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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 17, 1902
Page
6
A report notes fires caused by lightning damaged property at 60 Market Street, Melbourne. The incident affected local businesses including the company head at the site, with losses attributed to a bush fire event and ensuing smoke and structural damage.
The article surveys early cameo carving from the ancient world. It notes diamond tools for roughing, with hand drills used to finish designs. It cites famous cameos in St Petersburg, Vienna, and the British Museum including portraits of Alexander the Great and Augustus, highlighting size and material.
The article discusses how room lighting varies by day or night due to paper and paint choices. It lists reflective powers of different colors and papers, noting black paper reflects 45 percent and white paper 75 percent, with various hues showing mid to high reflectance important for selecting materials.
A compact meditation on how blindness shapes dreams. The text notes that persons blind from birth dream only in sounds and touch, while those who become blind later in life recall familiar faces, voices, and past scenes in sleep, with memory enlarging dream imagery after injury or disease.
The article surveys a display of eccentric curiosities and innovations. It notes a house built entirely of buttons by a French celebrity, describes Cleveland’s electric street sweeper prototype, reports Venezuela rubber forests expanding production, outlines a live fish car on the Grand Central Railway, and ends with a quip about an old wedding ring inscription and a couple’s take on quarrels.
The article traces early mirror origins from Exodus era Egyptians to ancient Greeks and Egyptians. It describes rudimentary mirrors of mixed metals, circular forms with decorative mounts, polished basins and large wall mirrors, and notes polishing with pumice stone and the role of gold in frames. It mentions mirrors in women's dressing and slave-served retainers and elaborate rooms lined with mirrors.
A poor woman, seeking aid for her ailing husband, pleads with the moist Goldsmith who studies physic and shows humanity. He promises a pill he believes will help and crafts ten guineas into a pillbox with instructions to be patient and hopeful. He sends the remedy with his servant, aiming to lift the patient from illness and poverty.
Dietary guidance argues against frequent water during meals as it dilutes gastric juice and hampers digestion. It cautions against large cold drinks, advises small sips, and notes water quality and timing can affect health. A historic medical consensus praises moderation and occasional rinsing or pre bed wakeful sips.
A mother’s excuse for rude behavior hides a deeper truth that early training shapes truthfulness and thoughtfulness. Teaching politeness at ages three to four prevents future defiances as the child grows, and gentle correction yields sweeter, more courteous conduct than later scolding.
An advertisement urges caution against choosing solely by price for windmills. It promotes the Steel Star Windmill with galvanized steel work for corrosion resistance. The copy invites inquiries to John Danks and Son Prop Ltd. and hints at lasting quality, followed by a humorous anecdote about an Irish shopkeeper and a jar swap.
A scrambled collection of recipes and household tips from a home circle including turnip stew with butter and custard, toast and cheese egg dish, ginger snap style cookies, and mint treats. It offers practical steps for using bread, apples, and beer scraps, plus general advice on ironing, lamp maintenance, and cooking practices.
A collage of lively snippets features a city man and villager banter over eclipse lore and lint, a mother and child exchange, a gossiping gentleman praising a model son, a schoolroom miscue about chimney, and a mule chase tale in Port au Prince.
A reflective verse urging readers to measure a day by acts that bring sunshine to others. It argues if no one is made happier or better by our deeds, the day is wasted. It emphasizes small circles of home radiating into the larger commonwealth and world.
A damaged OCR snippet shows fragmented alphanumeric text and stray numbers. No clear event date place or names are readable.
A drunken man interrupted the Yankew Tempered meeting speaker, provoking a rough exchange about gin and harm. The dialogue centers on whether gin slings cause harm when consumed, with a wary tone about intoxication and social conduct.
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