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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1918
Page
1
An aged beauty feature extols a handkerchief massage technique using a cream to smooth the skin. It prescribes brisk twenty to thirty movements across the forehead and cheeks, with upward motions to shape the face, cautioning gentler downward friction, and suggests neck and chin toning to tighten contours.
An old article argues gentle handling wins horses over. It cites Arabs who train by affection, not force, noting that kindness reduces stubbornness and fear. A kind master earns trust, safe obedience, and a willing performance from horses.
A read-through glossary lists terms for foods and cooking methods with misspellings and partial definitions. It covers entrees soups sauces and desserts such as crouton, cafe au lait, filet, fromage, macedoine, meringue, pate de foie gras, ragout, rissole, roux, and saumon with brief notes on preparation like browning sautéing and baking.
The text describes Bons Bonhour using a quirky mnemonic system to link human faces to animal traits observed in visitors. It shows her deep animal knowledge and how she colored impressions with animal likenesses, including a caustic exchange where a wife quips about her marriage.
A Victorian column fragment discusses a homemade teat remedy using boracic acid, hot water, and glycerine stored in a pickle bottle, with guidance on repeated immersion. It also recalls an English laborer who attempted drowning, was rescued twice by a reaper who did not intervene the final time, and a farmer’s question thereafter. A dairy note stresses cleanliness and cold temperature as key to high quality cream, warning against timidity and poor technique. A quip about a plaid dress and a bachelor’s remark on wealth closes the miscellany with a pun about drinking and marriage.
A wedding scene unfolds with awkward, unhappy guests amid gifts while a groom questions the kiss. The passage shifts to rural advice on farming and risk, urging diversification, patience, and moral reflection amid economic ups and downs.
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