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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
8
A golfer, angered by a slow front rider, drives through and claims the shot passed through a bow legged wielder. The slow player confronts him, asking if this is golf. The other replies it was croquet and jokes about marriage money and age.
An old advertisement touts HEENZO as a bottle that when diluted with water and sweetening yields eight bottles of top cough and chest remedy. It claims equal value to £1 of common mixtures, priced at 2 shillings, and markets Heenzo cough moiamonds at 1 shilling per tin.
A long moral essay extols honor as the guiding force of character. It urges standing square, never blaming others for personal mistakes, and keeping one’s word in religion, business, and daily life. Humility, resilience, and self-respect are praised as essential to a better world, followed by brief humorous vignettes.
In a smoking compartment conversation one man notes global unrest and urges action. The other responds that they have no duty, while a third line mentions their task is to manufacture mattresses.
A seaside boarding house scene features a smiling stranger asked if married, and a playful exchange with a young boy. An English host and an American guest discuss scenery atop a Highlands shooting box, debating luck and success. A banker-turned-general joke punctuates a golf scene as idle chatter. Motivational lines urge steady effort over luck. A bachelor quips about lovers sharing one chair, exposing a joke on ignorance.
Dr Fraser Harris in Optician and Instrument Maker explains the eye as a camera with a retina image inverted on a one square inch surface. The macula lutea is the tiny spot receiving the image. A dentist recalls a client who refused payment for a full set of teeth and even gnashing at him.
Treasury officials note that the Commonwealth's 54 percent conversion loan is free from State income tax. State tax cannot apply during the entire period, creating a binding contract advantage for investors. This tax immunity likely drew many large investors to the ten/one percent issue and its sixteen year period.
A physician warns that many wireless headphone users develop radio ear an eczema. Youth are especially at risk as the condition can become stubborn and painful, progressing with difficulty to cure. Continuous pressure from earpieces against the ear cartilage irritates the skin, while sponge rubber covers relieve pressure but hinder ventilation due to porosity.
A teacher asks for the plural of man and receives Men from Johnny. The exchange continues with the plural of child answered as Twins, reflecting a playful classroom moment about language and expectations.
A discussion on insect sounds ascribed to crickets and other species. It questions whether insects communicate via audible noises, noting that some groups such as ants and beetles may produce inaudible signals, and compares insect sounds to human noises like sneezing and snoring while pondering biological significance and potential signaling to predators.
In a short anecdote a Scotsman complains about the barman’s thumb in the drink and is told to keep his elbow out. A musician’s quip about future fame follows, saying his compositions will be played when great composers are forgotten. A dog proverb exchange ends with a blunt street remark about barking.
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