11 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
1
In a quirky scene, Count Popplizovski wed the hetrass amid odd vows. The best man received three solid bales of unrecelpted bills as a peculiar gift, while the crowd murmured over the unusual exchange.
The piece notes barking is an acquired habit not an innate dog sound. It cites experiments showing isolated dogs on a southern island lost barking for years but later relearned it, suggesting barking is a communicative method taught by humans and can be suppressed or removed by factors like poaching or isolation.
An article argues skin color origins in babies and adults, noting birth pallor, pigmentation differences, and vascular factors. It cites a scientist on pigmentation and claims darker skin correlates with hot, moist climates, giving Guinea as an example of very dark skin and Nubian desert regions of redder skin.
A fragment from a historic page presents a legend of Mapsburg Castle on the Rhine built 1020. A guest is promised impregnable walls by the lord who encircles his keep with armored followers at dawn. It also recalls a professor hearing a voice from under the bed and a quip about a tailor’s trade.
Lord Montagu muses on the magnetism of motormen and the allure of skilled drivers. He notes how action and control inspire fascination, from ancient tales to early modern gossip, and observes that a good driver can influence mood, scenery, and even behavior in social company.
A fragmented account reproduces a Cabinet morning scene where President Lincoln warned of strange intelligence after dreaming of a lone figure in the great river wreck. He reportedly spoke of drift and still unfinished words before being assassinated at one o'clock that evening, cited with retroactive note. unknown source text recasts the assassination moment with dream imagery and cabinet reaction.
A long catalog entry lists clothing, drapery, footwear, furnishings, and a wide array of goods and tools for sale. It includes suits, oil, oats, bricks, fencing, water pipes, saddles, windows, glass, posts, roofing iron, wool, sewing machines, stoves, oils, animal feed, hides, tallow, and various farm and household items with Melbourne and New Zealand connections. Names of vendors or agents such as P. Ware and Evans Co appear amid the enumeration.
A local hairdresser and tobacconist on Bridge Street informs the public that they have acquired the old business of GD Jgg Strout. The new owner plans to set up a specialty in handlings and invites patrons to visit for grooming and tobacco products.
Discontented wotes are Always ego tists They never Win confidence due to their discontent breeds distrust and doubt obtrusive self with its train of Whines divides obscures their sidement they take false views of people and things. It is almost a hopeless effort to alow them how the other people care about their grievances.
An analysis of canine crime detection notes mixed results. It cites continental reports and a Blackburn murder case where a dog led investigators by barking at a hairdresser’s premises, helping locate a missing child’s body.
A garbled OCR text mixes slang and schoolboy anecdotes with late 19th century commerce notes. It references a Trighman, a dealer, and phrases about saving costs, plus stray lines about Clarence, a mother, and a chatty photographer. It also notes cotton manufactures valued at £100,000,000 and a soda solution remedy.
A fragmentary account describes Stinagat, capital of Caehwuit in India, on the Jhelum River. It notes ancient dilapidated shops, precarious houses, and a timber bridge once crossing the river with carvings, towers, and an octagonal fortification remains.
A chaotic collage of spoof prose and satirical vignettes blends family moves, dog purchases, burglar tales, doctor quips, and social witticisms. Scattered fragments touch on etiquette, powder tales, time and beauty, men and women, marriage advice, and local quirks, all in a clipped, tongue in cheek newspaper style.
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