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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1920
Page
1
A fragmented record notes arrears or calafall at Benalla slon with entries dated to 1858. The readable text preserves a handful of dates and names, indicating financial or legal arrears carried in a local ledger or record book from that period.
Readable fragments describe a historical entry with numbers and dates. Names, places, and events are largely obscured leaving only scattered figures and references to years and measurements. The item resembles a partial archival record without clear narrative context.
A fragmented reflection cites Prof Blackie on three stages of effort the enthusiastic, the disgusted and the lumphant. It warns against rushing for quick gains citing a painter who overpaid for a bad portrait and Moltke and Whistler on patience, tenacity, and learning before success.
The article argues advertising is essential for business success and requires skill more than luck. It warns against junior mishandling, stresses persistent advertising, and notes publicity alone draws customers while long term sales depend on product quality.
An observant tailor remarks on how smaller men demand precise tailoring to add height and prefer patterned fabrics, while tall men favor comfort over looks. Wealthy customers frequently overreact, changing garments to avoid expenses despite defects, and business clients seek quick, minimal alterations.
Dr Haughton calculates that in the West of Ireland rainfall yields heat comparable to half that from the sun, as vaporization and condensation absorb and release heat. When clouds condense into rain, latent heat warms the surrounding air and even melts ice through rainfall.
A Saturday night village gathering mocks rival factions. An elderly farmer, the village oracle, suggests the crowd believes the other side is crazy and will eventually adopt their views. That's why they march in circles, thinking the same.
The piece argues that young women should prepare to be capable homemakers before marriage to reduce unhappy homes. It discusses men’s view that women are often poor at financial management and that money disputes frequently strain married life. It urges women to adopt prudent, businesslike management of household finances.
A discussion of airing family quarrels during meals describes how parents speak ill of relatives in front of children. The piece warns such talk harms young minds, encourages lasting rifts, and urges restraint to prevent a family feud.
The article surveys evolving ideas on earth tremors and volcanic activity. Early notions blamed molten interior, then local fires from pressure and water springs, and finally radium depots as a heat source. Water remains acknowledged as a key factor in triggering quakes and eruptions.
The passage warns that a single or few good actions do not establish a habit. It cautions against self deception when one occasionally rises at six, likening it to a spark of yearning or an empty dream rather than a real habit. It urges consistent practice to form lasting virtue.
Brown returns home after a lively evening and drinking. He misreads the church clock as it strikes, counting aloud from one to twenty four with humorous mispronunciations and exclamations, realizing only then how late it is. The passage preserves a comic, archaic tone.
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