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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
3
Smith, a motorist, had invested in a motor boat and returned home soaked after a problem during a trial. His wife asked what caused his drenched state and he explained he tried to get underneath the craft to discover the fault, describing the mishap.
A faded tale opens with a Highland piper lamenting outside a house as Lille Bille clumsily mimics a riding habit in the garden. A small boy and hay cart encounter a wheel failure, inviting a farmer’s help and dinner. The May Story Tell issue previews Jerome K Jeremie and several romance and mystery authors, with a comic Irishman leaping aboard a steamer and a running gag about a guest’s nonresponse.
The article notes a factory culture where production outranks sales, stressing building a quality product over aggressive selling. It cites Dodge Bros. Detroit and recalls the motto Build It well and it will sell Itself, dating to 1914 and earlier.
An advertisement claims Warner's Safe Cure restores kidney and liver function to relieve common ailments such as indigestion and backache. It promises cleansed systems by removing toxins through natural channels after restoring organ health, and offers free pamphlets and global availability. The copy also promotes related Warner products for constipation diabetes asthma nervousness and sleeplessness.
A jumble of quoted lines and shy humor shows a youth applying for work at an engineering works. Foreman asks about knowledge of asking, lad replies with Boy Scouts. A steam kettle metaphor and birthday candle quip follow, hinting at misheard lines and odd chatter.
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