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Gloucester Advocate

Location

Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia

Date

Dec 17, 1926

Page

4

Ancient weighings and gravities traced in old texts

A fragment notes Al Khazini's treatise over 800 years old with tables of specific gravities close to modern values. It mentions weights used in Egypt about a thousand years ago and suggests no earlier era matches the precision of the eighth century.

Al-Khazini Egypt

Necessity for Maintaining Paterson Scheme In Dairying

The Norco Ltd General Manager warns that without the Australian Stabilisation or Paterson scheme many dairy farmers would be forced to quit the industry. Drought and reduced weekly early butter supplies compound concerns, while opposition stems from some small producers and retailers who oppose the levy. A conference at Butt wurst supports a net butter return of 1 1/1d per lb to fund wages, urging renewal of the Paterson scheme to shield dairymen from low overseas prices.

Norco Ltd Mr. Clifford Norco New South Wales Clifford Victoria Procers’ Association Critle Aviations Hutter Sentle Grocers Housewives’ Association Buttwurst

Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Endorsed by Gloucester Man

Time to act as elderly people suffer kidney trouble warning signs show wear. The testimony from John Yardy senior of Cowper Street Gloucester claims Doan's Backache Kidney Pills cured his kidney pain after a week and he remained free of relapses for two years. Sold by chemists and stores at 2/8 a bottle with prompt delivery from Poster Merrill Lan Co Sydney.

Dean John Yardy Cowper St. Gloucester Pont Wien Yardy Merrillan Co Hamilton Street Sydney Doan

Polish cavalry record for longest horseback distance

Polish cavalry officers set a world record by riding 840 miles in 48 hours 40 minutes breaking the prior distance record of 800 miles in 50 hours 40 minutes held by Prince Will time.

Prine Will

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