17 Jun 1919
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1919
Page
1
The piece argues that a well modulated speaking voice, not just singing, enhances charm. It cites Rhakespeara on the value of voice culture, notes poor speech harms appeal, and praises figures like Geran Ellet and a French actress for their refined tones, urging steady practice and refined delivery.
A cookbook style guide explains rabbit preparation with bone trimming and liver stock, detailing a rich rabbit pie with ham or bacon crust, boiled livers stock, and a brown gravy. It also covers Fried Rabbit with parsley rice, Curry Rabbit, Rabbit with Mushrooms, and serving tips with bacon pulls as accompaniment.
The excerpt laments mankind's clamor for military glory and mocks perpetual complaints. It recalls an old writer’s rimyle, comparing a burdensome, noisily driven cart to a long, well–made voyage that ends quietly, hinting at the hollowness of worldly pleasure and the lure of genuine contentment.
Ack Hing, a Chinese doctor and medical herbalist, successor to the Interane Lastsey, advertises consultations at Grainger's Austral House, Bridge Street, Benalla, every four weeks with the next visit on Thursday June 26. Trained in Canton and Sau Ning, he practised in a city hospital for three years and treats all skin diseases in men and women.
A sequence of patient letters praising Dr Ack Hing for his herbal cures across a range of ailments. Accounts from Miles McConville, Geo Walker, Mrs Minton, Catherine Green, TA Brown, David Gem Mill, Nellie Wyhoo n, and others detail relief from paralysis, deafness, nerve pain, shoulder strain, diphtheria, eczema, and tubercular knee.
A dense advertisement lists clothing and drapery items, boots, prints, ribbons, and suits to measure. It promotes a wide range of merchandise including paint, oils, seeds, garden tools, wires, paper, cement, bicycles, sewing machines, stoves, and agricultural supplies. Names, brands, and regional suppliers appear, with emphasis on cash purchases and a broad inventory.
A fragmentary exhortation advises a man to examine his character honestly. It urges self questioning about honesty, temperance, and integrity in business and life. The writing emphasizes self knowledge leads to strength, virtue, and better conduct in daily affairs.
A physician tries a dangerous rope method to remove an iron splinter from a man’s eye. Dr. Henderson later detects and extracts the splinter, saving the eye while the patient complains of being choked. The episode ends with the doctor brushing off the scare as trivial.
In a village scene Newt Lurgup visits a penurious grocer named Brown who runs the public house. A thirsty customer demands a drink with cash first, then hints at a future favor. After paying, the man casually instructs Brown to visit Dowspatrick to ride the treadmill, a tease that ends the exchange.
A tour through major world realities notes Caspian Sea size and location, Mammoth Cave’s extent, a Karnak area near Luxor, Popocatépetl’s height and crater, Lake Superior’s vast waters, and the vast British empire. It also highlights U S size and population, California’s mammoth trees, and warns about self-control and moral self-watchfulness.
Fragmentary text suggests a misquoted line or misprint about riding a man and a ballooning reference. No clear people, organizations, or places are identifiable. Further readable context needed to produce a coherent news card.
The passage portrays a chaotic medical scene with garbled dialogue about patient care. It hints at a doctor’s arrival, a patient on a bed, and unsettling actions around a vulnerable individual, suggesting a disturbing hospital incident wrapped in unclear, damaged text.
A fragmentary historical note describes a scribbled scene with figures like David Crockett and a comparison to a monkey. It references a public display and a tense moment about loyalty to a ruler, ending with a question about support and allegiance.
The text describes texture qualities of wool, noting Sri Vite Wool and its lower parts. It mentions a former, Bui, used for waking and contrasts fier wad pitas gow with a poorer variety. The legibility is limited, making specifics unclear.
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