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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1946
Page
3
A 71 year old woman credits Kruschen salts with 40 years of perfect health and ongoing ability to do housework. She advocates internal cleanliness and regular use, claiming renewed youth and active liver and kidneys.
Telephonic communication on invisible light rays was used in combat by German and Japanese forces. Northwestern University researchers analyzed captured Lichtsprecher devices from 1944 45, noting infrared beams provide secure, wire free transmission between outposts and front lines.
The Newfound land wartime spending figure cited by a government white paper shows American armed forces used about 77 million dollars in Newfoundland from 1941 to 1946. The report suggests the expenditure likely exceeded Newfoundland’s wartime trade deficits.
A witty note on a new bat making a face look short prompts a husband’s long-face remark. A correspondent reports a difficult problem surfaced recently as a lumpy mattress on a hotel bed, with advice to sleep on it from a business magnate.
The Tower of London once housed a royal menagerie showcasing exotic animals. Historical records recount enduring displays and the evolving use of the site through medieval and early modern periods.
A fog horn’s mournful wail in the night eases loneliness for anxious sailors as the distant note shifts to a friendly, guiding call. The sound, heard in a lamplit room, becomes a reassuring beacon shepherding ships homeward through mist.
A merchant recalls his boyhood town as he reads a homey street paper on a city streetcar. The verses echo familiar scenes of Tom Jones, Salou Huddleston, Aunty Simpkins, Ab. Baily, and a neighborly world of crops, tea, and wood buys.
A native and a tourist discuss town hierarchies noting separate bread linen for white and rye. The exchange hints at racial division shaping ordinary routines.
A boy asks about a map attending a convention as a delegate at large. The father clarifies it means the boy's wife did not accompany him.
A curious industrial note suggests the average woman consumes her height to apply lipstick every five years, though it acknowledges she likely has assistance.
A returning veteran asks what the fruits of war truly yield and urges focus on peace security and living wages. He questions motivations for enlistment and calls for jobs and fair pay as ex servicemen rejoin civilian life with uncertain prospects.
A passage reflecting on India's postwar outlook notes that production will begin in Bangalore with a factory tied to military and civilian needs. The speaker argues for realism, self reliance, and neutral stance toward aid while urging ex service personnel and citizens to acknowledge the situation.
A terse quote from Raymond G. Rogers ex Pty Officer Royal Navy Tw'gate reflects a bleak view after conflict and work. The passage notes frustration or futility following battle and labor with the final question NOTHING.
James A. McEachern, Grand Worthy Patriarch for New Brunswick of the Sons of Temperance, told the 98th annual sessions that Canada is heading toward a drunken nation along with the United States. Delegates from U S centres, Ontario, and Maritime provinces attended the conference opened by H W MacDonald, Grand Worthy Patriarch of Nova Scotia who welcomed them.
Planes will be produced for the Royal India Air Force and civilian aviation. The first aircraft is expected within 18 months. The decision follows the United Kingdom Aircraft Mission's recommendation, after its March 1946 visit, to create a special airplane suited to Indian conditions.
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