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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
6
A fragmented tale describes Woodville painting a royal portrait after the Queen admired a replica request. A long sequence of mislaid exchanges, audience with the Queen, and claims over ownership and the portrait's fate follow the artist’s intricate negotiations and moral challenges.
A jumble of archaic, misspelled quotes presents a playful but garbled set of inquiries attributed to bishops and archbishops. The text riffs on moral and literary puzzles, mixed with misread names and corrupted phrases, offering a glimpse of antiquated humor and rhetoric.
A fragmentary account discusses a sermon by Dr. Boyd Carpenter and remarks by D. Silby Moxrey. It covers themes of preaching authority, pastoral leadership, and scriptural emphasis, with quoted critiques and analogies about effective sermon delivery and shaping listener thought.
A fragmented excerpt shows a street scene with a lunatic near a wall addressing a laborer about a day’s weather and wages. The laborer notes weekly pay of twenty shillings to support his wife and child, while a passerby suggests the other side of the wall may be the right side. The text then shifts to mentions of religious and governmental topics and a meat market report with price figures from the Metropolitan Meat Market and country consignments.
Fragments recount Colonel Bennett locating an epitaph for George Routledge the watchmaker. It praises his skill and generosity while noting his peaceful end and the year 1802, aged 67, as his mortal clock wound down.
The text mixes garbled dialogue and stray phrases about Tommy and an unknown figure. It reads like an OCR jumble with no coherent event, place, or date. The fragment lacks a clear person, organization, or outcome to summarize.
Mrs Thomas Brown of Healesville Victoria reports a severe kidney attack with widespread pain and weakness. After failing remedies, she used Warner’s Safe Cure and improved daily, regaining strength and mobility. The advertisement claims benefits for kidney and liver disorders and lists both original and cheaper concentrated potions for sale.
The Grocer reflects on rival shops cheating customers by underserving stock and high prices. He recalls a near-by merchant who refused to keep Roher tea, drawing customers to his own shop. Vim, a veteran operator, defends Robur tea and notes strong customer loyalty and similar sales of No 1 and No 2 grades.
A playful exchange features Mr Henpeck boasting his wife’s resourcefulness with missing teeth. The sympathetic friend asks about her use of dentures, and Henpeck quips that she has a biting tongue and manages well, turning a social moment into a cheeky joke.
Fragmentary OCR text references The Union Mig. & Agency Co at 299 Elizabeth Street. The readable portion names individuals and notes a Baal AR or related terms, but missing context prevents a full event summary. No clear dates, actions, or outcomes are discernible from the readable lines.
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