German Industry Report Revives Wartime Labor Practices
Mr. P. Harvey Middleton reports from Germany on booming industrial output at the Krupp works in Essen and Rheinmetall in Düsseldorf where locomotives and wagons are produced rapidly. He notes employment exceeds 1914 levels and foreign orders are growing while the eight hour day persists though piecework expands hours to ten to fourteen.
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P. Harvey Middleton
International Trade Service
Guaranty Trust Compay
New York
Ban
Germany
Dixterera
K “Er
Rasen
Rhein Metall Fabrick
Musseldorf
Middleton Eny
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills Prove Cure Claim
A Morrell Street resident Mr M Smith describes severe backache and kidney symptoms that improved after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. He reports relief within days and full recovery after four bottles, praising the remedy and recommending it to others. Sold by chemists, 2/9 a bottle, Foster-McClellan Co. Perth.
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Dean
Doan
Foster-McClellan Cn
Mureay Street
Perth
Goomalling Methodist Church Fair Draws Crowds at Mechanics Institute
The annual Fair for Methodist Church lands ran August 17 and 19 at Mechanics Institute. Rev. Howard Pearson opened the Pair on Wednesday. Stalls offered dainty and useful articles with many named stall holders. Entertainment included music by the Goomalling orchestra and a puzzle photograph by Mr Wright. Heavy rain on Thursday reduced attendance and takings, but net proceeds topped £60. Credit given to Secretary Mr J Hi Royal and a strong helper group for their work despite adverse conditions.
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Mechanics’ Institute
Howard Pearson
Royal
Mins Clarke
Mesdames Beart
Johnstone
Miss Owen
Mrs. Wright
Mesd
J. Hi
Sunshine cooking at Mount Wilson using solar oven
The Smithsonian Observatory at Mount Wilson California explores a solar cooking method. High boiling point oil is pumped through a conduit to an oil reservoir and into a sun heated oven. A curved mirror concentrates reflected rays to heat the oil to high temperature, cooking the meal as sunlight wanes.
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Smithsonian Observatory
Mount Wilson
California
Aluna
Powdered Nakedness and the Dancing Debate in Sydney
Ambassador Booth denounces Bishop Long and clerical critics as he rails against ballroom dancing and what he calls powdered nakedness. He claims Bathurst liquor findings support his views, blasts eco-liberal, nonconformist, and Anglican presses, and calls for harsh treatment of opponents while defending his own inflammatory rhetoric.
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Booth
Sydney
Lithgow
Brisbane
Ecolessaaticas
Shopea
Bishop
Dong
Loeien
Jesus
FAMOUS GIANTS IN LATE 19TH CENTURY LONDON
A gardener recalls sightings of giants such as Captain Bates the Kentucky giant and Miss Swann at Willis' Rooms in London. The writer notes Bates 8 feet tall, Swann slightly shorter, and mentions their marriage officiated by a 6 foot 6 inch clergyman. He recalls other giants like Tyrolean Winklemeir and the era's public interest in these remarkable figures.
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Fredk. Webb
Adelaide “Advertiser
Marylebone
Martin Bates
Miss Swann
Captain Bates
Kentucky
Kennedy
Nova Scotia
Willis’ Rooms
London
Batea
William Gilson Humphry
St. Martin's
Trafalgar-square
Winklemeir
Bates
Crystal Palace
Sydenham
Monster crabs spark new Alaska industry plans
Giant crabs weighing 19 pounds are found off the Alaskan coast. Fishermen, long unaware of these monsters, now see potential for a new industry. They are caught in shallow water and reportedly provide a hearty meal with a single leg prepared. Prospects rise for canning or export as a future economic shift.
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Alaskan
Alaska
From Coal to Everyday Goods A Nation’s Hidden Link
An analyst explains how coal fuels a wide range of products from dyes and perfumes to medicines and high explosives. The piece notes everyday items like laundry fluids and moth balls ultimately derive from coal and its distillation products, tying domestic life to national industry and energy supply.
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Elle
Goeettcote Sc
T.N.T
Hia
Sansa
Jrage
Testing Dress Materials How to tell cotton blends from wool and silk
A textile chemist explains practical tests to identify cotton in fabrics. Methods include comparing fibre lengths, odor on burning, and reactions in boiling water with washing soda and lime. Linen and cotton differ in transparency when oiled. Silk behaves differently when moistened and may be weighted with tin salts.
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Daily Mail
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Peel Terrace
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Fitagersia Street
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United Theatres & Films! Limited
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