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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1920
Page
1
A historical note surveys water percentage across foods from meat to fruit. It reports beef and butter high water content, fowl about 70 percent, mutton 75 percent, and emphasizes water as temperature rises the solid content declines. It concludes that cooking adds water to make foods digestible.
The article traces fork use from Anglo Saxon times 796 to 890 with ceremonial ritual roles in Harnham burial finds near Salisbury. It notes Roman familiarity, luxury links to Venice, and later adoption after 1600 with two and three pronged forks appearing in Sheffield and general use expanding in later centuries.
A column notes famous self made women and their early hardships. It cites Sarah Bernhardt Adelaide Neilson Miss Braddon Charlotte Cushman Mrs Langtry Rachel Nilsson Jenny Lind Minnie Dean and Jeanne d Arc as examples who rose from poverty to prominence through talent and effort.
The article discusses a New Hampshire plive where single women over 29 attract bets, then shifts to reflections on sympathy, politeness, and the value of feeling for others. It estimates a fifty year life in hours, miles traveled, bread eaten, and beverages consumed, tying self restraint to the ability to live well.
A highly garbled OCR text presents a patchwork of historical names, places, and phrases. It references figures such as Daniel, Sathaniel Law, Milton, and others, with scattered allusions to trials, trials, and moral didactic lines. The legible portions hint at a long, annotated rhymed miscellany or transcription of period verse.
A garbled historic text offers hair washing and brushing advice spanning weekly routines and drying methods. It discusses scalp care, drying practices, natural oils, combing, and the aim of reducing frizz while maintaining hair quality through consistent grooming.
A garbled OCR style text presents a mosaic of names, places, and phrases that hint at a historical setting. It mentions Washington, mothers, builders, and a series of unclear references to people and events, without a coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
The readable text discusses making a paste from starry crystals and borax with starchy smoothing, mentions days to let it set, and ends with a quotation about liberty and citizen rights. It appears as garbled OCR from a miscellaneous article or note without a clear single event or person.
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