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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 22, 1910
Page
1
A patchwork of quips and anecdotes recalls quirky tales and folk humor. It includes misread lines, mishaps with leeches, a fabric of witty exchanges, and a Westminster pulpit mishap showing a tall tale of unlikely delivery and upright posture.
The text contrasts minor provocations with grand naval mobilizations. It cites Japan’s perceived slights and U S strategic shifts, then recalls historical rushes to Samoa and Fashoda, noting how nations deployed squadrons in response to disputed spheres of influence and threatened conflicts.
Guidance for girls on independence and self respect emphasizing money management, accountability, and social protection. It advocates staying lovable while self-reliant, safeguarding self-respect, and not signing papers without understanding actions. It urges upright posture and facing facts squarely.
A mishmash of village anecdotes features a boy asking about the wings of time, an Irish priest urging abstinence from whisky, a Turkish wedding quip, a new emancipated woman at temperance meetings, a husband who signed the pledge after a scare, and a witty crowd reacting to conductors and a weather prophet.
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