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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1910
Page
1
An examiner at Edinburgh University warned students against placing hats on his desk. After the hat swap, he cut the hat with his knife in front of the class, drawing applause. He announced the danger of repeating the act, then realized he had destroyed his own hat.
The article notes wireless telegraphy is advancing alongside cables and highlights two Nature cited instances. The Kroonland reported steering failure and rapid wireless communication enabled by Marconigram to inform Antwerp agents and passengers of safety and supplies. The Saxonia case shows wireless use to relay intelligence about English speaking workers and potential schemes before arrival in New York.
The report recalls a swindle where a Paris scammer targeted well known men with a demand of one hundred francs via letters sent to Poste Restante. Over ten paid, police traced the letters to a suspect at the post office. The tale includes a Bishop of Sodor and Man hoax telegram and various musings on pluck.
A wife urges husbands to grant an allowance to wives to spend freely without scolding. She argues women often reluctance to ask for money and that free, unquestioned use could reduce conflicts and improve happiness in marriages. She emphasizes presenting the point properly to husbands.
Money grubbing, wealth 8 not necessarily to be despised, and when used to aid the world’s poorer children its purified and ennobled. Yet the man who pursues money for its own sake loses finer sensibilities and true enjoyment. Happiness does not always accompany riches, and joyful hearts often beat beneath humble clothing.
In a magistrate court a group of boys admitted to laying a rock on a railway line. They were frightened, the magistrate explained confessions help them, and one boy stated it was done for fun. When asked the size, the boy said about half as big as the magistrate’s head, prompting a shared smile.
A historical note explains how wedding rings moved from the forefinger to the third finger with Christian practice. It debunks the myth of a heart vein and describes the old priestly blessing sequence that placed the ring on successive fingers ending with Amen.
In Tibet and India's mountainous regions sheep and yaks serve as beasts of burden. Sheep carry 17 to 25 pounds over steep terrain, thread the Himalayas, and are driven to plains for shearings. The piece notes the rugged mountain trails and the ingenuity of herding.
A stitched collage of light anecdotes from Colonial Life describing a sailor selling fake tobacco, a West Australian riverside retort, a crowd aboard a tramcar with a coin ruse, and a moral about looking on the bright side. It notes a sailor's bargain, a fishermanless river, and a quip about finding a half-penny for nineteen shillings.
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