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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1908
Page
1
The text argues that memory and orderly knowledge surpass rote cramming. It laments modern rapid education that overfills the brain, leaving students clever in youth but average later. True education lies in arranging knowledge for easy retrieval when needed.
A fragmentary meditation argues that Nature, envious of human art and music, destroys beauty in painting, photography, textiles, and instruments. It claims her touch corrupts colors, costumes, and finishes, turning bright into dull and flawless into worn.
A brief exhortation on singing improving health urges lessons for beginners. It notes abdominal breathing strengthens lungs and posture aids vocalism, claiming proper breathing and belly carriage enhance singing and even general health while performing daily tasks.
A geographer notes that ancient deforestation of the Sahara turned a once wooded region into a barren, flood-prone wasteland. Trees absorbed moisture and protected land from rains and floods, while cutting them led to soil erosion and desert sands.
A homesick essay urges youths away at work or study to write weekly letters to old folk. It highlights that letters brighten the home, form a slender thread binding family life, and require little effort compared to the joy they bring. It promotes chatty, gossip filled notes with personal updates.
A breezy editorial urges women to cultivate a large social circle by keeping a bright outlook. It condemns constant complaints and personal woes, arguing that cheerfulness attracts friends and that worry dissolves before determined optimism. Smiling is said to invite life’s reciprocal smiles.
A defiant woman storms into a police station demanding help locating her missing husband. She argues with officers, insisting she knows his motive and will disclose it, while the sergeant contemplates next steps and questions the motive amid a tense exchange.
In a lively afternoon scene a bookmaker, nearly penniless, laid five to one on a horse despite lacking funds. The race started with both bettors watching anxiously. The horse finished behind by a small margin, and the bettor claimed he had a good run for his money. The bookmaker quipped that he would have had a better run if the horse had won.
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