Hospital contract plan promises $10 yearly care
The letter promotes a hospital contract where a family pays $10 or a single person $5 yearly to cover most hospital care. It claims substantial savings on examinations, daily care, operations, and X rays, with prices reduced for those under contract. It notes eligibility, renewal terms, and consequences for nonrenewal, plus exceptions for specific regions and paupers.
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the Bay
Twillingate
New World Islands
Henry Ford Warns Against Debt and War Profiteering
Henry Ford criticizes debt as an old deal, argues profit should not drive war, and urges affordable, useful goods. He promotes mass production as craft and stresses national happiness through shared community and financial restraint.
Sock Suspenders Then Gravity
A professor addresses business leaders on fixing the world. A manufacturer challenges science’s value claiming to make sock suspenders. The professor retorts by asking where his business would be if gravity were suspended.
Century of Methodism in Twillingate and Notre Dame Bay
Rev. W Edgar Mercer writes a 176 page centennial souvenir detailing the Methodist church history in Twillingate and Notre Dame Bay. The 96 illustration volume is bound and printed at the office, with copies available for $1.00 plus postage.
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W. Edgar Mercer
Twillingate
Notre Dame Bay
Gander Bay Notes Praises Nature and Local Figures
A Twillingate Sun reader extols the Gander River valley as a natural paradise for tourism and sport, notes the beauty of Fairhaven, honors C. S. Rowland’s grave, praises local leaders like H. K. French and P. G. Hoddinott, and reports activity at Horwood Lumber Co and Gander stores. Clergy visits by Rev G Elliott and Rev J T Payne, plus regional financier discussions, are mentioned as the community awaits mill development on the Gander River Grandest.
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P. W. F. Twillingate Sun
Nature
Ganday Valley
Newfoundland
Fairhaven
C. S. Rowland
Twillingate
H. K. French
French
Horwood Lumber Co
Pikepool
P.G. Hoddinott
General Woods
Darius Gillinghans
J. J. Peckford
Gander
F. Saunders
E. S. Reccord
Mr. Reccord
Gill
Bennett
Gander Valley Co
Old England
North America
Sun of the North
E. J. Colbourge
Lawyer and client haggle over fees in first interview
A lawyer asks how the client will pay costs and the client offers a mule a pig and some chickens. The lawyer then asks about the alleged theft, and the client repeats the same farm animals. The scene highlights a humorous exchange over payment and charges.
Rustic Bank Discussion Mimics Old Time Savings
Rustic argues with a vicar about saving at home in a woolen stockin' and paying interest in the future. He maintains adding a bit extra to the stash will compensate for lost interest.
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Rustic
Tallus
A Reflection on Personal Talent and Inadequacy
The speaker notes that a major tragedy lies in mastering a task only to a decent degree rather than excelling. It underscores dissatisfaction with mediocrity despite skill. The remark frames excellence as the ideal, contrasting it with only passable mastery.
Churches Support War Preparedness Adopted by Assembly
The Evangelical Free Churches assembly at Birkenhead voted against a resolution to keep churches from taking part in war or preparation for war. Rev. Dr. Scott Lidgett argued scrapping the navy would not advance peace.
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London
Evangelical Free Churches
Birkenhead
Scott Lidgett
Methodist Church
Impassioned Sermon Sparks Fund Drive After Ceiling Collapse
A Negro parson appeals for funds to repair a chapel when a large ceiling piece strikes a wealthy worshipper. The injured man vows to donate a thousand dollars to start the fund as the preacher urges richer members to give more. The exchange underscores urging mercy and accountability toward family and community.
Poisonous Substance Mention Sparks Dialog
A humorous exchange shows Tom Jones prompting Jack to name a poison. Jack replies aviation as the substance, noting that a single drop could kill, prompting astonishment. The fragment captures a witty bite about lethal poisons.
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Tom Jones
Jack
Tom
Is Your Young Man Popular With Your People
A brief dialogue note in Confederation Life shows a parent asking if a young man is popular with the community as the father checks on him nightly at midnight.
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Thomas Carlyle
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Tw’gate Sun
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