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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 20, 1923
Page
4
A collage of village vignettes and snippets: a christening with long names, laborers mixing mortar, a joke about satisfaction and contentment, a farmer seeking a doctor with a funny doorplate, wordplay on anatomical terms, Cassell's knowledge tales, a birthday gift misunderstanding, and a baby swallowing worsted yarn.
A strange narrative describes foxes tormenting by Neda and Wat guiding a trip with bark from Trademoss to a distant shore. They submerge except the mouth and proceed by small angles, while a church scene and a collecting bag story follow in a bustling, old newspaper style.
An article reports widespread influenza and measles outbreaks across Australia with many whooping cough cases and fatalities. It urges public protection through a DIY Heenzo mixture for mouths throats and stomachs, and notes Heenzo Cough Diamonds as an alternative for those who prefer pills.
Mr T A Butcher of Bendigo writes of relief from liver and kidney pains after using Warner's Safe Cure. He credits rapid recovery to the medicine and urges others to try it, noting availability in 5 shilling bottles and non alcoholic form.
A barker shouts about a new shaving cream while a person questions taste. A tramp pleads for food as a Lady of the House offers homemade mince pies. Fred jokes about heart failure and a failed proposal to Gotrox’s daughter. Joe and Brown exchange boasts and a street confrontation ensues.
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