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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
1
In a dramatic incident during Frederick the Great's reign a spider fell into his chocolate cup just as a treacherous plot aimed to poison him. The king's hound drank the poisoned chocolate, saving the monarch from certain death, and a golden spider was later adorned on the palace as a memory of the event.
The article notes early knowledge of sugar cane from ancient writers including Herodotus and Theophrastus and cites its spread by Arabs to Spain with Moorish introduction. It mentions Persian and Indian references and the Crusaders describing boiling and pressing methods, leading to sugar works in Spain by 1578 and expansion to other West Indian regions.
A physician urges walking as a health practice, noting that while ten thousand people cannot walk twenty miles daily, adults should strive to. Begin with four miles or four miles and a half weekly, increasing gradually every other day for three weeks. Regular walking strengthens muscles and improves mental sharpness.
Mr Huckins attempts a repair for Widow Jennings during a hot muggy day. She questions and complains as hinges fail and wear, while Huckins finally secures the door and grows weary. He warns the job will cost extra for pestering delays.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and an American guest traded jests on national emblems at Lady Minto’s reception. Laurier proposed the beaver as Canada’s emblem, while the American quipped about the eagle. A tale of wit and identity across nations unfolds.
A collage of light dining-table humor and domestic vignettes. Anecdotes span family squabbles, clever quips, and puzzle-like wordplay from a late nineteenth or early twentieth century social page, featuring mothers grandmothers teachers and passersby in humorous exchanges.
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