25 Feb 1910
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
1
A compact discussion on chat etiquette stressing balanced talk, listening, and avoiding monologue. It notes a chatty person should not dominate, must mix topics, and maintain proportion in detail to keep conversation lively and realistic. It highlights the value of mutual participation and smooth topic transitions.
A Goorkha warrior belts up the parapet in a daring assault during a frontier expedition against native robbers. Surrounded by bullets, he taunts the foe and, after firing the last musket, leaps onto the rampart. The British officer follows, and the enemy is driven from the stockade.
A German chemist reports a new plastic able to rival celluloid in elasticity and transparency, yet noncombustible and safer. The substance, tested against arc light and violins, shows no change after ten minutes exposure, while celluloid darkens rapidly.
An insured German man's house, valued at three hundred and fifty pounds, burned down. The insurer offered to reclaim the ruined structure instead of paying, prompting the man to insist he would build a bigger and better home if she died. He refused further business after the exchange.
A reader explains how unclaimed government stock has surfaced for long unseen beneficiaries. It recounts cases where minds were sound yet wealth remained undiscovered, including two sisters astonished to learn their mother owned £200 in stock, possibly tied to her maiden name, with the pipe dream of inheritance cut off by death abroad.
A lecturer describes Japanese medical practice where doctors refuse fees for the poor as a duty. In Japan most physicians dispense care at no charge, with patients giving only token presents after visits. The custom reflects a culture that treats poverty and illness as a shared burden and values generosity as a professional obligation.
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