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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1904
Page
4
Draycott the hypnotist draws crowds with theories of mind and healing while Dora Callan orchestrates a bold street scam. Their plan unravels when a staged recovery scheme leaves a bag of valuables missing and a coded letter sent to the professor.
The piece recounts an afternoon incident where a professor was hypnotized by a bold female thief named Callan on a train journey to Malton, with suspicions about hotel staff and a professor contemplating the strange events. The narrative weaves in Draycott and Truax, noting the hypnotic claim and the professor’s uneasy thoughts about the money and the incident.
A scattered Varieties column offers maxims on patience, self discipline, and the will to labor. It touches on moral conduct, home life, and the idea that persistent effort and sympathy shape a person’s life more than talent alone. It recalls old Scottish anecdotes and proverbs about time, gratitude, and usefulness.
Hand written fragment mentions U. Wank and J.B. Stoddart as bank directors with references to a banking company inquiry. Full particulars and charges are available on application to F.T. Moore, agent for Benalla and District, with localized references to Cowas and Barum in Benalla.
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