21 Jun 1918
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
1
Elizabeth Fry began reforming women inmates by appealing to their humanity. She trusted them and believed in their potential, saying she did not know nor judge each crime, choosing implicit trust and unselfish love as the key to reform. Her approach united women in need with hopeful reform.
A Globe text recounts Gilbert Watson's tale of a healing temple where a child heals after a kiss from the stone god and a poor woman's consolation. Also recounted is Edward Lloyd Jones's Fenian era anecdote about a preacher's box and a sergeant's suspicion, the box containing theology, not ammunition.
A travel writer recalls a 30 year old western tale aboard the Union Pacific between Salt Lake City and Omaha. In a smoking car scene two men gamble with large stakes. the miner exposes a pair of aces and wins. The gambler draws a navy revolver but the miner calmly pockets the winnings and the pair exchange no words as the gambler exits.
A man angered by crows in a newly sown field laid a dead animal to lure them near a hut. The birds resisted until he baited the hide with companions, then counted four leaving, triggering the fatal shot at the rocks. The tale emphasizes the birds’ wrong counting.
A village school scene features a kind vicar offering sixpence to the pupil who names the sweetest instrument. A quick boy answers the jolly “whintie” and earns the coin. A social visit reveals a laborer’s wife awaiting a daughter’s debut while her husband receives three months. The piece ends noting the virtue of grit.
A medical voice argues for universal water drinking from childhood, linking hydration to better nutrition and clearer complexions. The text notes thin people tend to drink less water and overweight individuals more, claiming water improves bodily waste elimination and overall health.
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