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Cast-iron “tiles” for road making, which have recently been tested, are stated to be cheaper than granite, nonskid, silent for heavy traffic, and praeticallv everlasting. Each mile of arterial roal laid in this now material would mean £IO,OOO per week in wages, from foundry to road. . MISSING A GOOD JOKE. Many a good joke has failed to “go over” at the talkies because;of someone coughing. Coughing at the theatre is like static on a radio, except that it can bo cured. . „ , , „ , A dose or two of “Baxters will end a cough by removing the cause of irritation in throat or chest. ** Baxter s has fixed millions of coughs and colds! over sixty years. U will, fix yours. Get p. bottle today. Is 6d, 2s 6d, and 4s 6d, at ail chemists and stores.—[Advt.] j
A novel idea is being tried m the Frood mine, Ontario, where some ot the underground workings are ventilated with compressed air. The air is fed into the mine from the shaft, and an evil-smelling gas, ethyl mercaptan, is to be introduced into the air as a warning of fire, should it occur. Two quart flasks of tljis compound introduced into the air will reach every part of the mine within ton minutes. Its unpleasant odour is recognised by the workers in an instant.
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Evening Star, Issue 20983, 23 December 1931, Page 4
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279Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 20983, 23 December 1931, Page 4
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