First Vessel Built Without Rivets Uses Electric Welding
July launch in southeast England showcases a ship built without rivets. Welded plates join end to end with electric arc heat, reducing rivets by about 24 percent and promising 20 to 25 percent time and material savings across large ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lord Pirrie
Merchant Shipbuilding
Inland Waterways and Dock Section
Royal Engineers
Admiralty
United States Shipping Board
Are Your Kidneys Working Right Backache Remedy Ad
A vintage advert warns kidney illness saps strength and urges Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. It cites W Lyons of Northam and later Tyon praising the remedy after relief from back pain gravel and cloudy secretions. Sold worldwide with mailed price details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
Tyon
Foster-McClellan Co
Murray-street
Perth
Meatless Nays in an Old Cambridgeshire Village
In a simple Cambridgeshire village the butcher notes each household’s meat needs once or twice weekly. If still enough demand among the customers, a sheep is killed. otherwise the village remains meatless or relies on bacon.
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Cambridgeshire
Sowed Pig Breeding At Dairy Conference Report
The account describes Mr Joe Wilson at a Launceston dairy conference detailing a sow in February that littered 13 and 12 piglets. Twelve piglets were sold for breeding and biteon, averaging 13 pence each, totaling 86 shillings for twelve months, with 12 piglets in the following week. The text notes future factory timing and a projected grand total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avi
Joe Wilson
Launsceston
Hasan
Lgz
Safeguarding the Wheat Protects Vast Australian Exports
At the Australian Wheat Board meeting a committee led by Senator Russell was formed to guard sored wheat from weevil pests. The board notes huge sums already paid to growers and projects a 165 million bushels exportable surplus, with 886 ships needed for removal. The government faces financing the 1918-19 crop while 64 million bushels of ungristed wheat remain for the Imperial Government.
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Australian Wheat Board
Russell
Oman
Commonwealth
Australia
40 Stands the Season at Jennacubbine
Fragmentary report notes a season at Jennacubbine with Mare Pagldocking and a sire named Urafion by Galepin involved with horses from Musd Minam and offspring Polymelue Ereilivan and Beunts wool. details are unclear due to garbled text.
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Jennacubbine
Urafion
Galepin
Shoot
Simon
Vonowin
Gulliaed
Musd Minam
Polymelue
Ereilivan
Beunts Wool
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Bohemia Hotel
Arthur J. Tunney
J. W. Purslowe
Fitzgerald
Northam
Northam Motor Garage
E. Kirkman
Chillon Street
Gurder Street
Gauze
Fee
Rags
Lihnox
Measra White Bros
Hunter Rivery
N.S.W
J. Brookes
Jennacubbir
Farmers
Withnelle
Wilver Ateel
Rende
Jon Print
The
London & Lancashire Insurance Co
Accident Marine
Viking House
William Street
Harrisson
Minut
Benjaoarring
Cnas Rony Xson
Cunderdin
Hargis and
Bonfik
Jalwatlinu
Jas Braun Danvin
Doodiakine Gro Wria
Man Goomallinge
Karen Nerberrin
Otto Gardiner Korrelocking
Lewis Security
Meckering
P. Corrry
Merredin
Sar Morowa
Garter
Gale
Fitzgerald Street
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