28 Feb 1911
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1911
Page
1
The text discusses water content across foods such as beef pork lamb and fish, noting percentages of water and fat in different cuts and the role of cooking in making water digestible. It mentions yolk and white portions with water percentages and the idea that fat and lean ratios affect moisture in prepared foods.
A fragmentary account traces the evolution of forks from ancient and medieval use. It notes references to specialized three and two pronged forks, luxury utensils in noble inventories, and the gradual shift into common dining by the 16th and 17th centuries.
A fragment discusses notable self made women and their backgrounds. It mentions Adelaide Neilson, Mrs Lougity as a country woman, and Braddon era figures, highlighting humble origins, hard work, and social ascent amid references to a wealthy suitor and various European origins without precise dates or clear context.
A fragmented reminiscence from Tharo NH notes social customs around marriage age and lotteries, then muses on virtue and politeness. It includes odd calculations about a fifty year old fish’s time usage, breathing under study, and a call to hate what is mean to reach higher manhood.
A fragmented household column offers baking tips for biscuits and cakes, mixing instructions, and general housekeeping advice. It includes hints for keeping milk, handling hot water, and simple home remedies, with cautions on oven timing and ingredient preparation. The text also provides steps for a mint and ginger flavored paste and a method to treat ingrown nails at home.
Poem by A. A Hopkina of Rochester reprints in a New York World issue. It laments the gold standard clash in U.S. politics, denounces Mammon worship, and pleads for human suffering over money, urging believers to value virtue over wealth. It condemns churches elevating money over mercy and calls for moral priorities above gold.
A detective argues that no one can imitate another's walk for more than a few steps without revealing behavior hints. He claims gait betrays character and state of mind, with stride length, foot placement, and swing exposing effort and mood.
A vivid exchange features an African explorer and a young girl discussing world travels. He boasts of journeys across polar regions, deserts, and continents while the girl listens, her eyes bright with imagined wanderlust, as silence settles after a moment of reflection.
Worry triggers sighing as the body seeks extra oxygen. A brief pause follows mental unease before a deep inhalation, the sigh, tied to the need for oxygen. Remedy suggested is to reduce worry with a bit of philosophy.
Pace, jester to Queen Elizabeth, angered the monarch with sharp retorts and was barred from court. After friends appealed for his return with promises of caution, he again offended, prompting the queen to remark on forthcoming faults, while Pace refused to discuss topics common to all.
A graphic Civil War era vignette depicts an army surgeon stopping a neck wound by pinning it with a finger. The wounded man asks how long he has to live. The surgeon answers that he will live until he removes his finger. The soldier writes his will and a letter to his wife, then dies as the surgeon finally withdraws.
A collage of curiosities notes rare horse stories from La Nature about Prunelle the horse saving a child, quick scent absorption by fleas, and a tale of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught observing a farmer. It mentions eggs kept clean after laying and a startled road encounter with a laborer. The tone imitates antique newspaper miscellany.
A lyrical quatrain by Mrs. M. A. Holt contemplates death and afterlife. The speaker pleads for the vanished hand to return with flowers and gentle comfort, promising a crown of gold and heavenly peace as open doors near heaven promise a blessed reunion. The verse blends memory, love, and spiritual ascent in tender, reverent tones.
A discussion on how prejudice guides both men and women, noting most prejudices are protective yet urging reason to replace outdated biases. It argues examining inherited views from parents, especially gendered impressions, and valuing rational, educated critique over long-held beliefs.
The piece argues that dust spread widely and inhaled causes far more serious illnesses than mud. It cites conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, rhinitis, summer diarrhea, and phthisical sputum as dangers linked to dust, urging public awareness and adaptation to reduce exposure for a healthier era.
A jumble of old anecdotes and anecdotes about Oliver Cromwell as a child being lifted by a monkey, Archibald Forbes life as a lecturer in Scotland, and setup for a series of simple humor quips. The column preserves light humor and brief biographical notes from a bygone era.
E Ryan offers a large assortment of goods including oils, paints, gardening tools, farming equipment, lighting, hardware, sewing machines, pianos, dairy products, and household items. Items span from lipton oil to cocoanut oil, roofing, wallpaper, ironmongery, and furniture, with cash sale terms offered.
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