01 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1910
Page
1
The text explains adjusting saddle height for safe pedaling. It notes the knee and ankle alignment, the need to sit upright with the pedal at its lowest point, and the risk of fatigue or injury if the saddle is too high or too far forward or back. It warns against leaning forward into an injurious position.
A well known joinery firm in G- faced a large house project with strict non smoking rules after fire risk concerns in the workshop. One journeyman, known for smoking, claimed no smoking. the foreman asserted he could detect smoke odor from weeks ago, and the crew insisted the man had smoked recently, creating tension and a breach of order during the ongoing work.
A garbled column of curiosities, household tips, etymology, weather lore, and scattered facts. Topics include child care tips, bargaining woes, animal facts, barometer predictions, a bachelor’s imaginary family, onion handling, watchmaking output, and notes on libraries and a railway accident.
Edison’s long career as an inventor is tracked by a system in the Washington Patent Office. He has 791 patents in total, with activity peaking years ago and declining recently. Up to 1899 he held 71 patents. yearly grants varied from three to twenty-three, with last year at nineteen and this year six so far, while spending over 10,000 pounds on patents.
A prose poem honors a modest woman who found fulfillment in home and service. Though lacking wealth or worldly talents, her quiet duties and steadfast love created a noble life whose influence endures in those she cared for.
A playful verse imagining knowledge growing like fruit on bushes. The speaker envisions harvesting arithmetic grammar geography and Chinese from a garden, wishing for a world where words and maps sprout in abundance and passersby marvel at the knowledge crop. The piece blends whimsy with a plea for easy learning.
A fragment discusses a traditional view of women as devoted caregivers who place their needs after their husband’s, guarding and supporting him. It contrasts active wifely sacrifice with being pampered, describing women as productive, not helpless, and mentions Rev John Watton and a dual life of You sy Smith, with a reference to a bull on the stock by angle and pear at home.
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