Robur tea and a wary police night shift
A narrator reflects on policing drunks and crime linked to strong drink. He extols Robur tea as a moral example and praises No. 1 Grade tea as the best choice, suggesting tea can curb vice and chaos.
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
6
A narrator reflects on policing drunks and crime linked to strong drink. He extols Robur tea as a moral example and praises No. 1 Grade tea as the best choice, suggesting tea can curb vice and chaos.
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a local column or notice mentioning flu like themes and people named Shane Hale and Alyot Tomb. It references medical concerns and community reactions with scattered names and places, but most readable content is fragmentary and unclear.
Fragmentary text notes an individual’s birthday and a shift in views influencing a relationship or engagement. Mentions a person’s prior support, a protective stance, and a year of progress toward a gradual commitment or marriage, with unclear names and places due to damaged text.
Reports in the Medical Supplement describe World War I surgical feats where toes were used to replace lost fingers. Cases include a soldier with a shattered thumb having a toe grafted as a new thumb, and a four-toe reconstruction where toe bones and tissue were sewn to the hand stump to restore function and appearance.
A health column warns readers about overwork and fatigue highlighting physical and neural symptoms. It advises safety tests of steadiness, cautions against extended toil, and promotes tonics and nerve support products as aids for restoring energy and blood quality.
Auction-style sale notice lists hosiery gloves and underwear with discounted prices. Kayser Mills, Gluck Silk Hosiery, Milanese Gloves, and American Cotton Singlets feature prominently with specified values and color options. Buyers urged to note dye and fabric details, with warnings on quality and sizing.
A compact discussion explains the air as a vast ocean of moisture. It notes a 40 by 16 foot room holds 42 000 cubic feet of air weighing about 1800 pounds at 60 degrees, and that air’s moisture lifts tenaciously, with Earth’s atmosphere containing immense water. It contrasts global rainfall, evaporation, and solar energy driving the water cycle.
A fragmentary text debates origins of ink and related materials, noting misattributions to India China France and the Americas. It mentions rubber sourcing, camel-related pipe materials, and wax content. The passage references various items and names with unclear context, reflecting broader questions about material origins and naming.
Advert depicts testimonials from Mrs Emma Merlino and others claiming Warner's Safe Cure eased chronic rheumatism. It describes severe pains, sleepless nights, and gradual recovery after taking the medicine, sold by chemists in original and cheaper non alcoholic forms.
Samuel Cooke Chief Manager JM Carroll Assistant Manager at Wor term or any other information aeering the company. Please call write.
August issue of Trade and Commerce Notes from HLM outlines Australian readers on British industrial position and postwar reconstruction. It covers aviation camera guns, world finances, coal, wool, wine, and German overseas trade, with discussion of British dominance and Australian innovations. The Last Straw vignette recalls a green lover’s social folly and a cook’s potato salt tip.
A jocular scene unfolds as the bridegroom interrupts a parson mid ceremony to apologize for missing words, claiming they must catch a taxi by the clock. The light moment highlights newsroom style banter and wedding day hustle.
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