05 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1918
Page
1
The article discusses crop rotation to curb soil and pest issues across grains and vegetables, comparing plant parasites to animal diseases and stressing annual rotation. It adds a humorous note on a talking horse and then explains the water test for cheese making, detailing steps to judge milk setting and prevent over-curing through careful handling of rennet and coagulation.
In November 1900 a young British officer narrowly escaped a bullet that pierced near a vital region. The rider was able to reach hospital, but a wagon carrying wounded men toppled into a river, worsening conditions for all aboard.
Opinions differ on how long to rest a dairy cow before calving and how long to milk after gestation begins. The piece weighs rest versus continued milking, noting two months as a general rest for average cows and longer or shorter spans for varying condition, with cautions about udder inflammation and the risks of extended milking. It emphasizes not neglecting feeding and the need to balance profitability with animal welfare.
A pass or fail moment unfolds for Miss Maisie as Algebra drains her. Family hushes, mothers comfort, and a cautious lesson on success echoes through a quiet home, urging resilience despite a single subject’s defeat.
A German visitor in St Petersburg buys a cap that leads to a fortune in pockets and a police sting. Detectives shadow a pickpocket gang using the cap to fleece him. The con is exposed. the chief officer rewards the main participant with a purse of roubles.
A retired North of England colonel repels a pretending wartime veteran at his door. The man begs for work, is challenged about his soldiering, and forced into a mock drill. The tramp exits defeated, while the colonel smiles from behind a curtain.
A household boy, not a book child, stands out by curiosity and thinking. He asks questions and toys with shadow lengths to learn measurement, using a yardstick and a stick in the ground to compare shadows to a tree. His mother probes while the boy explains the shadow grows proportionally with sun position.
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