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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
4
A damaged OCR page provides a dense, recipe-like guide to cleaning and caring for fabrics and delicate items. It covers washing chamois and gloves, careful wringing, drying, and avoiding damage. The text also notes marble polishing, leather care, and general household maintenance steps with cautionary tips and steps.
A garbled 19th century note describes explosive compounds and manufacturing details for dynamite, including sulfur, nitroglycerin, and fulminate materials. It mentions an explosion linked to a shipyard accident near a European conflict, with casualties and injuries.
A village hall incident on a Sunday led to a woman gathering misdirected letters. Churchwardens and a church organist tried to recover parcels, suspecting the letters were intended for distribution. A youth urged her to pocket a letter that did not belong to her, claiming it might contain something valuable.
An old farming editorial argues that the most costly asset is the labor saved by quality machinery. It warns that durable, efficient tools yield greater output and lower effort, while neglecting better equipment leaves a farmer behind in the race of life.
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