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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 01, 1913
Page
4
A crowded community evening at Jabilon Hall and Methods Church featured a concert and coffee supper. Local volunteers organized a charity event with readings, singing, and a small auction to raise funds, while parish leaders and attendees expressed appreciation for the turnout and support.
An OCR readout from a historic page documents a flood of diverse items. It notes North Mount Lyell relief funds at 13001 pounds, a workmen’s ball in Milieu with wounded youths, and a Fine for milk in a dilapidated can. It records suicides, mine accidents, factory explosions, arson, and a long list of regional mishaps, injuries, and fatalities. It also mentions retirement trends, a foundation stone ceremony in London, and a government statement on school enrollments across New South Wales amid education conferences.
Hon. C Frazer, a Labor party advocate, spoke to a large Benalla audience at Shire Hall. He urged reelecting Walker Moloney and outlined party aims on White Australia, immigration, the tobacco monopoly, debt consolidation, and transport gauge reform while defending current policies and pledging telephonic services for country districts.
Fragmentary note reflects concerns of farmers about government response and protection for a matron figure. Language is garbled but suggests skepticism that authorities will act to help agricultural concerns and those in care. No clear names, dates, or places to anchor a fuller summary.
Australian farmers and European experts discuss soil chemistry and crop response to phosphates. The article explains that most plant mass comes from air and water, with soil nutrients like nitrogen and phosphoric acid needing proper availability. It notes experiments from South Australia showing phosphate supports yield, soil studies on solubility, and cautions against overapplication causing blight, while describing how moisture and climate influence phosphate efficiency.
Mrs Elizabeth Be of Glebe NSW credits De Sheltons Gin Pills with resolving long standing kidney trouble and urinary issues. She describes prior fatigue swelling and breathlessness with no relief from various pills but notes rapid improvement and complete recovery after using the medicine. Pills priced 1s 6d and 2s 6d are advertised as obtainable everywhere including Cookin’s in Goorabat.
Saturday match saw Boyle's Dookly College defeated by IB ruts in a batting final. Armstrong continued with 92, Dookie Howl 2F and Floyd 1 contributed well. The crowd enjoyed tea hosted by Me Vad as score details and player results cascaded with numerous names and figures from Hughes to Opperman and Range.
An aged sufferer from Tenalla and a neighbor Mrs Robertson recount relief from backache and kidney trouble after using Doan's Backache Kidney Pills. The ad touts products as a cure for back pain, headaches, dizziness, and fatigue, noting a seller in Sydney and urging readers to obtain genuine Doan's.
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