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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1909
Page
1
The piece counsels wives to preserve their husband’s dignity by avoiding public accusations or airing marital faults. It extols the sacred bond between mother and son, noting a son’s protective devotion and a daughter’s affection for her mother, with reverent images of family loyalty.
B Fletcher Robinson, writing in the Windster, recounts Cecil Rhodes living among the Boers during the Hechianaland troubles. He ingratiated himself with Delarey through calm diplomacy, received breakfast, rode, shot, and won popular favor among women, even christening Delarey’s grandchild. His diary notes the secured supremacy of the country for her majesty.
At Begato Liguria a fiftieth wedding anniversary celebration for an elderly couple drew their vast clan. Two hundred relatives, including eighty babies, gathered for a church procession and a large dinner. The family reportedly has no deaths in years, though many drink wine and music filled the festival.
A tale of Violet and Doris two sisters living atop a hill by a lake. Violet asks Queen Fairy Sylvia to grant beauty through the Fountain of Beauty. After three months of kindness and trial by fairies Violet learns that inner change brings outward beauty as her frowns fade and she becomes more beautiful than before. The story emphasizes kindness over vanity and rewards selflessness.
A verbose sketch argues that women who seek the last word in discussions ruin domestic peace and social charm. It contrasts nagging with a bold, courageous husband maker and praises spinsters for independent happiness. A later section gives cautionary advice on winning a good husband through modest dress, natural beauty, and restraint from artificial adornment.
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