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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 18, 1920
Page
1
A frightened traveler recounts a chaotic train ride during a mass ant attack. He describes hanging onto the car door, pleading with passengers, and a guard forcing entry attempts while the crowd panicked. In a bizarre twist a porter lends trousers and the man continues toward town.
The article argues farmers must make it financially worthwhile for children to stay on the farm and stresses offering tangible promises at maturity. It urges positive views on farming, higher cultural standards, social incentives to counter isolation, shared household responsibility, and daily family harmony to retain youth and improve stock care for profits and happiness.
Rumor hints crino line returning with ingenuity for reusing discarded Merry Widow hats as skirts. Quotation reflects whimsy about mirth and melancholy, preferring to stew over sadness.
An authority on tongues notes a centuries long battle among languages and asserts English now dominates world speech with 120 million speakers, outpacing German, Russian, French, and others. The trend favors English growing simpler and more direct, potentially spoken by half the world in a future century.
A Shrew Observer critiques the misuse of modesty as an excuse for weakness and lack of initiative. The piece argues modesty should not mask unambition and urges balance between self-respect and allowing others their due, noting that overmodesty can become cowardice.
An excerpt critiques a journalist's pronouncement on a public figure, referencing reputation repair and personal demands. The text satirically questions motives and exposes miscommunication between editors and readers, noting Maguire’s anger at implied expectations and public scrutiny.
In a small coal yard mishap a carter disappeared after handing control to a helper. The man turned up at a customer’s house, unloaded coal, then sat to rest in the kitchen, prompting the master to explain the delinquent. Sammy quipped he had weighed the coal.
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