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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 06, 1919
Page
4
An unreliable OCR fragment references multiple proper nouns and places in a jumbled military context. The readable items include names and terms resembling units or locations but lack coherent structure or narrative to extract a clear event or outcome.
An old newspaper snippet advertises specialty sausages and beef products from Spriggs and Porter, with order options and self service. It also promotes a Banalla photography studio offering portraits, enlargements, and illuminated albums with prompt attention available by appointment.
Induction of Rev N D Herring as rector of Holy Trinity Church drew a good congregation. Bishop Armetrong led the ceremony with visiting clergy including the Rov and Peak. The new pastor urged members to share Christian work and support the minister as part of Christ’s body.
The Beechworth parish welcomed Mr and Mrs Herring at a public ceremony in the Parish Hall marked by greetings from clergy and lay leaders. Speakers praised unity between churches, stressed support for the new minister, and extended heartfelt wishes for a long, productive tenure in Benalla.
In Goulburn Valley at a Parish ball honoring Mr and Mrs Clemente of the National Bank, a public program went astray when a Ramblor carriage team bolted down the main street. Mr Ty Cleave leapt into the wagon to calm six horses, breaking harness and injuring no one.
A tobacco shed at Blog Valley near Wangaratta was burned early Thursday, containing 4.5 tons of tobacco, two tons of broom corn, and farming gear. Insurance covered only £40. A license reduction ballot occurred at Wangaratta with decisions reserved for the first two hotels, and surrender negotiations for the Urley hotel proceed. Crown land sale yielded modest sums, while local school aid and a fatal horse fall in Dederang were reported. Yarrawonga forms a recital committee under the Mulwala National Board, and local football clubs plan a joint association with towns on the Bonalla to Yarrawonga railway line.
A NSW New South Wales advertisement claims Wonder-Wool soothes and cures baby colds. Mrs EL Stephan of Waverlay endorses the Wool wrap as effective for broncitis sore throat and colds, urging households to keep it on hand. Available from chemists or W A Wawn Sydney.
North Eastern District Council meeting at Wangaratta discussed ballot timing to clear rolls and candidate preparation. Resolutions urged Bacon factory reopening, support for freezing works, and campaign committee setup for five state electorates while addressing membership eligibility and editorials in the Farmers Advocate.
A sequence of testimonials from Benalla residents extols Doan s Backache Kidney Pills for relief from kidney and backache problems. Mr John Barr of Smythe Street credits the product with renewed health after two months of pain and sleepless nights, ending with a strong recommendation. Five years later he reaffirms the cure and urges others to try Doan s. Pills are sold by chemists and stores with Foster-Mlllan Co. advertised as the distributor in Sydney.
A garbled historical wire of items reports meetings to instruct women in Haflaonza treatment, a catgod from Washington, mid night brewing law on April 30, appoints Mr. Denlwo Miller as governor, fines for potato toping, and war time controls. Includes notes on hydrophobia, dog arrests, sheep thefts, Labor Party meetings, postal rate changes, Mount Lyell mine death, and various rural concerns.
A damaged text fragment describes making a cough mixture at home to save money. It mentions producing four pints of mixture to obtain a bottle of HBex20 and diluting with water, with unclear instructions and brand names. The readable portions suggest a low cost remedy for cough, cold, and sore throat amid garbled OCR.
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