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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
6
An excerpt urges earnestness and diligence as keys to success. It argues that striving toward a high aim, even if not fully achieved, ennobles life and yields personal victory. Recreation is allowed, but always with a worthy end in view.
The Melbourne morning papers report an illustrated work titled Humanity by E W Cole featuring 660 portraits of people from Europe to Africa. It argues all races are essentially one, alongside a pamphlet titled A White Australix Impossible challenging the Barton doctrine and supporting world federation through climate and civilization differences.
The ad claims price and duration make Gun Metal C Pumps popular in the colonies, praising value for windmills and deep wall amps. Mentions Joka Danka and Son Propty Ltd Mele bourne.
An OCR fragment markets Arnold’s Balsam and Arnold’s Watsam as cures for child fevers and ailments. It touts shelf availability and substitutes, naming stores and broad consumer praise, with dubious medical claims and dated language.
A Melbourne wholesale grocer advertises bulk supplies for small town shops with low prices on spirits and groceries. It promises free train delivery and packing. The notice hints at customer expectations and notes Gratitude may or may not be a lively prospect for favours.
Professor Draycott, famed for public hypnotism, falls prey to Miss Callan who uses hypnotic suggestion to steal his fees and money. After a staged session and a sealed note, he discovers the ruse and learns he has been outwitted on a bustling Saturday.
A narrator recalls an afternoon visit and a vanished train as he weighs potential proof of a suspect. He fears accusation if he cannot substantiate the claim and notes Professor Draycott’s controversial trend that humans possess the power of hydration.
A series of old time tips cover stain prevention for teapots and damask, fragrance for sickrooms, table protection for meals, mustard poultices with oil, fire safety using earth or flour, cooling mixtures, and simple stain removal. Includes cautions on eggs, soup preparation, and nourishing broths for invalids.
A collage of aphorisms and comic vignettes on patience, industry, kindness, and home life. It weaves moral reflections, travel jokes, and domestic humor, including a Scots anecdote, a barber tale, and a medical quack pitch, all echoing late 19th or early 20th century newspaper whimsy.
Captain Becker of the Congo Free Blaze wins native affection in an odd way by buying a barrel organ and staging daily Christian weddings to showcase the music. Reports say many couples were married twice to hear the organ, while a fragment of a jailhouse exchange hints at danger and fear behind the spectacle.
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