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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 02, 1924
Page
4
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips follows a wary patient with insomnia, a physician’s sleep technique, a ship captain’s fog remark, a parrot joke, observations at a beauty pageant, and a succession of everyday encounters. The pieces showcase punchlines from doctors, preachers, lovers, and taxiing conversations, all in a breezy old newspaper style.
Reports show influenza, whooping cough, and measles spreading across Australia with pneumonia deaths in many cases. Authorities urge daily mouth and throat care using a simple mixture of Heenza in sweetened water, with Heenza Congh Diamonds as an alternative.
From Mr. T A Butcher of 84 Bendigo Street Prahran on November 26 1921 a testimonial praising Warner's Base Cure and Warner's Safe Cure for liver and kidney complaints. He describes severe back pain and persistent pain under the right shoulder blade, prior failure of medicines, and rapid relief after starting Warner's remedies. He notes sales by chemists and storekeepers in original and concentrated forms.
A fragmentary dialogue touches on ancestry and pride as a father tells a son they are part of the family line. A clerkship applicant asserts fluency in multiple languages and double entry accounting while denying drinking or smoking, with a wry line about a well trained dog and criminal clues.
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