26 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1918
Page
1
The piece urges a strong ambition as a driver for the new year in business and study. It cites Chas the artist to illustrate that even great work remains unfinished until ambition propels it. It argues women entering work should seek growth beyond salary and warns against monotonous toil, urging purposeful effort and forward planning for lasting happiness.
A satirical tract critiques matrimony as a risky alliance fueled by ministers lawyers and stockholders. It ridicules the idea of marriage as financial and social leverage, warning of alimony, lost independence, and the clash of optimism and pessimism. The piece urges individuals to investigate matrimony themselves before binding vows.
Text describes keeping robes, a living room scene, a greenish item, a vase with water not drawn, and leaves withering from lack of moisture. It mentions cutting off a stone and wearing woolen accessories as a workaround. Names and clear actions are unclear due to garbled OCR.
A fragmented column recalls odd village scenes from a Victoria match to a cricket joke. A veteran lawyer, a puzzled motorist, and a banter about female cricket teams appear amid notes on crop fortunes. The piece blends humor with farm life and social quirks.
A fragment describes birthday bowl rituals with decorated coverings and gift exchange. Families gather to read gift descriptions aloud, guess recipients, and seal presents with wax and tape. The piece notes variations for farewell, welcome, and wedding bowls, plus the sentimental value tied to Empire era memory.
A fragmented wartime style scene shows a Jewish man at the doorway of New Court weeping as a porter consoles him. Dialogue reveals social tension and mockery about marriage and wealth, with other quirky names and phrases included as garbled bits of a dramatic skit.
An OCR style advertisement lists a wide range of goods and services from clothing drapery shoes and hats to gardening supplies, plumbing items, window glass, sewing machines, and farm and workshop hardware. It also mentions paint, wallpaper, pumps, pipes, pots, roofing items, and agricultural chemicals, noting cash sales and various brands across multiple categories.
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