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Twillingate Sun

Location

Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada

Date

Aug 13, 1927

Page

3

Letter mislaid reveals Nina and Stuart’s past romance

Nina discovers a long forgotten letter written to Stuart six years ago after a dresser mishap. The note, found by a maid and later shown to Stuart, explains a dramatic misunderstanding about a proposed charge and Nina’s honesty. Tom Parker concludes Stuart’s intent was to appear negligent. (To be continued.)

Stuart Parkhurst Nina Lucy Tom Parker

Nebraskan preacher's joke echoes in crowded sermon

A Nebraska preacher delivers a stern quip about courting in the church, as the audience laughs softly at the flirtations among young men in the rear. The incident reflects the light moment amid a serious service.

Nebraska

Local teacher prompts pupils on right action

A teacher urged students to practice virtue and resist bad habits. She asked what is easy to fall into and hard to break. After a pause a young pupil answered Bed.

Meaning of a line about work and money division

The speaker explains that men must earn money while women wait and grieve. Tommy adds that men work to obtain money and then women cry before men share it, illustrating a view on gendered labor and wealth distribution.

Tommy

Birth as the pivotal accident in many lives

An editorial note asserts that the defining event in many lives is birth, calling it an accident of origin shaping destiny and experience.

Disputed Viewpoint Cited as Tactic for Persuasion

The remark notes that persuading a stubborn person may hinge on agreeing with them first. It frames agreement as a strategic step in debate and highlights psychological tension between contrarian stance and receptiveness.

Coal block shipped to Italy

A block of coal nine feet high and four feet square was recently shipped to Italy.

Italy

The Charge of the Bargain Brigade

A satirical parade of shoppers floods a sale at the Palace of Trade. The Six Hundred push through crowds in a chaotic rush, buying garments at steep discounts as wives and daughters return home with spoils, with many saving ten cents to a quarter.

Palace of Trade SixTundred

Rod and Gun and Canadian Silver Fox News August issue highlights

The August Rod and Gun and Canadian Silver Fox News features Midwinter Nights Dreams a reminiscence of Hudson Bay country Samuel Alexander White’s tale Convey’s Courageous and a Bonnycastle Dale piece on Atlantic Salmon. It includes rainbow trout fishing in B C by Justin Wilson and bird nest photography by H H Pitsman. Regular notes for hunters anglers and dog lovers accompany the monthly publication by W J Taylor Limited Woodstock Ontario.

ROD and Gun Silver Fox News Hudson’s Bay Country Samuel Alexander White Bonnycastie Dale B.C Justin Wilson H. H. Pitsman W. J. Taylor Limited Woodstock Ontario

Europe Trip Timetable Shifts Across Decades

A brief note traces travel phrases from 1927 promising a summer trip to Europe and a 1957 variation offering a weekend European outing. The contrast highlights changing leisure patterns while preserving the travel lure.

Europe

Sins That Grieve the Spirit in Daily Life

Horace Bushnell notes that small sins in daily conduct affect God's Spirit. He urges steady temper, duty, modest behavior, and kind dealing. If you walk with God in everyday tasks, you are likely to remain filled with the Spirit.

Horace Bushnell

Calgary Bride Hears Recipe From Radio Mix Up

A Calgary bride asks her husband to copy a radio recipe, but he records two stations at once. The note lists steps like placing flour on the shoulders, mixing with milk, baking powder, hard boiled eggs, and a quirky ending involving boiling the egg white and serving with fish soup.

Calgary

Muddled Jelly Note Sparks Domestic Row

A fragment shows a domestic dispute over jelly served with a remark about its freshness. The speaker mentions Bridget and a Missus and questions the jelly being moulded before discarding it. The brief hints at household tensions and a missing context.

I Wish I Was as Religious as Abie

A fragment notes Abie’s piety and a humorous scene as he clasps hands tightly in prayer while a collection box passes by, illustrating a tense moment in a small town setting.

Abie

Davis Liver Pills Offer Gentle Constipation Aid

Advert shows Davis Liver Pills as gentle yet effective relief for constipation biliousness indigestion and sick headache. Package of 40 pills priced at 25 cents.

Davis

To Cross Ocean in Small Boat

William Oldham of Warrington Lancashire plans a Dover to New York voyage in a 12 foot steel submersible craft built in spare time. The pedal driven twin propeller boat has windmill gearing, six watertight compartments and a conning tower. It can carry two, with 50 day trip estimate and seeking a partner to share hazards.

William Oldham Warrington Lancashire Dover New York Oldham

Multilingual Match Made in Kingston Mock Auction

A Kingston couple wed. the groom speaks six languages and the bride three, a joke-tinged notice notes. The wife asks what he would do if she died. he replies with a quip about sharing the same fate, prompting the wife to call him a wretch and admit suspicion.

Kingston-Whig-Standard

Clerk Seeks Raise to Help Marriet Merchant Boss Denies

A young clerk asked his merchant boss for a raise to support Marriet. The boss refused, performing what is described as a great act of charity.

Marriet

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