30 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1910
Page
1
An unnamed Englishman recounts assisting Archibald Forbes during the Paris Commune's violent days. They fled a barricade assault, hid in a wine shop, and escaped with a makeshift bath before being captured. Forbes and the narrator narrowly survived as many others were shot in the street.
A veteran commercialist argues that failures deserve study. He notes successful figures rarely explain their missteps, but a record of blunders would guide and comfort young aspirants by showing how setbacks preceded triumphs.
Doctor James at Mount Hospital and County Dublin Infirmary discusses how far a patient’s actual condition should be communicated. He argues that sometimes complete candor with the friends is wise to protect the patient from later self-blame, while in other cases informing the patient directly serves future welfare.
An excerpt from a Durham colliery piece features a fragmented dialogue between a father, a scholarly child, and others. The scene centers on a misheard word and a domestic exchange about learning, with references to a tutor or teacher and a request to change the photographs on a painting or window piece.
Born Rowlands in Wales Stanley showed early gifts that drew praise from a master. After suffering poverty in St Asaph Workhouse he learned shepherding and butcher work before emigrating at sixteen to Liverpool. There he found work with Henry Mortlake Stanley and ultimately took his adoptive employer’s surname, becoming H. M. Stan.
The essay argues that proper dress suits one’s station and work, emphasizing health, ease, and beauty. It critiques reliance on designed embroidery as unjust, urges simple, natural attire, and calls for a wisely adopted national costume to guide social development.
An English traveler at a Neway inn receives a parcel lost in Jamaica, the owner elusive, with the tale linking a ship captain’s sister in law and a 179 privateering episode. The voyage home ties the parcel to a long vanished library papers stash, found amid piracy trial intrigue aboard the Nancy and HGary ships.
German engineer Otto Schick reports a turbine system fitted to a ship’s hull that activates to counteract rolling, extending a gyroscope principle. Tested on torpedo boat Seebär, the device aims to steady vessels in motion and reduce roll risk for warships.
The piece extols repose as the chief virtue in a woman’s demeanor, praising serene graciousness as a soothing influence. It notes that quiet kindness brings shelter and cheer, shaping a life free from disturbance and social discomfort.
A reflective column satirizes changing fads from dress bonnets to buttons and hats, noting people chase novelties with comic devotion. The piece mocks society’s craze for trivial trends and imagines absurd consequences if a new fashion spreads overnight.
A humorous tale recounts Sir David Dundas, a former English circuit judge, lamenting a single session year in rural districts. A gaoler asks about releasing a punished man after a year for contempt, prompting the judge to recall a joke about transportation for crimes and a prisoner's gratitude.
A clipped tale recalls a female brigand from Romania, famed for fearless riding and a brutal career. She led a band that raided houses at night, murdered resisting villagers, and was credited with eighty six killings before a downfall. The excerpt also references a lawyer Brougham and a scene of cross examination.
A fragment discusses ostrich behavior and the claim of death-feigning as a defensive tactic. It notes adults are swift and can hide by alertly escaping observation, while young chicks may collapse and lie motionless when alarmed. The piece analyzes the term death-feigning and its applicability to predator encounters and surrounding harmony.
Curious scraps from an old paper recount mismatched stories of Australia natives and distant ties. A daughter’s marriage plans spark cultural clashes while other vignettes show domestic mishaps and comic misunderstandings among village folk.
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