27 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1918
Page
1
A veteran recalls the one bayonet charge he took part in during the Boer War. He describes the moment the cart rifle fired, the bayonet snagged, and the grim laughter of a Boer as a wounded pig was pulled from under a cart. He shares the lasting stain on his hand and the odd luck of reclaiming his old bayonet years later.
Focus on Lord Avebury who values time and learning, recounting his habit of planning work in advance and carrying small books to use every moment. The piece blends anecdotes of clever quips, a park proposal, and brief exchanges reflecting social manners and curiosities of the era.
Selections from rheumatism guidance advise woollen clothing with flour of sulphur in the interior, avoid beer acids fats sugar and pastry, but drink milk and celery. Joint rubbing with a brine and Turkish baths may help when medically approved. Fumigation of rooms with sulphur requires steam, avoid contagion by not visiting sickrooms on an empty stomach, and stay away if contagious. Nervous advice urges avoiding crowded rooms, irregular meals, late sitting, and excessive talking to reduce irritability and insomnia.
The article notes shallow respiration during sleep and slow awakening, with yawning and full chest expansion as the body shifts to active movement. Stretching aids circulation and muscle readiness, while yawning signals the return to normal breathing as waking progresses.
A long dialogue unfolds as an inventor offers a Walleteproof jacket to the Duke of Wellington for an interview. The Duke dismisses or tests the idea, sparking a series of reflections on invention, industry, and the economics of innovation across ages and contexts.
Fragmentary OCR text lists several odd names and places including Teas Rolar Lamian Kasey Kawa Sameon and New Zeland with garbled phrases about a soccer ride and wool, yielding an unclear local brief.
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