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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1921
Page
1
An English observer notes sharp contrasts between French and English papers. French readers favor concise, elegant reporting, even in police news, with emphasis on well written content over sensationalism. Despite censorship, French papers achieve huge circulations and propel many journalists to celebrity.
A compact essay argues the main fault lies in owners neglecting hens winter needs not nature. It cites inadequate nutrition, lack of proper minerals, and the use of ground bone meal as essential for steady egg production. It urges matching feed to hens condition and supplying green bone cutter forage.
A farmer hires a man to work the field and tests his powers of observation. The man reports a carriage with two horses one gray and one roan and lame, gunfire near the woods, named officers Colonel Fonce Major Paters and Tom M Sniffer, a Pecisionlioy ons device, and nineteen wild pigeons in a distant cornfield. The farmer warns that the watcher sees too much for the hired help.
Silhouette photographs described with open doorway setup and two rooms for flash exposure. One room holds equipment six to eight feet from the subject in the other room. Subjects pose near the sheet for backlighting, producing attractive silhouettes suitable for greeting cards. Various scenes suggested including two ladies embroidery a girl with violin a baby at a table and humorous variations.
The article argues against letting milk stagnate in the udder to prevent irritation swelling and thickening of milk ducts. It notes some cows may need early drying off while others should be milked at least three times daily until near the end of lactation to avoid complications.
A London shopwalker is berated for harsh treatment of a customer. He confronts a junior assistant about a woman who left without making a purchase, accusing him of letting her go and failing to aid her. The tale ends with the staff laughing at the disgraced clerk as he retreats.
A charming tale portrays the famed orator Wan Dell Phillips showing deep devotion to his ailing wife. Friends urge him not to return home as the last train has gone and the night is harsh, but he says at the other end he will find Anag Phillips.
A reflective collection discusses loss and memory, noting how cherished things slip away and cannot be regained. It contrasts hopeful acts with the folly of excessive judgment, urging gentler speech and patience while recalling quotes from Hall and Tennyson. It also touches a traveler’s Ice Age river explosion, describing frozen bubbles and hydraulic pressure effects.
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