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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 02, 1917
Page
1
The piece extols a wife with a sweet temper as essential for a happy home. It compares sweetness to sunshine, soothing the family and lifting spirits after a weary day. It stresses kindness, smiles, and loving conduct as the foundation of peace, urging study to acquire and retain this trait.
In a tense family scene Sir Willian Me ine confronts his daughter about an attempted marriage proposal from a suitor who later drowns himself. The daughter denies encouragement, the father questions whether she will be held responsible, and the tragedy unfolds as the suitor goes to work, leaving a cloud of guilt and rumor.
The article describes bedspreads tailored for a conservative or bolder taste, noting heavy white cotter fabrics with floral or conventional designs. It mentions green borders, two-tone trims in green or old blue, and patterns featuring central leaf motifs, plus newer work borders and central crucas. It ends by recommending these linens for country houses and girls' rooms.
A quirky plea invites readers to share personal tidbits with the paper. Submit pride, sadness, or joy from love to loss, baby arrivals to gossip, so the “24 carat wisdom” of the pages can nudge the community with shared life moments.
A famous artist who painted St. Mark's head found his old model Smith now a broom man in the Zoological Gardens. Smith jokes he is busy cleaning elephant stables, saying it suits him as one of the twelve apostles.
Snapshot dialogue shows a candidate pressed on vote safety by a fire engine man, lamplighter, and residents. A suffragette protests, noting a public house keeper can vote but is constrained by closing hours, while neighbors discuss delays and objections in a lively street scene.
The writer argues that well bred cattle, though pricier upfront, gain feed efficiency and faster growth, leading to higher sale value. Rougher cattle cost more to feed, stay longer on pasture, and yield less per pound, making quality stock the smarter feeder choice according to experience of stockmen noted as "Wurmer and Stoele breeder."
A Wisconsin University article quotes Tuck Miller on climatic zones within farms and how soil, moisture, and atmospheric conditions drive temperature and heat absorption. Clouds, dust, and fog modulate heat exchange, reducing night cooling. Slopes and sun exposure determine sunlight intensity, with terraced north-facing valleys sustaining vineyards in cooler climates.
Stumbling in horses stems from causes like rough ground and laziness, but can often be corrected by the rider. Keeping a tight rein, collecting the horse, and training over rough terrain reduce stumbles and injuries, though some habitual cases resist complete cure.
A lady writer notes Sandwich Islands servants calling employers by first names and a new cook who uses intimate terms to address a mistress. A lawyer cross examines a witness about occupation as a plane finisher. A small boy learns bribery from a penny and a mother's quip. observations drift through humorous, miscellaneous vignettes.
A tale recalls a tame black and white pig kept by a family. The pig followed children, slept by the fire, and knew where the corn was kept. When hungry it tugged at trousers to reach the food, showing surprising cleverness in a simple home anecdote.
A miscellany of anecdotes and reflections on virtue and folly. It includes lines on charity, patience, and friendship, plus brief notes on a don in Oxford, a mosquito’s rapid wing beat, and the durability of glass monuments versus stone. Witty snippets relate to weddings in Turkestan, felicities of home, and fashion quips from a Yorkshire dress shop.
A brief note urges readers to support local print services and contribute to the town by choosing mutual aid and patriotic spending. The message emphasizes civic spirit and community bonding through buying local printing.
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