03 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1911
Page
1
A New York Bay jury case involving the widow Moriarity and the Vecsdon construction company was postponed after Attorney Nolan urged a court adjournment. Justice Dagro allowed the delay as the line of questioning and mood in the courtroom grew tense during the heated exchange.
A historical discussion reviews tomotherapy as a method of treating tuberculosis through prolonged intake of nutrient rich foods, including meat juices, claiming general patient improvement, weight gain, firmer flesh, and better tissue condition. It cites 1900s work by Heristick and Richer on artificially induced tuberculosis in animals to compare effects.
A distorted tale tells how a cyclone blew away a husband, wife, and live stock while they huddled in a garden. The old woman climbs a trap and mocks fate, claiming a vow, with wild, ruinous imagery and a dismissive stranger remarking on their odd exchange.
A tense scene unfolds as a determined nun argues with a barber over hair cutting. The customer, insulted by interruptions, complains the barber’s chatter prevents a proper trim. The nun insists on a dry finish while the barber admits inexperience before leaving for lunch.
A jumble of humorous and didactic vignettes from a late 19th or early 20th century page. It includes a fisherman's fall and rescue, reflections on failure and courage, a mix of nutty proverbs, and brief sketches of domestic banter and social quirks. The fragmentary text also covers a few moralizing lines on hygiene and a stray crime anecdote about a pistol and pigeons.
A politician prides himself on memory as he greets a country farmer and his wife. The farmer jokes he remembers the wife, son, and a white horse, based on a country appearance and a strand of white hair on the sleeve, prompting the wife’s astonishment.
Mrs Brown vents anger over a lottery as her husband joins a goose club. After a night of quarrel she jeers at his comment about marriage being a lottery, recounting that she herself won a goose from a wager.
A collage of quotes contrasts nature's balance with human loss of sleep from novels and writing. Observations note Moscow cab drivers without whips, a large Jewish community in New York, Japan's music teachers as blind professionals, and the rose emblem of silence used in Greves to warn guests that nothing heard should be repeated.
A fragmented 19th century meditation on home versus luxury contrasts with a burst of erratic text. It mentions Madame Molba sending £50 to a scholarship fund at Presbyterian Ladies' College Melbourne and ends with a puzzling riddle about word forms and mind.
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