08 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
1
A damaged text fragment presents poetic lines by Mrs M A Holt, recalling vanished heads and sacred memories. The reader finds archaic imagery of memory, stars, and heavenly alters as a voice laments fading music and vows eternal affection.
The piece argues that both men and women rely on prejudices to navigate life, warning against unexamined beliefs while praising protective prejudgments. It urges shedding inherited biases from fathers and myths to strengthen rational thinking and discard outdated notions.
The Lancet warns that dust far outweighs mud in spreading disease. Fine particles travel widely, deposit in lungs, and drive infections such as conjunctivitis pharyngitis and rhinitis. Mud is largely water and cleaner by comparison, while dust carries serious health risks and a brighter day may demand its sacrifice.
A fragment discusses Oliver Cromwell as a large monkey rescue tale where a monkey carries a child to a bed after a failed rescue. It then shifts to Archibald Forbes beginning as a lecturer in Scotland and a comic exchange with a janitor. The piece closes with a punny exchange about a bee holder and Sparrowhawk jokes and a quip about Dr Fuller and Sparrowhawk alike.
A broad advertisement lists clothing for men and boys, drapery, footwear, bells, paints, seeds, iron goods, wire, roofing, glassware, bicycles, sewing machines, oils, and farm supplies. It promotes Australian Chemical and Expto ver Co agents, standard sewing machines, and New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co offerings, inviting cash purchases.
The narrative traces Henry of Portugal and early explorers like Da Gama and Columbus, detailing coastward voyages from the 15th and 16th centuries. It notes how Iberian expeditions revealed new lands, shifted world views, and sparked irony as Spain and Portugal unknowingly opened the globe to others, with Britain rising in influence afterward.
A garbled text fragment recounts a trial, public inquiry, and reactions involving a named figure linked to a city and university. It mentions a verdict, a long investigation, and consequences described as heavy, with references to travel, timelines, and institutional contexts.
A reflection on maternal influence and its impact on youth behavior. The essay argues that indulgent or lax parenting can foster delinquency, while stern guidance and discipline help children avoid crime and pursue proper paths in life.
A bizarre tale centers on Theodore Botley and a housebound inventor in a verbose, garbled narrative. It details health fears, eccentric experiments, and a deadly tease involving a tainted beverage and a physician’s uneasy warnings. The piece reads like a melodramatic chronicler of strange deaths and secret trials in a late era setting.
An elderly woman recounts traveling to London and joking about a motor in her room. She says on return she greeted her granddaughter with a cheery remark, while noting she once woke each morning to scan the room for a motor as a sign of danger.
Satirical reminiscence shows a family gathering as the narrator mentions Dick Archie Jim and Walter. Adults discuss the sons prospects from doctor to preacher while friends share quick anecdotes about neighbors and a sense of daily life. A casual portrait of kinship and future hopes emerges through clipped dialogue and old voices.
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