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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1928
Page
2
A St John New Brunswick man credits Gin Pills with ending six months of kidney pain and a potential operation. He took three boxes and recovered. the ad urges recognition of kidney signs and promotes 50 cent Gin Pills from National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada.
The obituary from the Twillingate Sun recalls Jane Anstey wife of Eli Anstey of Cottle's Island who died March 17 after a long illness. Aged 53 she leaves husband two sons Walter and Andrew mother Mary Ann Corey and many relatives. Lieut B Evans led the funeral at the cemetery March 20 with prayers and verses from a niece Fanny cited.
Mr Henry Milsom born in Bristol England 1862 died suddenly on March 24 at Twillingate. He served on a training ship in England and later as a seaman before settling in the area. He worked with William Rowsell Noah Chippett and most recently Nathaniel Chipperty for about thirty years.
The notice records the death and funeral tribute to a respected local man. It notes his survivors, Mr. and Mrs. Chippett, and a broad circle of friends who mourn his loss and remember him with affection.
The April issue of Rod and Gun and Canadian Silver Fox News provides hunting fishing and camping stories plus practical articles. It features Fishing Notes edited by G P Salden Guns and Ammunition edited by Cc Landis Kennel edited by C G Hopton and L E L Taylor and includes English and French sections on industry developments and fox care. Published monthly by W J Taylor Limited Woodstock Ont.
An advertisement offers a slightly used secondhand monument for sale to a Mac Snortle family, described as a great bargain. The brief notice targets a specific surname and history of use in a rural country paper.
Pat Murphy takes his first airplane ride as the plane climbs over New York. A sudden nose dive prompts the pilot to joke that half the people below thought they were falling, while Pat counters that half those above believed the same.
A Florida Times Union note describes a Black entrepreneur launching a Alabama newspaper and using quotes that shift pronouns from I to we and she to reflect community voice in print.
An advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infant ailments. It claims quick comfort for colic constipation diarrhea and upset stomach and notes doctors approve using it as a first aid for common infant distress.
By order of the Governor in Council under Crown Lands Act provisions minerals in all parts of Newfoundland and Labrador not held under license lease or grant or under active license applications are reserved from operation of the act until further notice. Department of Colonial Secretary March 24 1928.
For sale a 28 feet over all motor boat built 11 months ago used three months last summer for pleasure boating. Birch keel juniper plank strong build fastened with gale nails and screw bolts. Bedding for 6% H.P. Acadia engine. Fitted with Rudder iron frame two spars rowlocks and more. For price and further particulars apply to this Office.
Rothwell and Bowring offer genuine certified seed potatoes including Irish Cobblers Green Mountains King George Great Scott Ally Cargill Golden Wonder Kerri Pink Majestic Arran Consul. Booking orders arrive April delivery and limited quantities available at reasonable market price. Secure supply for spring seeding.
A 12 ton motor schooner named Bryden with 9 bhp and a nearly new Bridgeport engine is offered at a reasonable price. Apply to the undersigned J. P. Paddock, Beaumont North Bay, North Dakota.
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