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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1927
Page
8
Advertisement notes Breadwinner product distributed by Foster-Metcallan Co at Hamilton Street Sydney with price per bottle and wide store availability.
The article surveys famed clocks Big Ben and other great timepieces in England and abroad. It highlights a Sydney Technics Museum model clock, copper welding advances abroad, and a Hobart discovery of copper patent art. It also notes superstition in candle illumination, billiard balls from elephant tusks, varnish and lantern legends, and wartime consignments and machinery figures.
George H Wood known as the human adding machine of Omaha Nebraska is near death from extreme mental and physical exhaustion. Doctors say continued intense calculation work led to his critical condition at age 60. He described his method as eliminating conversation from mathematics and could add long figures faster than experts with machines.
Confetti replaced rice in wedding celebrations with roots in ancient and Chinese practices. A water rat near the Torrens is described as distinct from the common rat, with a white tipped thick back tail and strong hind legs enabling rapid swimming. Ordinary rats avoid water, while water rats dive for food and can swim long distances.
Commonwealth statistics show rising value added by Australian manufacturing in 1925-26, with a significant jump over 1924-25. The data From 1920-21 to 1926-27 indicate steady growth in manufactures of Australia, raw material use, and output, reflecting expanding employment and national industry.
The article details the spread and impact of sleeping sickness across Africa, noting Stanley's expedition as a vector. It explains partial immunity on the West Coast, the unknown distribution, and the deaths caused by the disease. The Medical Society Commission reports a high death toll in a district, with 230,000 of 200,000 perishing in a short period.
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