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Newspaper
Rossburn Review
Location
Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1947
Page
12
Wall Street Journal reports on using wetting agents with water spray to suppress coal dust during cutting and loading. Tests at a large mine show dust reduced to about 10 million particles per cubic foot when Naccenol is added, using far less water and lowering explosion and health risks.
Medical authorities urge easing physical demands and adjusting diet with the season. They advise consuming fewer heat producing foods and increasing liquids to conserve health as warmer weather arrives.
The manufacturer commits to supplying spare parts for the now discontinued vehicle for a five year period. The plan covers critical components to ensure continued safety and serviceability for owners and repair shops.
A translated Sumerian tablet recounts a 5000 year old war of nerves used by Enmerkar to subdue Aratta. The poem shows threats plus a fifth column strategy and gifts before war. Dr. Kramer translated the main characters and plot despite gaps in the tablet. Australia is the one continent lying wholly in the Southern Hemisphere.
ATLANTIC CITY New Jersey The stickiest glue ever developed was described as so strong that two wooden beams glued together would hold 100000 pounds. Westinghouse researchers Nagel and Ackermann said the resin-based plastic glue is 10 to 15 percent stronger than similar adhesives and withstands extreme temperatures while bonding wood rubber leather paper cardboard and plastics though not metals or glass. It offers wide applications in boat and furniture construction shoemaking rubber processes plastic bonding and electrical equipment manufacture.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports Canada’s population rose to 12 307 000 from 12 119 000 in 1945, with Ontario Quebec and British Columbia leading gains and Saskatchewan Manitoba and Prince Edward Island posting declines.
A Vancouver News Herald exchange shows an operator refusing to give time details while a caller presses for information. The dialogue escalates with refusals and partial offers before the call ends.
The article notes oxygen is the most plentiful element on Earth, comprising a large portion of the atmosphere and crust. It discusses its essential role in life processes and various natural and industrial applications.
Paris French actress Lise Merville reputed crack shot has challenged critic Roger Dornes to a pistol duel after he called her "a Skeleton" and a jumping jack. Her seconds Jacques Dalles and Pierre Dante said she would duel Dornes. he declined. This is the fourth duel challenge in two months with no injuries.
A brief note states that rain falling straight down does not fill an exposed receptacle faster than rain falling at an angle, indicating no speed advantage based on drop trajectory.
Thomas A. Edison uses a street observation to teach practicality. He asks a peddler why the cart is pushed instead of pulled and the man replies in broad humor that he has no horse.
In 1867 the Orillia Expositor first issue displayed rising costs of living with examples from Mulcahy and Kean’s dry goods at $2.50, O’Brien and Co bacon at 10 cents a pound, and ladies gaiters at $1. Tea priced at $1 a pound and domestic whisky at 75 cents a gallon show how beverages and apparel cost more than earlier times.
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