constable. The narrative names individuals and actions but is fragmentary and hard to interpret.
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