03 Dec 1918
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1918
Page
1
A collage of 19th century etiquette pieces on motherhood, marriage, and domestic life. The mother is idealized as perfectly kind and truthful, while the clever wife and ideal hostess are praised for balancing intellect, charm, and hospitality. Advice urges parents to cultivate obedience through trust, tenderness, and engaging home spaces with plants and refined conversation.
A speaker argues against long engagements insisting couples should know each other through and through before marriage. He compares engagement to a rehearsal at sea, warns against relying on romance, and urges scrutiny of a suitor’s home life, character, and prospects to ensure happiness, then favors marrying on the first train.
A brief discussion on substituting eggs for meat, detailing egg composition of shell white and yolk, digestibility, and cooking tips. It notes vegetarians using eggs, aged readers often healthy, and recommends boiled or lightly cooked eggs with bread. It warns fried eggs less wholesome and suggests mild seasoning with butter for flavor.
A fragmentary medley discusses listening, selfishness, charity, and gender norms. It touches on women facing indirect inquiry, male crookedness tied to finances, and the idea that love, time, and simple daily acts shape happiness. It also references churchgoing and hope guiding prosperity, with scattered aphorisms on confidence and patience.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.