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Newspaper

Twillingate Sun

Location

Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada

Date

Apr 09, 1949

Page

3

Labrador The Dawn Of A New Era For The Labrador

Labrador faces a new era as vast iron ore deposits near Ungaya promise production, shifting steel industry freight to rail and Atlantic seaboard. The region’s geography, population, and fishing economy are described along with potential exports and strategic boundaries with Quebec, Newfoundland, and Labrador’s plan to develop Labradorite mines and Labrador tea.

Ungaya Minesota oMesabi United States Ard Canada Werk St. Law American Steel Imdsetty Atlantic Seaboard Labrader Pst Newfornand Crusia Droy Sidies Laityador Porta Greenland Aarhenigad Farestigt Livy Covnel Angely Latiude Quebec Santta Bs Sui Labrador Newfoundland

Fragmentary verse about a person and praise at a tomb

A railing verse urges someone to praise a man now, noting no amount of applause will matter to him. The speaker laments that words fail to read the deceased’s tombstone and asks how many tears have been shed.

Canadian Sugar Stabilization Corporation Elbaw Engar West “Indies

Owner with its crib a spoon a bibi tooth

A fragmentary note describes an owner with its crib and a spoon, mentioning a pearl white item resembling a tooth. The text is garbled but centers on a small object associated with the crib. No clear dates, places, or names emerge from the legible portion.

Tilt Cove Per Ces Gillerd S500 Cat

Historical OCR fragment lists names including Charlie Gillard and John Gidge with no clear event or context. The readable portion hints at a catalog or notice but lacks a connected action, dates, or places to define a full item.

Charlie Gillard Joseph Gillard Jee Pedy Ropers Samuel Bongrers Sir Thomas Eagers Hennet Besos Cyed Revers John Gitak

Unclear financial note with mixed figures and names

Fragmentary text lists amounts such as 29.50 and 3000 with names Reeves and Lea and a total 7969 dated reference. The source is garbled and lacks context or clear event.

Luistan Jai Reeves

Canada Subsidy Removal Affects Flour Prices in Newfoundland

The Canadian wheat subsidy removal raises domestic flour costs, offsetting expected Newfoundland price drops. Flour may rise by about 105 per sack or 2.10 per barrel as wheat costs climb and subsidy ends. Importers anticipate little post union shortage as price levels converge with export rates.

Ficie Newfoundland Canada

Sermon Sparks Charity Thought In Miserly Merchant

A clergyman preached on charity to his congregation and the duty of giving. The rich but stingy merchant Mr McKenzie was moved by the sermon and confessed that it prompted him to consider turning beggars, admitting the message forced serious reflection on alms.

White Fish Really Caplin Says Dr Templeman

Government Fisheries Laboratory expert Dr Templeman explains that white fish are caplin after spawning ridges fade and sexes indistinguish. Locals call unfamiliar caplin seal fish in some areas, while smelts are noted as a separate species with river intake and spawning observed in Port area in June.

W. Templeman Government Fisheries Laboratory Templeman

Want Yellow Margarine Favor Unrestricted Sale in Canada

A General Merchant of Canada survey shows most merchants support selling margarine without restrictions. About 92.2 percent favor no colorings, 63.4 percent want margarine same color as butter substitute, and many suggest no resemblance to butter while allowing a distinctive hue. Farmers' attitudes noted as well.

Canada General Merchant of Canada P.c

Farmers Split on Margarine Use and Trade Rules

Farmers differed on using margarine to save the butter price gap, with some opposing the substitute. In Quebec and Prince Edward Island, margarine bans influence merchants, and some border stores report smuggling from the U S. Most respondents say dairy harm is uncertain, and few support provincial regulation under the British North America Act.

Prince Edward Island Quebec United States Canada

Coffee freshness test in cold water method

A simple test to judge coffee purity places a spoonful in cold water with a few drops of lemon juice. If pure the coffee floats on top. if impure the water turns brown.

Stain Removal Tip Using Peroxide and Ammonia

A reader notes that mixing hydrogen peroxide with a few drops of ammonia can remove stains from bands. The tip suggests applying the solution to the stained area and letting it work.

A Song of the Sealers and Their Ships

A verse list celebrates Harveys and Job Brothers steamers and captains. It names ships such as the Old Newfoundland the Diana and the Bloodhound and mentions captains Dawe Parsons Kean Barbour Kean Clarke Baird Baxter and others in a maritime seafaring tribute.

Harveys Bowtings S'Rong Whitecoats Captain Dawe Bel Jabie Knee Bon Parsons Jake Kean Harvey Newfoundland Job Brothers and Company Diana Jae Blandford George Barbour Neptune Job Kean Joba Walter Baine Grieve Jake Windsor Edwin Kean Iceland Clarke Baird Brothers Baxter Barbour Labrador Ashe Crosbie Louise Bowringa Abram Kean Plorizet Rit Carrall T Wiat Ronce Nt Joe Keab Pliek And Bartlett

Bumper Trips Goaled for Tains and Ships

An optimistic note envisions strong cargo runs as tains and ships aim for busy seasons with promising, high volume trips and favorable tides.

When The Goods Are Free and Dignity in Health Care

A London eye surgeon notes flaws in Britain’s free health service for eyewear and aids. A damaged pair was repaired only at extra cost, while a monocle request led to unnecessary tests and two extra spectacles. The observer argues free services prompt overuse and higher costs.

Britain Rational Health Service London Times Health Service Bureau Health Service

Skipper the racing dog recovers after leg injury

A mixed breed dog named Skipper, a fast black and white racer, lost his right front leg after a bite by a car but regained speed. He has been clocked at 22 miles per hour and continues to chase cats, with onlookers noting many footed dogs could not keep up.

Azn Abid Bill Asdik Dweers Thax

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