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Newspaper
Benalla Standard
Location
Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1925
Page
6
A local basketball buildup session near the gym ended with a missed shot. The team practiced plays, passing sequences, and defensive positioning as players warmed up for a forthcoming game. No injuries or officials reported.
An exchange between Miss C and a gentleman jokes about why women favor officers and money. The dreamy girl prioritizes a man’s past gains over future earnings while the practical damsel stresses caution and certainty in marriage prospects.
A collage of old tips and witticisms on tobacco care includes mildew restoration ideas using muslin over a kettle steam, spraying dry tobacco with perfume water, and seaside hatreds where sea air spoils cigars. Jokes about inn owners and a fortune teller finish the item with light humor.
The article surveys solar power concepts from 1860 to 1880, noting attempts by Mouchot to distill water and power engines using sun rays. It records early experiments, failures due to cost, and optimism that a practical solar machinery will be developed despite historical setbacks.
A collection of light quips and exchanges across daily scenes. A nurse doctor exchange hints at convalescence and humor. A boy in buttons explains socks under boots. A shoe shop gag, a dry joke about being great, and playful family dialogue ripple through a café, clinic, and home setting.
To obtain a family supply of fluest quality medicine for coughs, colds, croup, fir, whooping cough and bronchitis, add water and sweetening to a bottle of HEENZO, and you bay the equal of eight bottles of mixture worth £. HEENZO costa only 2. For convenience when travelling take REENZO straight from original bottle-alchemints and stores.
A man and a woman debate whether men or women endure the harder life. The woman argues motherhood, household toil, and constant care create a heavier burden, while the man asserts husbands face more stress. She contends that women suffer more despite fewer tangible results.
The Commonwealth conversion loan offers a strong, backed investment with 54 percent opportunities. Many small investors seek to maximize returns and prefer this proposal backed by Commonwealth resources as the best option for their money.
An Irishman notes divisions between Catholics and Protestants near the border. He says wider conflict exists, and if all were atheists they would act like Christians. A tale mentions Joness kindness dropping a ton of soft coal after a cat slept in the coal bin.
A laboratory study by Professor von A Eldmann in Munich on ant communication details food finding as scouts recruit help. Ants use antennae signals and trails to share crumbs and relocate to the nest. Interwoven punchlines include a courtroom gag about assault and battery and a postal graduation joke.
A voice filled with humor recalls a busy man who never stops. Jokes mix with crooked days, a broken window, and a string of clever quips about jobs, pensions, and the foibles of neighbours. The piece ends on a pun about handling a bull by the horns.
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