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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1903
Page
6
A garbled account describes a public drawing or lottery scheme with references to tickets, prizes, and a secrecy around the process. It mentions organizers, observers, and payments, with warnings about eligibility and potential manipulation, amid unclear names and dates.
A long damaged notice describes The New Dalpuuth Pia Minlay Company with capital 240100 seeking to mine tin and silver near Zeehen Wer, Tasmania. It forecasts large ore depths, high tin value, and plans to reopen a mine site connected to a railway, aiming to earn substantial profits and pay dividends of £2 per share.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Barney Barnato and a dog named after him entering the Bulldog Club shows at the Royal Aquarium. The narrator defends the dog’s display against interference by Barnato, who allegedly halted the dog’s championship potential, claiming he could not allow Barnato to be shown for three days. The tale centers on pride, reputation, and the ambition of a canine champion.
Fragmented text from a Mills inscription references Steel Star Winks wit, names like Messes John and Luilted, Melbourne and Sydney. It mentions agile three mochlove and a mute miter, with garbled lines about raf and mills. The fragmentary note names Proprietary Litto and WoL Hourkerstseet, Melbourne.
Fragmented OCR text references Arnolds Balsam as a chest remedy for coughs colds asthma bronchitis and consumption. The readable portion includes garbled phrases and stray lines mentioning a store and a dogged focus on personal effort, with no clear event dates names or outcomes.
In Veryard, Joan Upright, a proud dairy worker, clashes with Robert Trislade over who should marry whom. Susannah Emmott schemes to win Robert, while Joan faces a sudden loss of happiness as events unfold after the farmer’s death. Joan’s quiet resilience shapes a fragile future as Robert weds Susannah.
A widow Joan, newly running a dairy with help from staff, confronts loneliness as she encounters Robert with his two year old child. He reveals Susannah is dead, and they acknowledge past pain while the child’s embrace rekindles a fragile bond between Joan and Robert amid shared grief.
Montagu Holbein the famed amateur swimmer explains his routine for lasting athletic form. He cites early rising, plain meals, outdoor exercise, and abstinence from smoking or alcohol as key. He recalls walking miles to school, believes milk and soda fuels training, and notes his over forty one status as proof of his method. He also recounts a court anecdote about patent disputes and bluffing tactics, illustrating caution in negotiations.
An account reviews bold night marches and decisive battles that shaped British control. It highlights Safe Ey Wolfe’s dawn attack across a river and the Abra ham heights, leading to Canada’s status, then recalls Lord Garnet Wolseley’s stealthy Tel-el-Kebir strike against Arabi Pasha on September 12, 1882, where Egyptian forces were routed in two hours.
A descriptive note on Japan as a land lacking domestic animals. It mentions few cattle and horses, carts moved by coolies, pleasure carriages drawn by men, scarce dogs and no pigs or sheep for clothing, with silk and cotton as staples. It notes wild animals remain and notes on large beasts.
A playful riddle line asks why Prance resembles a jolly fish due to no Buonaparte in it with punned hints about a round first part and morons in the second. The final clue warns to beware a toxs when you meet the whole.
W HL Hearne chemist Geelong Victoria offers prepared and sold wholesale and retail through medicine vendors. Small sizes listed as 26 gid large 48 64. Forwarding to any address when local supply is unavailable.
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