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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 08, 1919
Page
4
A garbled ledger style list mixes product names, brands, measurements, and company references from an industrial goods market. It mentions mills, seeds, wires, hardware, and manufacturing terms with scattered proper nouns and potential dates, all in a disjointed OCR sequence.
At Winton Race Club on Saturday afternoon a large crowd attended despite gusty wind and rain. The programme featured numerous events including the Handicap Pooy Race and a series of sprints and middle-distance heats. Final placings saw notable performances from Keen Dawn, Vidal Wave, and Stamp with strong showings from local entrants and veteran stewards supporting a bustling card.
The Benalla Methodist Sunday School marked its anniversary with Sunday services and a night school event. Rev Fantonby from Karos preached and discussed Joseph's life, urging youths to seek and serve God, while reflecting on character, duty, and personal atmosphere in daily life. A cricket match report follows, noting O team’s 90 and Brown 93, with key bowlers and scorers listed.
In a Friendly Soo ties Reserve match A team batted first and were two wickets down at stumps. Thurling and Paternoster forged a late stand, saving the innings. Bowling saw E Cleary take 3 for 25 and Doxey 3 for 38 as J Williams claimed 14 wickets in the spell. B team finished with 18 points, top in the division, while Railways and A team trailed. Thurling led batting with 59, Brown 37, Walsh 31. M Evoy also notable.
A Victorian era piece warns against blaming back pain on mere muscular weakness when kidney disease may be present. It cites kidney disorders, dropsy and Bright's disease as dangers and promotes Dolnas Backbone Kidney Pills as a remedy. The text also recounts court anecdotes from Shepparton and notes archival details about photography and printing.
A harmful OCR fragment promises a cough remedy named Haarxzo Hean's Essence mixed with warm water or honey. It claims soothing healing effects for whooping cough bronchitis and croup and advertises a price of 12/. post 2/8 rationed through “Jabal.”
Dookie College hosts a two week farm class starting August 4 with the Council of Agricultural Education and Department of Agriculture offering lectures demonstrations evening talks social events and moving pictures. A. J. V. Richardson notes strong farmer turnout in the United States and aims to expand this year’s programme to attract more visitors. Full details and accommodation will be published next month.
Principal reports March weather mainly dry with withered mestir and awaits rain to aid crops. Sowing of Algerian oats and Warden wheat underway on dry seed beds and ploughed lands. Fallow land prepared for wheat, sowing to start in early April. Stock in good condition, merino lambing underway, stud rams with ewes. Dairy herd healthy. feed includes steamed chaff and bran with pea silage at night. Student total 70 plus 21 returned soldiers, total 91. Receipts for month £950. Farm manager vacancy filled by returning soldier W H Vans. Meat curation described, field trials prepared, seed distribution to farmers, and notes on wheat variety development and seed improvement.
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