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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 28, 1914
Page
1
W F M Spar argues that pure pedigree cannot guarantee performance in dairy stock. He urges focus on heredity and environment, condemning “scrubs” yet calling for enlightened breeders and farmers to pursue personal uplift, education, and practical stock improvement.
A marine salvage crew fights giant octopuses that occupy a sunken ship. The captain volunteers to descend in a rubber suit with a harpoon, is killed in the struggle, and his men descend to aid him. One octopus is slain, the other remains, and the contract to raise the ship proceeds.
John Barry announces takeover of the Broken River Hotel at Bridge Street Benalla formerly of Nagambie and Charlton. He pledges first class accommodation and invites patronage from the public, noting trains meet there and offering wines spirits and cars, with a phone contact.
A long list of sale items including Maize Reaper and Binder, garden seeds, oats, barley, and chaff, farm tools, fencing, pipes, wire, cement, paints, lumber, furniture, piano brands, textile items, milk and dairy equipment, glue, oils, clays, and a variety of implements. Includes horticultural seeds, garden seeds, wall paper, and miscellaneous hardware. Also notes agents for Australian manures and sewing machines with Melbourne pricing and regional suppliers.
The Kansas experiment reports wide variability in cream separation due to milk temperature, water use, bowl size, vibration, speed, and acid content. Higher cream fat percentages arise with certain temperatures and equipment, while consistency depends on starting conditions and maintenance.
During a coal strike in America a coal train was halted near a wooden bridge. Strikers warned the driver not to fan the engine. He answered he would, and declared he would run through a keg of powder on the bridge. The fuse burned, the train crossed, and the bridge exploded as the last car cleared.
A bright young graduate faces naval examiners. After a long test the president asks what muscles he would use to stop an unconscious patient. The candidate quips flexors and extensors to knock the examiner down. He passes, prompting curiosity about a novice’s confidence.
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