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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1942
Page
3
A woman correspondent cites relief from rheumatic pains after using Kruschen Salts. She claims the product energized her and eased agony by targeting uric acid deposits through liver and kidney function, with a “little daily dose” approach and no after effects.
A compact compilation of motivational quotes about expectation and progress from Feltham Home Mary Baker Eddy Thomas Arnold Quethe and H W Beecher. It reflects on delaying gratification and the drive to keep striving toward higher goals.
A clergyman asks a boy to guide him to the Picket family home. The boy curses after tripping, prompting a lesson on words. The cleric retorts that he should show the way to heaven, while the boy questions who shows the way to Pickets’ home.
A light quip explains ships are referred to as she because of their long preparation time and elaborate painting and decoration, likened to a woman. The joke suggests ships require similar care before they can sail.
New York reports the Polish White Book detailing systematic Nazi crimes in Poland. It cites 700000 murdered, 1,000,000 displaced, mass rape, forced labor, and economic exploitation as evidence of German occupation and moral degradation.
The Washington Post warns that Vichy French collaboration with Japan enabled Japanese expansion in Indo China and could link to broader offensives in Oceania and Indonesia. The piece urges proactive action against Hitler's spring push and potential alignment with Vichy.
Mr. Claude Fraser acting Director of the Newfoundland Industrial Development Board returned from Canada after talks in Ottawa Toronto Montreal and Halifax. He said prominent figures there were eager to assist Newfoundland in organizing distribution and transport for wartime production under the Bits and pieces programme.
A reader in the Winnipeg Free Press argues war ends in 1942 using birth and power years of leaders. The letter jokes about figures totaling 3884 and mentions government appeals to corpses with a cemetery wall quip.
In a terse exchange two men Mr Hooligan and Mr Mooligan marvel at a tunnel near a passing train. The brain asks what would happen if the train missed the hole provoking a wry reply about consequences.
A man replies to a question about music at his wedding with a joke about giving a swell wedding ring. He says his wife will never forget the brass hand, implying a pun on a ring and memories.
The editor bursts into his office during a special service and demands an extra. He questions the staff about news from the battlefield, specifically the rumor of the Egyptian army drowned in the Red Sea, urging instant publication.
A Scottish barber explains he pays lower wages in summer because work is lighter. The applicant asks if haircuts rise in summer, and the barber replies that workers do not need to help customers with their overcoats.
A British Women's Royal Naval Service despatch rider hands a message to an officer on a destroyer returned from patrol. Wrens must have motorcycling and repair knowledge and endure all weather duties.
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