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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1911
Page
1
An Italian suitor Francesco Capaldo lured mother and daughter in a dark street plot to abduct Elisa Fano. Francesco snatched Elisa’s mother, shouting I am Francesco, but Elisa resisted. The incident ended with the grim revelation as the shawl was lifted and their eyes met.
A historical note explains diamonds surpass glass in hardness, capable of planeing glass curls and resisting deformation when pressed into steel blocks. It cites a diamond drill rotating 5000 RPM for three days, drilling barely a quarter millimeter, with the diamond and the steel suffering minimal damage.
Reports claim the Equitable Life plans a sky piercing tower taller than the Storer building. The design would reach about 1059 feet with a massive dome and wind braces, requiring 150 workers for months and 70 pages of drawings.
An old article outlines opium production in India and its export to China, noting the large scale of cultivation and its deceptive first effects. It discusses health and moral decline, then shifts to a church wedding scene interrupted by a comic misunderstanding at a vicar’s inquiry.
A designer claims a device to control sun exposure inside a house. The concept uses a revolving central table and powered rollers to rotate a room or space, aligning sunlit areas on demand. Water pipes and sewage are hidden within a central pillar to prevent leaks and gas escape.
Willian U. Cake a linoleum printer of Trenton New Jersey sheds skin like a snake. He suffers a rare malady causing peeling every one to two years with bouts of itching and agony. Doctors have failed to cure him though recent hormonal or chemical treatments offered some relief. He has fathered children without effect on them and remains under medical care seeking a cure.
A Victorian style piece recounts three wishes for health friends and cheerfulness and a London tenor holidaying in Wales. A charity concert features the tenor performing The Village Blacksmith amid laughs and a cheeky joke about cycling repair. The bishop fears a storm while the captain and crew react bravely as a ship pitches and rolls. A local clergyman, lawyer, and judge observe human foibles and the limits of opinions, noting that genuine views emerge only through trust and friendship.
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