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Newspaper
Lemberg Star
Location
Lemberg, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
5
An article explores using straw to produce gas through a retort process. It details a Canadian design with a three-oval retort, steel casing, and gas purification. Output includes up to 2.5 million BTU per ton, equating to about 25 gallons of petrol, plus tar and ammoniacal liquor byproducts.
The Commercial Motor reports an editorial on producing gas from straw by carbonizing straw refuse. A communication from Professor J. D. MacLaurin of the University of Saskatchewan outlines the method and its importance for Canada where prairie straw is abundant yet wasted. The piece notes ash value and possible manure use but highlights labor and plant limits.
George Harrison of the Sask tchewan Bridge and Iron Co Moose Jaw plans a straw carbonizing retort to decompose cellulose into combustible gases with ammonia residue. Professor Maclaurin aids the project. Experimental plants aim for winter farm installation to supply lighting heating and power, reducing miner strikes and transport issues.
Wartime dessert notes list ingredients including corn syrup or brown sugar, red and orange items, ground read crumb, salt, water, raisins, shredded dates, and milk. The text reads as a fragmented recipe with measurements for a bread pudding.
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