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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1911
Page
1
The article reflects on the isolation and expectations placed on an only child within a family. It argues that parental pride and the belief that the child is the favorite can wound the self esteem of siblings and shape the child’s future, causing lasting emotional effects.
A soldier correspondent recounts a mishap along the east coast where goats belonging to a tenant devoured cabbages in his plot. He complains officers' animals roam free and mocks army rank dynamics, ending with a joke from a fellow soldier about eating blooming goats to recover cabbages.
A reflective piece condemns the mad sprint for wealth eroding sentiment and beauty. It cites wartime naval transport woes and a correspondent’s account of a convoy mishap as illustrating human folly and hardship amid striving. The tone blends moral observation with historical memory.
An Indian officer records how Lieutenant Kerr and a detachment of the Southern Maratta Horse rode eighty one miles in twenty six hours to Kolapore during the 1857 mutiny. They assaulted a mutineer outwork through a secret entrance, dismounted foes, and carried the position. Kerr earned the Victoria Cross for gallantry amid fierce resistance.
A lively collection of comic vignettes unfolds with a street organ crank unused, a publisher Harper’s distribution quirk, two women and a plan involving boots, a blackout box misstep, a shipboard party led by Brown, a perilous rocket display at sea, and a stock exchange speculator hearing a late night threat in a humorous, old newspaper tone.
An anecdotal account recalls Edison inventing a whimsical cradle named the Automatic Electric Baby Tender. Aimed at easing Mrs Edison’s duties, the device used a clock powered cradle with a winding arm, a nursing bottle delivery, and staged upset responses, with magnets and torques to soothe or punish as needed. The plan, never patented, amused Edison and his wife for years.
The narrator travels along the Beas River in India facing a sole railway bridge with no ford or houses nearby. After negotiating with station staff and local handlers, a special train is organized at rupees 35, with 59 people involved to ferry the car and passengers across. Backsheesh is debated and largely rejected, the journey resumes once the crossing is achieved.
A railway carriage crowd discusses theatre and a critic's influence on opinions about an actress. One passenger complains Miss S is too old for her part, while another urges addressing the issue to Mr T who sits beside them. The dialogue reveals tensions between performers and critics.
The club held its annual fishing contest with about two dozen anglers. One entrant carried a half gallon beer, a betrothal of generosity led to a thirsty prank that emptied the jar before it reached Mr. Robinson, as the drinkers learned all beer was kept by him.
A garbled account describes distant figures, BI Slocum, a move to London to join the police, and hints at mental capacity and a tense interrogation. The text reads like journalism or fiction with fractured phrases and unclear narration. It mentions Antony and a heated exchange about death and a plan.
A bustling exchange features a talkative lady who insists no harm will come to a beggar despite his need and her money motive. The beggar challenges her, declaring selfish aims and internal struggles, while hinting at deeper manipulations of emotion and prompting her to increase the penny to sixpence.
In a dialogue dated passage, Tikins asks Wilkins about his business. Wilkins confesses looming bankruptcy, while Tikins proposes partnership. Ten years later Wilkins brags of wealth, but Tikins reveals the mistake was taking a partner, implying a failed partnership.
A garbled OCR passage offers no clear event or named entities. It contains misspelled phrases about appearance and behavior, with broken words and random punctuation, failing to present a coherent news item or identifiable subjects.
Gus de Smith recalls the stubborn wife Sua also called Jane Gilhooly who died yesterday after a long quarrel filled life. Her husband Yer, she resisted until the end as he tearfully urged her not to die.
A jumble of agricultural items appears, mentioning sowing machines, reapers and binders, paints, pipes, framing, ploughs, scoops, sulfur, tanks, and various unidentifiable terms. Names, places, or dates are unclear, yielding a fragmented catalog without a clear event or narrative.
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