This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1927
Page
3
A Franciscan monk Roger Bucan ciphered manuscript allegedly yields a copper salt production formula. Tests at Mennyslvania University claim the method works but has no commercial value due to high production costs.
Sir Kingsley Weel, parliamentary secretary to the health ministry, told the House of Commons the birth rates per 1000 for Europe. Britain England and Wales Scotland France Finland Germany Denmark Switzerland Netherlands Hungary Austria Hungary and other nations were listed with provisional Russian figures covering only parts of Europe where data existed.
A plant native to Rorned nicknamed the clock plant moves its three leaves in response to sunlight. The large forward leaf extends while two smaller ones adjust, each completing a full sweep in roughly 40 and 45 minutes. The motion resembles clock hands as the leaves shift inward, outward, and back.
A patent press description extols J B Barnard FURS for an extraordinary microscope boasting magnification to 8540 and the ability to reveal microbes interiors with unprecedented clarity. It claims the instrument so precise it could even detect a building rocking in the wind.
An article describes psycho-technic testing for railway staff at Vienna. Candidates undergo intelligence, attention, reaction, and endurance assessments in a carriage with electrical equipment. A new drawer-key task measures composure under pressure, aiming to identify unreliable workers and ensure safer operations.
In New York a man waves his head over a Blass globe on a desk and, by a simple gesture, sends a 500 mile impulse through air to trigger a vast electrical mill at Uttsbore. The demonstration, using a sensitive instrument to show control of high powered machinery, was led by Elbert H. Gray, president of United States Steel, with Wel inghouse Meetrieal Company linked to the invention.
Wednesday report notes director Von Hindenthre led review of a fire ship parade in Berlin. The whale fleet participated but no sea forces and no planes or submarines due to the Versailles Treaty restrictions.
The German journal report says Paneth and Detors questioned claims of hydrogen to helium transmutation. Apparatus errors, trace helium, and absorbed masse obscure results. Paneth spent months at Cornell as a lecturer while Princeton chemists reportedly tested transmutation without success.
The Hon. J. C. Watson, president of the National Roads and Motorists Association, hails a clear Nationalist policy on road funding. He lauds a proposed comprehensive state road construction plan, restoration of Main Roads Board duties, and fiscal revisions to use motor taxes for road improvement while criticizing the opposition for ambiguity.
At Forest Hills John Hennessy of Indianapolis defeated Cochet a French Travia Cup player in the third round with scores 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-1.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.