19 Apr 1910
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 19, 1910
Page
1
The Commercial Court awarded the shopman damages for unjust termination after evidence showed he only did his duty to his employer by praising customers and maintaining polite remarks. The decision, reflecting on typical late 19th century business practices, noted that dismissal for such conduct was improper and granted the plaintiff one month’s salary plus costs.
A negro woman named Bullitt from West Philadelphia reports a bizarre transformation from white to black and back. She describes white skin over most of her body with darker hands and face, with freckles appearing and fading in cycles over several years, and neighbors confirm prior white phases.
A passage urges total effort and zero lukewarmness for achievement. It argues that steam requires two hundred twelve degrees and likens lukewarm effort to failing locomotive boiler heat. Brooks urged youths to be somebody with all their concentrated energy and to pursue goals with unwavering drive.
A fragmented old column discusses lightning duration as debated for centuries. It cites a German scientist using a clockwork apparatus showing lightning lasts about three-fifths of a second. The text then shifts to humorous exchanges about weather, smoking matches, and social courtships, with scattered quips and anecdotes.
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