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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1918
Page
1
A jumbled early newspaper piece mixes long recipes with a comic jury anecdote. The recipes describe various dishes and elaborate methods, while the jury story portrays a juror’s stubbornness and a night of suspense before the verdict.
A collection of light anecdotes about domestic misadventures and social mishaps. A recently divorced man dodges questions about marriage at a dinner. a loud tonic leads to chaotic antics at home. a Derbyshire visitor weeps in church over beards and memories. a politician recalls a modest Liverpool itinerary. a tram passenger and a child quip about an umbrella.
A man recounts a surreal sequence while seeking help for insomnia. He describes drifting from a tram, floating above a dreamscape, and witnessing magical events including a dragon and a windlass before awakening ten minutes later.
In a terse notice, Massey Harris British built machinery and goods are referenced along with local firms and the appointment of Sivv Ryan to head the Wangaratta division of the Massey Harris Company. The report mentions Bank of Benalla and a bridge project as surrounding context.
An old Benallawn district advertisement notes Mitchell W. Hairdresser and Tobacconist on Bridge Street expanding to meet old and new customers after purchasing the Hariness business. It lists products including razors, hair care, sewing marine items, and general hardware through a wide range of goods and suppliers.
A snake collector in Northern Brazil narrates a close call with a deadly reptile. After a glass jar containing the snake falls during a nap, he awakes to danger, leaps from bed, injures his heel on broken glass, and a servant assists as he inventories a will while the serpent remains poised.
An elderly man recounts a river crossing gone wrong in Western Canada. He tells of his wife Nancy Smith refusing to cross Carter's Ford, threatening to stay behind, then further insists, and the boss drowns when flung by her. The scene ends with a bareheaded, barefooted woman pursuing him with a club as they vanish over a ridge.
A bystander heard exchange reveals a plan to discard an affection and marry another as characters debate meals, gowns, and fate. A cashiers’ grandson echoes family pride while a wartime sense of duty hints happiness lies in accepting duties rather than personal desires.
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