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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Apr 29, 1913
Page
1
A Poultry expert extols incubator advantages over hens, noting readiness, cannibalism avoidance, mass hatchings, docile chicks, and vermin prevention. It then stresses quality over quantity in fowls, guidance on selecting parent stock, rearing care, and selecting a few strong birds each year, plus hygiene tips for the hatchery and nests.
Major Mainwaring recites a tale of an Irish regiment repelling a strike without firing on workers. A cornet, corporal, and sixteen privates confront agitators at a distant suburb, while a noted physician’s cranky potion fails to help a patient. The piece weds humor with prosaic wisdom on cheerfulness and occupation.
Discusses how climate, rainfall and soil affect tobacco leaf quality and yield. Notes warm, regular rainfall and absence of frost favor fine leaves, while scant rain thickens leaves and lowers quality. Warns against sea proximity due to chlorine absorption and suggests bed shapes, drainage, and location to optimize growth and irrigation.
Four well known ladies weigh which deserves more regard in a salon dialogue. Each argues beauty or brains as the truest power, including claims that beauty captivates the world while intellect or character shapes lasting influence.
The article extols a wife as strong and capable, valuing thrift, cooking, sewing, and economy. It compares a devoted mother to a soldier’s resilience, praising her as the crown of wifehood who wills sacrifice and virtue as she supports her husband and family through hardship.
Advice to mothers stresses self-government before guiding children, modeling politeness, and remaining calm rather than reacting in anger. It warns against repeating harsh tales and urges daily example over mere precepts to earn children’s respect.
A writer argues that eating onions improves health and mood. He notes skeptics fear onions, but claim their nourishment surpasses bread. The piece suggests onions could boost cheer in everyday life and criticizes reliance on bread as mere crutch.
This medicine is praised for healing bronchitis coughs colds on the chest and throat irritation. It purportedly prevents chronic cough asthma and consumption when used early and is advertised as available from chemists and medicine vendors.
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