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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1904
Page
4
A fragmented 19th century column discusses parental guidance and maternal roles. It champions steady discipline to curb a child's outbursts, advises against physical punishment, and condemns harsh words. It urges women to shape character, rest, and moral duty, while outlining a traditional, duty-bound domestic ideal and expectations for wives and mothers.
A historical advertisement claims Tir Shellie's New Discovery for Chula colds and consumption offers rapid relief. It touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery as effective with testimonials from Mrs Wy IP Mitchell and others. Sold by Au Mla & Co in Russia.
A garbled 19th century street tale follows a boastful captain and nervous lieutenant during a parade. Soldiers react with mock fear as an officer’s tricks backfire, culminating in a chaotic, comical retreat and a vanished powder supply.
Fragmented readable text discusses a book by Mrs Winelaw on cats and a banquet that reveals many details about feline life. It cites artists like Lef\u00e9, Boucher, and Henriette Runmer in relation to feline portraits and the belief cats influence mood and health.
A fragmented 19th century vignette describes a photographer or painter Millet at work in a forest cottage. Scenes include a kitchen, a room added for work, a modest lamp, and figures such as a housewife and a child. The text evokes rural life, meals, and the artist's labor amid nature and domestic detail.
The text mentions a remedy for cholera and diarrhea and lists names such as Tate af bien Batic Chrahu Tata and references to stomach disorders. It reads like a damaged historical medical note offering a treatment and predicting its effects on the body. Names and terms are unclear due to OCR errors.
An old ad copy touts Pain Bate as a great relief for neuralgia and sciatica. It claims rapid easing of excruciating pain from these ailments through a Viniment formulation, noting widespread consumer appeal and sensational testimonials.
In a long, archaic fable a King tours his garden where the oak and cow and vine argue about fruit and purpose. The piney laments lack of fruit yet insists the world is best when each creature does its part. They resolve to strive to do their best where God placed them.
A fragmented OCR passage describes marble making with large quarry stone blocks and a turning upper block. It notes grooves on the surface and a mechanism that hones marbles by rotating a hard wood face. The text claims about a bushel is produced in fifteen minutes, yielding around 160,000 marbles per week.
A cautionary note on personal conduct warning that good qualities are undermined by bad manners. It urges politeness saying please and thank you and pardon, and avoiding exaggeration or blunt, careless behavior.
Fragmentary verse extols the married man to love and praise his wife at home. It portrays the wife as a homely, loyal partner whose care supports him, while hinting at the emotional stakes of infidelity and the consequences of parting. The piece uses archaic phrasing and contains typographical oddities.
A comic misinterpretation unfolds over a telephone where a wife invites a Mr. Jones to dinner, but the caller mistakes the message for a different Mr. Jones. The scene toggles between office and home as voices clash, revealing social incongruity and mistaken identity.
The guide urges tidying cupboards and drawers daily and labeling tins to save time. It stresses refilling containers as they empty, keeping supplies modest, washing as items finish, and readying herbs and spices. Clean as you go, wash dishes after use, and store hot water for convenience.
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