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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1919
Page
1
A wary traveler recounts time in China and Formosa observing local attitudes toward Westerners. He notes a well off Chinese man’s curiosity about Western machinery and science, but hostility and mockery surface as fingers point to the visitor as a barbarian. The exchange ends with mutual mockery and shifting opinions about intellect and language.
Fragmentary essay contrasts mirth with cheerfulness, arguing mirth is brief while cheerfulness supports lasting calm. It holds that cheerfulness, though not wealth or joy, prevents deep sorrow, keeps a steady mood, and brightens days even through gloom.
An elderly essay discusses married life and the traits valued in wives including frugality, home love, and child training. A church opening follows with remarks on seating, sightlines, and a comic aside about design choices. The verger proposes moving a clock to the front.
A rich merchant observes his partner yawning over a book on a dull fall day. He questions the value of reading when there is nothing to do, expressing scorn yet curiosity about purposeful reading. The dialogue hints at tension between leisure and productive work in life.
A widower on business meets a kindly, plain spoken woman reputed for goodness. He marries her believing she will be a devoted mother to his two children. She brings modest means, causing the children to react with stunned disbelief at the wedding as they glimpse their new stepmother.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Johnny seeking payment for discreetly carrying a note to a recipient. The terms imply a private transaction with a shilling fee. Context suggests a noirish or wartime messaging moment.
The letters from Mildura Golden Square and Specimen Hill endorse Dr. Ack Hing after long ailments. Mrs Phillips reports head pain sleep loss and nervous strain improved after ten months of his herbal care. Horace Sleaman claims a two year knee issue fully cured in ten weeks. Daniel O'Meara shares rapid relief from a leg wound after one application.
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