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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1903
Page
6
An intercating tale set around Rand gold mines recounts boyish mischief and brave escapes. A father figure guides a restless youth through temptations fraud and military duty amid colonial South Africa.
Engravers in Gornally Wardeene discuss patents and trademark claims. The scene mentions gold and leather goods, reputations, and a legal sense around patent protection in Melbourne with references to authorities and named firms and individuals.
The article explains how humans locate sound by tracing waves through air and water, noting the eye’s greater acuity and the use of other senses to confirm stimulus. It discusses instinctual perception, focus, and the limitations of sensing distant noises amid weather and environmental factors.
An article notes rising demand for pictures made from postage stamps and how stamp dealers prepare ready for use assortments of stamps. The Windward Magazine issue features stories by Crockett White Clarke Cobb Turner Stockton and others with new reproductions and attractive illustrations.
A detailed account describes the process of making a sealskin jacket, noting the rich brown color and velvety texture. It explains the cleaning, thinning, and stretching of the hide, the removal of grease, dyeing, and the resulting uniform tint, while comparing to other seal skins and highlighting the craftsmanship involved.
The article surveys notable sleep cases and beliefs from history and medicine. It cites Napoleon after Aspern as sleeping 46 hours and notes other episodes where memory blurred during long slumbers. It mentions a British Nile captain rendered insensible for 15 months and an agricultural laborer who awoke after 17 weeks aware of crops sown long before.
An excerpt discusses willpower and influence over women, an eminent painter’s method, and a French term ennui tied to English malaise. The text reflects idle rumor and philosophical musings on desire and dissatisfaction.
The text explores laughter as a reaction to fear or surprise in children and adults, noting how fear and triumph influence laughter. It discusses how sharp events cause laughter more than clever jokes and suggests ticklish responses link laughter to pain.
An observant critic satirises a man who seeks trouble in travel and daily life. He quarrels with cabmen bus conductors guards and passengers and complains about delays. The piece also mocks a combative woman who disputes every bill and stirs up conflict.
Fragmentary notes trace 13th to 14th century origins of spectacles and the famed Salviso degli Armati, reputed inventor of glasses. The piece cites testimonies about windmill technology by John Danka and Son Prop. Ltd, praising its resilience and perfect governing mechanism despite storms.
A zoologist argues that animals maintain habits of neatness and cleanliness long before humans. He notes primates expel lazy members and insects brush themselves, claiming many animals wash and groom regularly to avoid languishing when deprived of baths.
The article traces soap from its elusive origins around 15th century London and Mediterranean Europe. It notes Romans used oil and clay, and that olive oil with ash produced crude soap. Castile soap is cited as an early enduring form likely from Castilian makers.
The fragment speaks of a man’s anger when on foot and a rule for living long that one should let the other do the worrying. It notes wealth not guaranteeing respect and hints at seeking wealth on trial.
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