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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1910
Page
4
Local notes from St James district cover harvest fairs, cricket and tennis matches, church anniversary services, and community meetings. Reports mention road travel, crop prices, livestock sales, and social gatherings with details on attendees, prizes, and outcomes.
Ms Perkins opposed a motion of thanks to all who helped make the tea meeting and assist with the event. Chin was carried by acclamation. A large amount of food remained from the tea meeting and was given to school children for a treat on the sports ground after school on Wednesday, who appeared to enjoy the outing.
A Benalla Lyric Orchestra program under Herr Anateinger drew a large audience. Maggie Moodie led with violin solos including Faust Bantienso and Midsummer Night's Dream arragements. The orchestra, with members Moodie, Moodie, Rahilly, Griffiths, Connolly and others, delivered refined contrasts and praised soloists, notably Moodie and Levins.
SEVHS vy ST ANDREWS met amid rains with ST ANDREWS winning by 14 runs. O'Connor and Namara led ST JOSEPH with 19 and 25, while Williams took 3 for 19 for ST ANDREWS. Capulets beat Barou Capulets in a brisk 20 minute spell with Gourlay taking 40 wickets.
A Benalla committee meeting approved a special train for a traders excursion to Albury on Wednesday 30th leaving at 7 10am and returning 9 25pm. Tickets set at 6 for adults and 2 for children with free water at the Albury ground. Albury Chamber of Commerce to aid with hampers and transport.
A string of distressing reports from Queensland and New South Wales describes Ramsayyagina’s death in a van amid transport shortages, a jockey injured fatally after a collision near Tarpon, and a Sydney horseman Bows dying aged 21 after a notable hurdle career. Names include J Broadbent and John M Pherson with various legal, transport, and criminal notes.
An Australian advertisement extols Doan's Ointment as a universal cure for eczema and related skin troubles. It cites Mrs Mackerell of Benalla praising its effect on her child and notes the product is sold at Say Pharmacy and by Hester-McClellin Co of Sydney at 2/9 per pot, with six pots for 15/3.
An ancient advertisement sells Pedic Pomade to the Hui and others promising to destroy vermin cure tingworm dandruff and skin sores. It claims the formula causes hair growth and thickening with a single application. Available for 8/6 at stores in Inyo and nearby areas.
Advice on home decor and personal conduct for women, stressing moral duties and neatness. Discusses romantic virtue, support for husbands, and the ideal of a well ordered room with simple furnishings and plain beauty. Promotes avoiding clutter and maintaining cleanliness and discipline in daily life.
A historic reflection argues that women’s labor equals or exceeds men’s, urging women to value practical culture over grand theories. It advises patience in love, warns against idle or flashy suitors, and stresses career readiness and financial prudence for lasting partnership.
A garbled passage extols Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a trusted, life saving cure used widely to ease severe abdominal illness. The text claims it could be procured and reliably relieves pain, asserting its universal dependability and availability in markets.
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