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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
3
George Dake stood charged with assaulting Faith Mary Goodyer on June 16 after she testified she was 16. The defense, led by Ahearn, challenged her account as Lakeman allegedly forced entry and touched her inappropriately while she screamed for help. Witnesses described screams, a man fleeing, and the victim later recounting the events as police investigated.
Edie Goodyer era of June 16 described as frightened after a man seized her in a boundary street area near Wagner's. Lakeman claimed no contact, while the jury found the accused guilty as the magistrate ordered a £10 fine payable in installments and noted the need to protect young girls from such acts. Police officers, witnesses, and a nursemaid Goodyer were referenced in detailing the assault.
Public notice-style ad fragment promoting Digestive Tabules by A. Miller and Co. It touts strength, new life, appetite satisfaction, and general health, urging readers to keep a bottle on hand for colds and chills. The text copies a sales pitch with misspellings and era-typical promotional language.
A community meeting in Bonalla discussed starting a local telephone exchange to match Wangaratta and nearby towns. President Mr Walker presided as residents debated costs, night service, and funding, with 18 other hopeful subscribers named and a town vote planned.
A advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets from Victor Bay, chemist, claiming they aid digestion, regulate bowels, and restore strength after poor eating. It urges readers to try the remedy for indigestion and potential future health issues.
A Miller and Co. of Heaalla announce sale of a new cough remedy by Dr Sheldon's discovery. The advertisement claims it cures coughs and consumption and offers lasting relief from troublesome symptoms. The product is marketed as a permanent solution to the ailment.
A historic piece explains water content in foods from vegetables to meats and eggs. It notes turnips cabbage cucumbers and marrow over 90 percent water, beef and mutton around three quarters, poultry roughly 70 to 75 percent, and egg white 56 percent water. It suggests cooking concentrates water for digestibility and nutrition.
An oral fragment describes the fork as an ancient luxury found with coins at Ceolwulf and Athelstan era sites, noting Roman use and likely ceremonial roles. It traces fork emergence to early medieval England, mentions two and three pronged designs in the 16th and 17th centuries, and cites Edward II era inventories and Sheffield fork production.
The article lists famous women who rose from poverty or modest beginnings. It cites Sarah Bernhardt as a dressmaker's apprentice, Adelaide Neilson from Measda ld, Miss Braddon an actress, Charlotte Cushman, Mrs Langtry, and others. It highlights Rachel and Jenny Lind, Minnie Hauk, Christie Nilsson, and Toana d Are as examples of great talent arising from lowly status.
A New Hampshire custom stages a lottery for an unmarried woman when she turns 29, with gamblers paying a bonus to the winner. The piece muses on virtue, empathy, and self-improvement, then shifts to health and daily life metrics. It also notes influenza remedies and does brief ads for cough cures and peppermint remedy.
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