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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 13, 1903
Page
6
The text sketches concerns about prevention and patient handling in a clinical setting. It mentions a center, staff actions, and references to procedures and potential risks, but many phrases are garbled, with key names and specifics unclear. The fragment implies evaluation of routine care and patient monitoring practices with emphasis on safety.
A fragment notes an ordinary folding fan made or presented as a veution by a Japanese artist tied to a seventh pouktry site. The garbled OCR leaves ambiguity on exact event, date, or provenance, but implies an artistic artifact connected to Japan in a mystified seventh division.
Public notice from sale proposers Gresham Bowie Bourke Street Melbourne advertises sale terms for property on Bourke Street Melbourne. It lists contact details and urges prospective buyers to submit proposals for parcels described in the offer. The notice references agents and indicates a deadline for submissions.
A Scots couple, Jock and Jeannie, were often seen together with Jock paying for a two penny pie after their strolls. Jock, initially shy, gains courage to ask Jeannie if she loves him, but she coyly avoids a reply. A separate note promotes Arnold's Galeam as a quick safe cough and cold remedy praised by timber merchant Mr. F l atman of St Kilda and sold by chemists and stores.
The article extols Manitoba Hard Duluth or Baltic Hard Duluth as the premier milling wheat, detailing its origins in Canada under Sentinel Fife, spread to Manitoba, and its superior gluten quality. It discusses planting, cultivation, and layering methods, plus notes on climate and soil suited to the wheat. It also covers drainage timing, advantages of proper drainage for earlier harvest, and general farming tips.
A Melbourne advertisement touts belting lines from John Danks and Son Prop Ltd. It highlights long wear under rough weather and recommends Hanhan ear Camel Hair or Cotton Duck Belting, praising the Steel Star Windoul as a first class line. The ad urges sending for ump irrigation plants to be shipped to St Bourke Street Melbourne.
A fragment noting talk of a man who is said to promise long life and vitality. The remarks suggest humor about his marriage to a much younger woman and imply affection is not the sole reason for love, hinting at social views of aging and romance.
A collage of witty exchanges and mishearings from a late night social set. Jokes about danger, absence of body, charity tickets, church services, and marriage proposals mingle with food, weather, and family banter. Notable lines include a waiter’s remark on obliviousness at a plate being parsed and a coffin grave proposal during a cemetery stroll.
An old ad offers Highland M19 whiskey with prices per pint and per dozen, along with Robur tea grades No 1 to No 3 in varied tin sizes. It promises purity guarantees and cash-on-delivery terms, with packing and free shipping by boat or train.
Advice on healthy living and shoe care. It suggests breathing fresh air and absorbing sunshine for health. It recommends vaseline as a polish for kid shoes, applied overnight and buffed in the morning. If shoes look shabby, mix lampblack with vaseline and apply for shine.
The text warns against washing gilded china with soda water and recommends soup as a safe alternative. It also prescribes a sleep routine for young children, requiring twelve hours of nightly rest for those up to seven years old and an additional nap of two hours or more either morning or night.
An advertised patent remedy site touts Bronchitis Cure with testimonials from numerous Australian locales. Letters praise relief after doses, claiming cures for coughs and breathing issues, urging urgent orders and forwarding additional bottles to friends and family.
The text describes using weak tobacco water to destroy Toseotsun planks and doors, made by soaking tobaved in water for five to ten minutes and applying warm but very weakly. It includes a dialogue scene with Oppenheimer, Mrs. Oppenheimer, Bilkins, and Softhead, mentioning elopement schemes and a prank about money bags.
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