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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1901
Page
5
The narrator travels with Antonio to Caleta seeking rubber potential. A chance meeting with Antonio’s daughter yields riding help and hints of Senor Castellon’s horse loan. A bold boy Carlos guides through rough jungle paths with Sabucrol and Fedenca, sharing humor and peril before reaching a planter’s house for lunch.
The article advises dairy farmers to protect cows during winter by maintaining good condition. It emphasizes silage as a cost effective feed that preserves stock, warns against letting cows weaken before trouble, and notes hay and a Holbein mash can aid milk production while winter feed stores are limited.
Dellie the quiet child in a family listens as elders discuss Christian Science and absent treatment. When asked why she might choose absent treatment Dellie confesses she would, if she were a Christian Servicer, but prefers honest work over faith alone. The remark prompts laughter and a sober note on faith versus works.
A long feud between a stubborn husband John and his wife Jane ends when after years of contention the finger on his right hand is finally severed by a doctor. The husband insists his finger must come off, and even as the wife smiles in relief he repeats the claim that it will be removed.
An old country church prank unfolds as Ned tricks Bill to miss the ceremony but later the wedding goes ahead with Ned inside the church. The pair, described as honest country men, encounter the rector and a humorous ladder scene before the vows.
A quarrel led to a duel between Haphael Felis and actor Brindeau. Brindeau sent a letter apologizing, but Raphael demanded a similar concession. At Boulogne rendezvous both sides showed up. Raphael refused further discussion and produced a note of his own as the exchange escalated.
Preservation of winter fodder through ensilage aids dairy farms by storing green fodder as silage for months of scarcity. Dry salting and curing hog meat outlines methods with salt mixtures, timing, and ventilation. A tonic for horses is suggested using silphate of arsenic and other salts, while stable care stresses proper collar fit, cleanliness, bedding, and restrained whipping to avoid injury.
A reflective meditation on initiative and fear, urging action over doubt. It argues that small, seedlike efforts grow into powerful plans, while pessimism and selfish choices destroy happiness and harm family ties. The piece notes a natural law of compensation and cautions against costly personal ambition.
A mixed set of musings on marriage ages across European nations, duties of husbands and wives, and the value of a good wife. It contrasts men’s varied betrothal ages with Turkey and Russia norms, offers don’ts for husbands, and ends reflecting on the lasting merit of a devoted wife and mother.
A Vienna Morning Leader report from Hol, Mingary, describes a stranger asking a woman for lodging. She opens a parcel containing bank notes, and in a fit of greed kills him in his bed. The victim’s tattooed body later reveals she may have unknowingly killed her own former spouse. The incident is followed by a reflection on how worry over fortune and misfortune spoils life.
A fragment discusses a pupil troubled by health fears linked to kidneys and advises against delaying care. The text weds caution with a quirky reference to Wolfe's Schnapps as a remedy, reflecting a period voice and cautionary tone.
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