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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 20, 1925
Page
8
Augustus proposes while a lively household observes. Biyka explains inviting two couples up for the moment, as bashful suitors watch. Halftime brings football chats, rivalries, and a joke about a maiden’s fate. In a domestic scene, a man debates a future with a rival, while a mother and table talk reveal ordinary family moments.
A fragmentary account shows an American named Jim visiting a zoo and attempting to buy the keeper’s “zon” for his kids. A keeper counters with a possible offer to buy the kids for the zoo. Other Vignettes include a casual exchange between Maiden Aunt and Henry about town visits and a household scene where a maid asks for apples, answered affirmatively.
A comic exchange unfolds on a railway carriage as a joker reveals himself as a company director and challenges the ticket inspector. The inspector claims shared senior roles and directs the joker toward the station master, the police, and possible fines before the joker produces the ticket.
A wealthy father disciplining a boastful son leads to a forced talk about virtue. The son grows anxious after confessing that he and the office typist have secretly married, triggering a tense, old‑world parental reaction.
In a crowded tramcar a small man helps a tall fur clad woman reach a strap. She thanks him and asks where he got up. In a separate scene an old lady asks for hoes and shoes. The shopman offers an extra strong worn shoe, but she insists on a new pair.
Aunt Maria writes of a broken music stool that will not play and of weekly football sweeps at the office. She recalls a tidy couple across the road, a cleaning wife and night watchman husband, and a playful quarrel where a neighbor’s remark turns into a joke about well wishing.
A teacher and Willie dispute the difference between sufficient and enough with a pie joke. A timid man asks a constable to move him on after waiting for his wife three quarters of an hour. An amused relative recalls Billy’s church conduct with a sharp quip. A boast about forging a signature to cash a cheque ends with a joke about money.
Dialogue follows Miss Smarte's denial of a Gazette engagement claim and a playful hinting at wedding cards. Friends discuss husbands with varied quirks, including drinking, smoking, and temperaments, while a pupil misinterprets Eureka as soap found by Archimedes. A horse with a wooden rein appears on a merry go round.
A string of quick anecdotes from a bustling fair and theater scene. A cheap jack auctions a bright new shilling while a boy underbids with sixpence. A stage manager insists on fur overcoats for a Russia scene. Recruits debate marking time with feet or hands as a drill sergeant berates them. A fatherly author teases editions. A girl at a palmist tent questions fortune telling. A child asks if Hans go to heaven, provoking a minister’s joke.
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