25 May 1917
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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 25, 1917
Page
1
A sampling of joke captions and short humor fragments contrasts thinkers by temperament with street appearances. It includes color blindness quips, an engineer from Sunderland in London, a bashful suitor’s progress, a man whose wives haunt the sea, a political interruption, a slipper-wielding child’s quiz, and a domestic maid and mistress exchange about timing and service.
A list of tea products including Teas Rabur, Domino, Kanes, Rasswatte Samson Mixture, and Our Own Special Tea is shown with Melbourne prices. The notice mentions agents for Australian Chemical and related firms, along with several misspelled names and vague product descriptions.
A Michigan Farmer article advises farmers to value their labor and inputs for each crop and livestock unit, compare poultry against larger stock, and consider better hen care for higher profits. It highlights ducks as a promising, hardy, low-cost addition with strong winter egg demand and warns against poor breed choice and unhealthy stock.
Grace Somers, a ranch woman ten miles above Sonora, California, has built a snake catching business. She kills rattlesnakes with a 10 ft forked pole, belts their skins for belts and purses, and nets about 6s per snake skin. Her gear includes gauntlets, padded leggings, and emergency remedies.
Instructions advise applying a strong ammonia varnish remover with a small brush to reach wood crevices. Let the solution soak, repeat as needed, then scrape away loosened paint and varnish with a sharp steel scraper.
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