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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1913
Page
1
A garbled recollection describes a sprawling night with many children and elders in a crowded home. The speaker recalls chaotic scenes, fear, and exhaustion as everyone settles to bed after a tiring evening. The account emphasizes the tired adults and the presence of numerous youngsters.
The Simplon Pass links Italy and Switzerland as Napoleon's era rail lines and hospices mark the ascent. Travelers recall the Hospice begun by Napoleon and run by monks who offer beds and meals. The tunnel at Gondo and the Gallery of Gondo shape a dramatic alpine route now famed by rail and road.
The passage reflects on Dickens prize of punctuality order and diligence and the drive to concentrate on one subject at a time while confronting multiple talents. It references self review and the discipline of work as key to success, with remnants of unrelated dialogue about country railway and coded letters.
Lady Tullibardine urged in a London speech that most women should prepare for domestic duties as their central sphere of work. She argued men adapt to other jobs easily, while neglecting girls' practical training for home life harms families and child health.
A US studio proposal suggests pumping oil to smooth Atlantic waters between New York and northern European ports to reduce waves and improve passenger comfort. The Hydrographic Office notes oil spreads thin and ad hoc, with costs cited at a quart per hour per ship and six pounds per trip, while critics deride the scheme as impractical.
The article describes a queen bee's two to three year reign, attended by many male drones and thousands of worker females. It explains feeding, growth, and the emergence of the royal offspring after a silken chrysalis, with attendants protecting the queen against rival queens during swar.
The piece compares ocean sizes and masses with humorous exaggeration. It cites the Macule at 65,090,000 miles, the Atlantic 40,000,000, and the Pacific vastness to illustrate enormous water volumes. It mathes absurd scales including a tank spanning 1000 miles per side and a water turnover of 200,000 years.
A garbled sequence of quoted speech describes a troubled scene with a plea for marriage, a peace maker role, a prisoner examination, and a magistrate. The text includes distorted names and phrases, suggesting a crumbling narrative about consent, authority, and a looming deluge-like event.
A long miscellany passage describes a desert hotel with vast sands and palm groves, paired with a string of humorous quips and anecdotes. It covers bachelors digestion, married life, expert trades, and social foibles. The collage includes jokes about gardeners, perfumes, fruit grafting, world maps, and playful exchanges among children.
A 19th century tone guides women on social conduct in engagement and marriage. It warns against vanity and self consciousness, urges grace and sociability, and notes the rewards and duties of engagement, including acceptance of attention and the idea of a life shared with a chosen partner.
Fragmentary OCR scroll shows names Andrew Dryden and Vic torha with scattered words Moe CARELER STR and Nevins. Reading unreadable. no coherent event or location confirmed.
Those using this medicine report splendid healing for bronchitis cough croup asthma hoarseness breathing difficulty and throat irritation. It claims to prevent chronic cough asthma or consumption when used early and says a dose or two at onset usually cures. Sold by all chemists and medicine vendors.
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