21 Apr 1911
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 21, 1911
Page
1
A sentimental verse by Mrs. M. A. Holt laments a vanished hand that stirred life with music. The speaker recalls love's altar, memory’s fire, and a guiding kiss, weaving dreamlike scenes of stars, dawn light, and enduring tenderness across a sorrowful tableau.
The author argues that prejudices guide every motive and behavior, shaping actions from youth through family influence. It urges weighing inherited beliefs, testing them beyond parental dictates, and discarding those that have lost meaning or usefulness.
In a bleak analysis the author argues that ordinary dust poses far greater health risks than mud. Dust particles carry and deposit immense quantities of pus and bacteria, causing conjunctivitis, phthisis, and other lung disorders, while mud mainly drains away. Dust spreads and is inhaled, reaching the windpipe and lungs, with preventive measures urged for cleaner streets and awareness of its dangers.
An infant nearly seized by a large monkey in a cradle story opens this fragment. Other vignettes include wartime correspondent Archibald Forbes starting as a lecturer and an amused exchange with a door janitor. A traveling raconteur and a joke from Doctor Fuller round out the readable slice, with playful quips about owls and sparrowhawks.
The author outlines criteria for ideal dairy cows and calves focusing on conformation, breed purity, and production potential. Emphasizes selecting bulls with compatible dam lines, ignoring calves lacking strong development, and using careful breeding to introgress desirable traits. Highlights management, feeding, and digestion as key to calf survival and future milk solids and fat.
A reader recalls early delusions and debates whether two wrongs ever make a right. Dialogue recounts youths quoting misheard maxims, a counterfeit claim, and a street exchange about moral choices. The piece casts doubt on simple proverbs and explores intent versus action.
A garbled passage discusses appearances and personal guidance in uncertain times. It mentions staying steady, acting with general caution, and following leaders or institutions while acknowledging confusion and reliance on others.
Fragmentary OCR lists a jumble of firms and goods including Aggat Australian shops Expta Manutes Sewing Mc chinos Otton Stover Waddell Bonedugt New Zealand Loan Mercantile Agency Jaguers Sour and Malbourne with references to piano hides wool and related items.
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