04 Jul 1911
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1911
Page
1
A collage of humorous snippets and quips about faith cures, love, and daily life. Jests range from a belief in laying on of hands to jokes about marriages, critics, critics, and a seaside judge. Witty exchanges highlight human foibles, politicians, and a sleepy driver’s misfortune.
A humorous collage of light sketches and quotes from late 19th or early 20th century reportage. It features an Irish author complimenting European culture but humorously remarking on his own nose, courtroom banter about motor cars and brakes, a bishop endorsing Robinson Crusoe, a Montana march joke about water, a tale of a model young man on a train, a nephew’s plea for money ending with a bluff, and a Dickens anecdote about Little Nell.
A rustic domestic guide details rabbit fricassee with onion, stock, and white sauce, plus a butter flour thickener and parsley. It includes crust pastry for mince pies and fruit desserts, tomato salad with olive oil and vinegar, beet fritters, a curry method for cold meat, quince or pear jelly, and simple search out cakes using soda and suet pastry.
An aged veteran named Pat returns from service and faces a tense reunion with a companion named Tam. The veteran recalls near starvation and exposure during wartime while a friend expresses concern over his appearance and condition upon arrival.
A distorted OCR passage discusses world population, noting hundreds of millions across continents. It claims Europe and Africa have high densities while the Americas and Asia show varying distributions. Names of places are unclear, but figures imply hundreds of millions in major regions and dense urban areas.
An anecdote from a memoir recounts a dramatic Civil War moment. A colonel drives a soldier to reveal a Confederate picket, and when the companion balks the general declares him a prisoner and leads the soldiers forward.
In a tense scene a wealthy suburban family debates how to respond as a man is challenged for his lack of education. An elder confronts a daughter while tensions rise and a plan to expose the truth is discussed amid mounting disappointment.
A garbled snippet shows two matronly figures discussing a and light gossip at a Chinese Legation event. Dialog includes playful mispronunciations and references to Mrs. C ta Jowopy and Mr Golde, with hints that a marriage was postponed and a person named Golde is "up and about" again.
In a curious scene a resident ponders cheerful omens amid looming calamity and wonders who might face the worst. A rustle from the upper floor prompts guesses about a baby teething or a dentist’s activity in the downstairs apartments.
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