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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1904
Page
6
The World of Inventions and Arenas Advertises Patent Service
A garbled ad offers a pamphlet titled The World of Inventions and Arenas and claims the best bank for moneymaking. It instructs sending eight penny stamps to GG Turn Co in Melbourne for patent services. Contact details include Richmond Mouse and SWAS STRELT in Richmond, with a reference to a telephone number 3836.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World of
GG ‘Turn & Co
Queensstreet
Melbourne
Owl and fox tale from a stormy forest scene
A jittery woodland vignette follows owls and a fox as a duck is pursued and a hunter interferes. The narrative shifts between eerie events and cautious observations of the nocturnal creatures. The tale hints at danger, instinct, and the hunt within a moody forest setting.
Unclear Utterance on Doctor Brown and the Well
Fragmentary line questions Doctor Brown and a well hazard. A sarcastic remark suggests neglecting the ill and leaving the well alone. No clear人物, place, or date. appears as a quotation from a dialogue or columning snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sal
Doctor Brown
The Unknown Future and the Strangest Experiences
Fragmented text discusses future shocks and human responses to unseen dangers. It references daily life, anxiety about what may come, and the idea that reality may differ from perception. The piece explores mood, readiness, and collective nerves as society contemplates uncertain times.
Near Sightedness and Vision in Animals and Humans
Fragmented text discusses farsightedness and near sightedness, noting the eye’s ability to adjust focus in humans and animals. It mentions examples from nature such as birds, dogs, and zoo animals, and touches on evolutionary aspects of vision, age effects, and the concept of distance perception. The passage also references historical theories and speculative mechanisms of how eyes adapt to distances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape
Jimals
Isis
Miititer
Trapper
Prosperous Men and The Pull Of Social Ranks
A rough, fragmentary sketch of men rising to wealth and status in London. A bricklayer who becomes a prosperous house-builder clings to his labor roots, while an omnibus driver amasses wealth but returns to old ties. The piece contrasts glamour with the pull of familiar surroundings and the struggle to stay true to humble origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Louden
Luelle
Crack in cottage wall spurs surveyor to stamp edge test
A surveyor notes a diagonal crack in a cottage wall near Mrs Hodge who fears collapse. He places stamp edging over the crack to monitor progression, returning a month later to find the pieces intact and the old lady puzzled by the improvised seal. Also a remark on China’s dialects and money troubles closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodge
Warde
China
Europe
A Northern Soldier and a Southern Love Triangle
On a summer voyage from New York to the Bermudas a veteran recounts a Civil War tale of a New Englander who fought for both sides, his Harvard friends Arthur Wolstan and Stanton Mouatt, and a scene of friendship tested by war. The deserter narrator recalls meeting foes as comrades and the drift from idealism to brutal conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thare
New York
Bermudas
New
Arthur Wolstan
Arthur
New Hampshire
Monatt
Stanton Mowatt
South Carolina
Poe
Wolstan
Lilian Mouatt
Carolina
New Hampshire Regiment
Becaue
Kentucky
Stanton Mouatt
Harvard
Mouatt
Hin
Beale
Captain Mowatt
Maddox Run
Glen
Federals
Desertion and duel turn to Confederate espionage tale aftermath
A narrator recalls a doomed Civil War episode where an officer Beale degrades Arthur after a challenge, a night attack forces a desertion twist, and Mouatt schemes to marry into power. The Confederate escape leads to a killing, pursuit, and a final reckoning after the war ends. The tale ends with the cousin rebuffing the narrator’s attempt to wed, citing the shooting.
Inventions A Curious Factory Gum Story From Dublin
An Irish factory near Dublin faced a blaze when workers found a stash of starch and water among the flames. They tested a gum by soaking rags and, through trial, discovered a useful adhesive. The accidental product, created by chance in a single night, was refined and then marketed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Liffey
Dublin
Ume
Entica
Fiarloth
Faith Healing and Mental Science Discussed
The piece reviews faith healing and mental science, noting many cures are plausible via hypnotic suggestion. It argues patients can be cured by belief and hopeful thinking, with doctors using mental treatment alongside medicine to aid those with morbid beliefs or anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearne
Neweoy
Australia
W. G. Hearne
Geelong
Victoria
Congressman Recalls Dinner Incident With Soup and Bricky Brac
A Far West congressman recounts a Washington dinner where nothing was on the table at first. He notes forks and bric a brac, then soup arrived and he feigned enjoyment, describing the meal as a poor dinner for a teller and a traveler amid a string of mishaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Far West
Washington
Belt Dressing Promises Longevity for Belting
From Belt users to readers, guidance on preserving belting with a product named Cling Surface. Recommendations stress avoiding cak ing and friction, urging correspondence with John Danks & Son in Melbourne. A clipped exchange between Blanton and Lincoln illustrates decisive action on correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Danks & Son, Prop, Ltd
Melbourne
Home and power of a true wife in Kuskin's view
A concise reflection on the poet Kuskin's assertion that a true wife defines home wherever she stands. The quote emphasizes a woman’s central, grounding influence, extending beyond physical walls to encompass belonging, influence, and quiet strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuskin
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