04 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1912
Page
1
One of the south of Ireland’s fair seats, Bulgaden Hall, hosts George Evans who marries in a drunken ceremony. After sobering, he learns his bride is a substitute sister Anne Stamer. Overwhelmed, Evans abandons home and dies far from Ireland, ending a sorrowful union.
An old legal vignette features a young man facing breach of promise and a grave lawyer. The punchline reframes the proverb as a caution on writing, with the lawyer hinting humorously that silence is safer than testimony. The exchange plays on wit about truth and risk.
A shrewd mother argues children should learn happiness from simple life. She predicts a world of costly toys and exciting amusements fueling unrest, urging a return to the gentle pleasures of birds, animals, trees, and daily simple joys.
A moral piece on gentle bedtime routines urging forgiveness and soothing night rituals. It advocates soft voices and mothers’ kisses, warns against scolding at night, and suggests using gentle stories to nurture imagination while teaching truthfulness.
An ambitious young American farmer visits England and boasts of a revolutionary condensed fertiliser claimed to be vastly more effective. A seasoned East Anglian agronomist playfully counters that the crop could fit in the other waistcoat pocket, highlighting his boast as impractical and ironic.
A girl uses leap year mischief to prompt Reginald into leaping. Later an Irishman, certain a crime, asks the time and is struck by a pedestrian who quips it is one o clock. The Irishman recovers and calls the timing a “foine” mistake for not asking the time earlier.
A quirkly late 19th century dating guide advises would be suitors to woo with political accord, religious alignment, and cautious manners. It warns against over-rosy notes, urges reasonable evenings, and cautions about soft promises that may haunt a marriage later. It also stresses reading signals from the girl and her family, and avoiding overly sentimental declarations.
David Rankin, 82, billed as the world’s wealthiest farmer, built a £600,000 fortune from steady labor and shrewd investing. His Rankin holdings in Montana cover 25,640 acres with 19,000 acres of corn planted in 1906 yielding 1,000,000 bushels. Land valued at £16 to £20 an acre supports a busy season with about 300 workers.
In the early hours a party left their club and reached a semi detached villa. They knocked and asked for Miss Mrs Shmith in a strained attempt to speak to Mr Shmith. A woman appeared at the upper window and questioned the party’s intent. The exchange showed the men seeking Mr Shmith amid tainted behavior and noisy behavior following a drinking bout.
A village debate centers on whether Benjamin should study Latin or focus on practical farming skills. A father insists Latin broadens the mind and is essential, while a "man of letters" counters that farming prospects demand a stronger financial grasp and practical training.
A motor-bus turned a corner into a busy thoroughfare and struck a fisherman's barrow, scattering its contents. The barrow owner confronted the conductor with coarse abuse, prompting cold retorts and a quip about steering from the stern.
In a Groce Shop exchange a Fair Customer, a Suffragette leader, asks why eggs cost so much. The Grocer shrugs at scarcity and jokes that hens are acting queer, failing to grow big combs and spurs and trying to crow, amid unknown causes.
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