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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
1
A reflective piece on how indecision arises from too many advisers. Emerson warns that vacillation hinders daily life, while anecdotes show traffic choices, court cases, and marriages shaped by wavering. Juxtaposes historical quotes with modern examples to critique excessive deliberation.
The piece notes that eggs and poultry yield high value, with Iowa leading egg production. It cites a Kansas rise in poultry and egg value by about 200000 annually and outlines per dozen profits: farmer to store 7 1 4 cents, store to consumer 2 1 2 cents, and handling losses of 0 5 cents.
A Omaha college club experiments with lucerne or alfalfa as the sole food source. They describe processing dried lucerne leaves into meal and flour used to bake bread and cooking dishes. Reports note potential health benefits and high costs due to limited milling equipment, with growing home adoption in Omaha.
John Trewis Bowe announces he has taken charge of agency business at Wangaratta for Massey Harris built machinery and related products. The notice, issued by Massey Harris Co, names the new manager to oversee the Bondina address at Next Savings Bank, Bridge Street, Benalla, with 9 percent follow-up and insurance references.
Notice proclaims a broad range of merchandise and services offered by an established Bridge Street business. Readers are informed of clothing, drapery, footwear, prints, ribbons, garden supplies, hardware, plumbing, and various household items. The update notes ownership transition from G I Day and invites customers to continue patronage.
An old farmer visits town and watches two youths play chess. He jokes that golf is a game of surprises, and invites them to his farm to drive pigs for entertainment. He implies the fun lies in waiting and not losing the pigs, delivering a rural humor punchline.
A rustling figure in shabby clothes carried a sealed packet addressed to someone else in Brixton. The courier read the address, claimed the parcel for themselves, and paid a small reward for the trouble. The owner later opened it to find only a few sheets of printer paper and a white label bearing the word fold.
Fragmentary text seems to discuss women in crisis, agency, and societal pressures. It mentions names like Satie and Lin, hints at judgments against women, and references conflict and expectations placed on female figures amid upheaval. The readable parts suggest a critique of gender roles and danger to women.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a chaotic exchange about exemptions and promises during a tense scene. Characters debate duties and sleep, mentioning a promised room and algebraic references, with disjointed dialogue and unclear setting.
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