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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 30, 1924
Page
4
A feverish woman entertains a specialist as family tensions surface. The doctors remark on the patient’s looks while a sister hides, the local doctor counters with a sharp quip about her sister’s attire, and a tart exchange occurs between a draper’s daughter and the doctors child. A joke about Rogers and fishing ends the snippet.
A mixed bag of social vignettes and clever exchanges. A social worker admonishes thrift in a neighborhood savings bank opening while a tormented night watchman deflects questions about wages. Schoolroom etiquette, parental apologies, and children’s quips punctuate a series of brisk, humorous scenes.
The notice from Head Office Melbourne lists contact details for J McHwan Carsoll and Samuel Oguih as managers. It asks for any information about the company to be directed to these executives by phone or letter. The fragment mentions 483 Gollin387 Melbourne and references Sydney and Brabene.
A landlord confronts Pat about back rent and warns of eviction. Pat replies that he has nothing but claims he has “got nothing” yet is told to pay by Monday. The tale ends with Pat saying he would owe nothing if not for a back-door sale that salvaged funds.
Mrs Puttoft and Mie Bottom discuss household finance and a plan to move a heavy tram from the attic. The exchange reveals tension over chores and money as they debate lifting duties. The scene centers on a familial argument about effort and practicality.
A village crowd listens as a dignitary tries to identify the oldest inhabitant amid playful misfires and stuttering. a youngster taunts a rival about beating him, while light dialogue and moral snatches fill a chatter-filled rural scene. Also advertised is Heenzo cough remedy promising cheap, effective relief for colds and throat ailments.
An advertisement extols Warner’s Sate Cure as a remedy for common ailments including rheumatism gout neuralgia lumbago indigestion and debility. It claims the medicine restores kidney and liver function enabling toxins to be expelled and urges purchase from chemists and grocers in original or concentrated non alcoholic forms.
A fragment shows Old Peter hoarseness and doctor's order to talk little. In a shop he writes for two penn’arth of twist tobacco. A lady lecturer pushes male audience members to defend wives against slander, but a meek man mishears slaughtered.
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