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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1917
Page
5
Cicely and Stephen Elstree adjust to life in Queensland with baby Tony while suspicions linger about Alaric Bearmain and a forged signature. Julia Bowman arrives, stirring memories, as Stephen learns a Norcaster title may shift their future. The couple weighs duty, marriage, and a threatened London return.
Major General Braithwaite addresses Nedford Grammar School, outlining essential officer qualities. He emphasizes fairness justice loyalty discipline self confidence bravery and concern for subordinates, urging graduates to apply lessons, trust their training, and lead by example for lives in their hands.
The piece argues that many great minds produced their landmark works after fifty. It cites Shakespeare’s Sympathetic Philosophers outline at forty, Wagner’s output after fifty, Parsifal, Haydn’s Creation at sixty seven, Cheratophor Volumius discovering America at fifty six, and Goethe’s Faust completed around eighty with Part II.
An old will from 1860 directs one fifth of a farmer George Bruce’s estate to funding government stock and accumulating interest for the benefit of poor parishioners in Kelso and Greenfowne district. The fund, tied to oatmeal prices, now faces issues as wages and war loans have altered earnings, complicating distribution to those not earning more than 10/9 weekly.
Limno Beryl, about ten, is described as pretty and intelligent but vain. A caregiver counsels humility while the boy contemplates his reflection. The dialogue reflects a moral lesson on nature and self perception.
The article portrays Australian and New Zealand troops in Egypt moving toward Palestine and Jerusalem as part of a broader British strategy to destroy the Turkish Empire. It argues the war forms a modern crusade, targets Aleppo and the Damascus line, and envisions a British-led redraw of East power, with Germany and the Kaiser blamed for plans to dominate India and the Holy Land.
The readable text hints at Britain supplying arms or support to counter Ottoman Turkish influence in the East, aiming to limit Turkish control and avert broader tyranny inspired by German aggression. It references Holly and Northern Prance terms likely misrendered, signaling a broader historical milieu.
A fragmented, period-voice piece argues prison influence on literary output. It cites authors like Don Quixote, Robinson Crusoe, and others, noting writers such as Cervantes, Defoe, and Walter Raleigh found material or inspiration behind bars. The text touches on prisons aiding creativity and historical anecdotes from various authors.
An irregular, wartime anecdote describes a Territorials group in Egypt early in the conflict. Officers' tensions rise as a captain confronts a misread order and a sentry’s fearful misstep, revealing comic chaos amid garrison duties.
A Scottish nobleman’s supposed cheques trigger a fraud tale. A hotel owner and a factor exploit the lordship’s name to pressure payment from an estate. The climax reveals the con and a remark about two Scotsmen defeating any challenger.
Bridget reports Mr and Mrs Hobson were seen going to church this morning and Mrs Dobson asks about a medical issue. Mr Dobson suggests either Mr Have Kon had another heart attack or Mrs Hobson has a hat.
The piece discusses the election stakes over the Australian Senate, stressing how the Victorian vote could shift control between parties. It notes that the Senate functions independently of the House, with amendments and finance powers, and contemplates the potential impact of a Labor majority on national governance and the formation of cabinets.
A garbled advertisement touts a home hair color restorer that promises to restore natural color, add life and gloss, and remove dandruff and itching. It claims no dye is used, non transferable, and suggests buying from HW Henshall, chemist, with mail order shipments and a trial offer.
A period advertisement urges women not to ridicule weight and offers Formettes for Fatness as a solution to gain appetite, improve health, and reduce surplus weight. The copy promotes relief from indigestion, shortness of breath, and headaches, claiming stronger health and normal appearance. Sold in Melbourne through chemists and stores.
Unclear OCR fragment describes a local notice about a public sale with readable items naming the sale action and officials. The readables suggest a municipal or legal context and possible dates or names though details are garbled.
A garbled OCR snippet shows names and fragments like Hie rire and Durebalay amid scattered references to authors and venues. The text hints at a social or literary gathering with mixed languages and unclear attributions, leaving readers with more questions than facts.
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