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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1919
Page
1
A Lancet correspondent discusses how smoking after meals can aid digestion in some cases but often causes distention and acidity. He recommends avoiding immediate postmeal smoking and sometimes quitting entirely, and notes premeal smoking is discouraged and smoking before bed can trigger insomnia unless light food or baking soda is taken.
The text urges provision of sun shade for poultry to protect hens from heat. It recommends a light wooden frame covered with whitewashed sacking, costing little, and soaking the earth under shade with water in the morning to cool the ground and aid the birds during hot weather.
A reflective verse listing guiding aims for temper, tongue, and conduct along with loves, hates, delights, wishes, avoidances, hopes, admired traits, and thoughts on life death and eternity. It emphasizes courage gentleness affection freedom beauty and honor at home and country.
A Turkish paper reprints Tripolitan proverbs to illustrate local wisdom amid Italian aggression. One states fate follows you even on a plain, another notes maize lenders, a third says beaten dogs crave mercy, and pearls require ocean depths. Additional lines warn even seers cannot foretell, and cynicism about trusting women ends with divine punishment.
A mule owned by teamster Robert Birk refuses a drink, leading to a struggle as Birk forces the animal’s head to water. The clash, described with humor and chaos, ends with injuries to Birk and the mule still resisting. A museum-like collection of mumbled quips and maxims follow in a string of odd anecdotes.
A flood of testimonials from Maryborough to Bendigo praise Dr Ack Hing for herbal treatments that purportedly cured a wide range of ailments from eye problems to nerve paralysis, deafness, diphtheria, and knee injuries. Patients describe rapid relief after months or weeks of use and urge others to seek the doctor’s remedies.
Fragmentary OCR lists various goods for sale including clothing, drapery, boats, prints, suits, soaps, oils, cement, watermelon, lime, iron, windows, rails, olive oil, and beverages. Mentions brands and suppliers like Black Horse Dairy and Rotherams. Lacks coherent narrative or dates.
A photographer clashes with a stubborn sitter Jamesworthy who demands a natural image for an Eastern magazine about Boncham’s whiskers. The photographer ridicules the client’s demands while the client boasts of training and insists on a true likeness despite pressure to pose theatrically.
David Graham, a young Grand Rapids township farmer, promised Judge Samuel Stough that he would marry the first pretty girl he met if the judge would excuse him from jury service. The judge questioned him about farming, rent status, and singleness before warning that Graham must marry soon.
A fragment quotes a man named Bronilors discussing the cost and stress of raising twins after a trouble blessing. He mentions seeking a high chair for the children and expressing frustration with the situation.
A garbled OCR passage references foods such as beans and Stilton, energy needs, and economical sources for a family. It mentions cooking quality, energy content, and attempts to balance diet with available foods amid unclear context and scattered names.
Fragmentary OCR describes wireless telephoning experiments and devices. It mentions a person named Broneh and various technical terms, with distorted spelling and unclear context. The piece seems to report on early efforts and tests, noting accompaniments and a proposed experiment setup.
An editorial in Wally papers discusses Mr Shu Bon Lajili and a mysterious murder linked to a nefarious plot. The piece reflects on national divisions, the death of Mr. Shu Tonle, and calls for vigilance to protect the country’s future while condemning violence and corruption.
A confusing fragment describes a mysterious stranger in Wayland receiving a pulpy letter from a male friend. The note references poverty, illness, a doctor named Pomionrr, and a Winby boy as the intruder. The correspondent contemplates marriage while questioning the seriousness of the matter.
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