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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 25, 1925
Page
8
A collage of overheard quips and social vignettes from urban life. A jovial barber tale, a cheeky misreading at Jones’s party, a Jewish marriage broker anecdote in East End London, a pompous theatrical van’s travel woes, and playful exchanges about a “Glory of Lois” novel along with street scenes and witty exchanges.
A humorous village yarn unfolds with Joe’s seaside misadventure. A farmer’s cow, a wireless set, and a large fish collide in a comical mishap as villagers await an end that never comes. Joe returns with bruises and a fish, while the seaside mischief wends toward calm.
A child named Bobbie discusses sharing with a sister. The older narrator notes offering either the smaller apple or none, and the sister selects the smaller apple. The dialogue reveals a family moment about fair sharing and parental guidance.
A shoeboy boasts he reads the House of Commons news while a policeman jokes he tracks the police Intelligence. A dressmaker’s husband and a waiter’s slips mirror social foibles, from marriage woes to mistaken charges, all conveyed in light satire and casual banter.
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