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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 22, 1950
Page
4
A French National Scientific Research Center director proposes a solar power project using vast flat mirrors to focus sunlight for 400 kilowatts. The pilot plant aims to produce heat for lime and cement and may take a year to complete at Montours and Algeria sites.
The text traces the phrase From Dan to Beersheba as a map of ancient Israelite geography. It notes Dan near the Jordan and Merom, 150 miles from Beersheba, tied to Joshua’s campaigns against Canaanite confederates led by Jabin.
A wide riff on nineteenth century inventors and odd ideas, tracing bold yet impractical schemes from steam organs to collapsible umbrellas and a rotating drum mouse experiment. The piece jokes about feverish optimism, citing Beersheba springs, a flying machine dream, and the cautionary maxim that the best laid plans may fail.
A scrambled OCR page blends an apricot and honey roll recipe with garbled lines about ingredients, oven settings, and measurements. The readable portions reference apricot, honey, spices, baking at 496 degrees, 22 to 40 minutes, and various kitchen terms, amid a jumble of unrelated text and names.
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