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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1902
Page
6
Melbourne notice seeking agents for Phoenix Assurance Co Limited at 4 Market Street. Advertising call for sales representatives across regions, with commission terms and requirements for valid credentials.
A garbled report describes a tense south side council discussion with members arguing over tactics and outcomes. One attendee questions the method while another urges restraint as unclear statements and misread phrases fill the record.
The Melbourne edition highlights an illustrated publication called Humanity featuring portraits of races across Europe, America, and Oceania. It contrasts ideas by Sir Edmond Barton and proposes a controversial interpretation of civilization, race, and political order amid criticisms of moral and social premises.
A clipped notice from Ageoledulm Danks and Syn Proprietary (Limited) of Melbourne and Sydney highlights fuel efficiency claims. It asserts a method to gauge engine performance without costly trials, noting a potential fuel saving of around 30 percent.
Remedy advertisement lists Arnold's Balsam as a tonic for coughs colds asthma bronchitis consumption and related chest ailments. Claims suggest it stabilizes breathing and provides relief for various lung conditions with emphasis on its soothing gum-based formula.
The Post and Telegraph Rater Bill begins November 1 with altered postage rates for newspapers and telegrams. Newspapers within the Commonwealth face new per-ounce charges and signature fees, while ordinary and chess telegrams incur varied word-based fares. Tasmanian and interstate rates align with standard Commonwealth charges, plus porterage. Double rates apply on Sundays holidays and urgent telegrams. war, fiscal, and executive dealings have special provisions.
A compact reflection lists thirteen great mistakes shaping views on right and wrong. It condemns imposing uniform judgment and fearing imperfection in others, urging humility and acceptance rather than claiming total understanding or control over life.
An absurd tale of a music hireling in a Highland estate opens a sequence of scenes, including a rector joking about the Fourth Commandment and a flirtatious exchange about beauty and emptiness. The passage shifts to a parliamentary debate on free postage for embossed literature aiding the blind, praising Mr Tudor for advancing rights and education, and ending with satirical anecdotes about social pretensions and romance.
A river blaze along the Clyde burned for days with water boiling at the edge and debris floating downstream. Firefighters battled a stubborn sheen of heat along the bank, extinguishing the blaze only after widespread efforts from bridge to shore.
A garbled list details great works and wonders including the largest pyramid by Amenenia and the Taj Mahal. It notes a reservoir, canals, and extensive ancient constructions supposedly built for Nile control and fertility, with references to the Great Wall of China, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and the Temple of Karnik among others.
A tale of surprising treasure discovery ends with a bag of gold valued at least £100. In a crowded scene near Preston, multiple people fought over the gold as a boss from the Preston Corporation tried to claim the mattress harboring the hoard.
A Paris sewer worker discovered a large packet wedged in a wall containing railway securities valued at 24,0000. Suspecting theft, he alerted authorities and offered his confession, while investigators assess the fate of the missing bonds and the thief’s likely capture.
An old grave trigger is described amid a funeral scene with a man attempting a digarithg charge. He gestures toward the grave and speaks of a final chance to retrieve honey, reflecting a peculiar, archaic dialogue and ritual surrounding the event.
A Baptist and a Methodist share a meal at a house where the hostess hesitates to ask which minister should say grace. A child’s quick running jests turn into a playground tag as he points to the Baptist minister with the taunt you’re it. The ministers politely accept, but the moment lacks solemnity.
A garbled 19th century OCR note describes a gold watch allegedly hidden in a pudding and tied to a kitchen incident. The fragment mentions a person named Ty Wivelwiter and a homemaker or worker, with confusion over who planted the watch and how it was discovered, suggesting an accidental mislabeling of the item as a treasure.
Fragmentary page piece describes a tense scene with a woman, a bystander, and a man named Lym, involving warnings about confidence, women’s safety, and social manipulation. It references a doorway confrontation and a stray marriage advice monologue about consulting parents.
A fragmented old notice describes a forged will and a secret stash found within a lockbox or jewelry case. The tale centers on a deceased lady and a prized brooch hidden in a prison hide. A doctor named Skoll Gem appears, with a courtly claim of a valuable gem collection including diamonds and pearls.
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