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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
1
A chaotic hospital scene unfolds with a brave nurse and a dignified Polish Jew using a blue bottle as an emetic. Mistakenly given to the patient the wrong lotion leads to a tense moment, then a revelation as the nurse discovers the chest lotion was for poisoning.
A Cornwall minister, offended by parishioners glancing back at latecomers, began announcing entrants by name during the reading, pausing to reveal Mrs S with her bonnet and other couples. The tactic drew stares as the congregation shifted attention from worship to the unfolding list.
A Dutch spectacles maker’s children improvised by placing lenses together, glimpsing a distant church steeple. The father then built a curious device to amuse, inspiring Galileo to conceive the telescope, aiding astronomy investigations.
In a colonial tale a Grand Vizier Najah Dowlal forces a mighty elephant to trample sick people to clear a path. The elephant resists, then lifts and gently moves each victim with its trunk, creating a safe passage for the retinue without harm to the afflicted.
In cases of colic caused by distended bowels the recommended relief is to drink one or two glasses of hot water and administer an enema of water. Apply hot cloths to the abdomen and change every few minutes. Energetic external heat can ease severe colic quickly.
The article describes the Paumotu coast near Hikuory with a low shore and reef protected lagoon. Divers plunge to depths for valuable pearl shells, noting a two minute-plus dive yields prize shells and mentions longer records.
European route forests cultivate straight sticks for walking and umbrella use. Workers heat sand atop a hat stove and bury sticks to render them pliable. A notched bow guides straightening while the stick cools and rigidifies, with heat adjusted per wood type for best results. Similar methods bend bamboo canes and other curved stocks.
A well known church rector asked a lady why she wished to sit in the far back row near the door. She insisted the seats were free and she must have one. She explained she could not bear having anyone behind her and feared distraction during devotion if a back view betrayed her.
An elderly traveler at a rural station dreams aloud of an upcoming journey and the joys of seeing new views. Companions exchange wary smiles as misarranged belongings mar the trip while she presses to depart and savor the voyage ahead.
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