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Newspaper

Twillingate Sun

Location

Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada

Date

Aug 24, 1946

Page

2

Grease Remover Claims Quick Drain Relief

An advertisement touts Gillett's grease remover as fast acting for grease clogged drains. It promises full strength cleaning of pipes, spotless toilet bowls, and greasy pans, urging customers to buy tins and avoid dissolving lye in hot water.

Gillett Gillett’s

Gems for your Scrapbook Home

A collection of quotes extols home as center of love peace and safety. Notable lines from Goethe van Dyke Eddy Holland Montrosies Harvey celebrate domestic happiness, personal growth, and faith found within home life.

Between Good Soundness and Soundness of Words

A compact reflection contrasts what is truly good and sound with what merely sounds good. It notes the gap between appearance and essence, urging discernment in judging quality, integrity, and lasting value over superficial appeal.

Water glass incident at restaurant spat

Proprietor complains a customer ordered water, drank it, and left angrily. Scot questions what else he expected, suggesting the scene was calm but tense. The exchange hints at a minor dispute over service and behavior in a dining establishment.

Scot

Senator silences protest over crisis amid radio duties

A terse statement from a senator deflects questions about a brewing orsign situation. He dismisses concerns, insisting there is no time to think as he prepares to address the nation on the radio. The exchange highlights urgent political maneuvering during a developing crisis.

Unsafe to leave infant on unguarded high places warns Ottawa

The department of national health and welfare urges mothers not to leave babies on high tables or unguarded beds even for an instant. If distracted briefly, place the child back in the crib to prevent home accidents as infants squirm rapidly and may fall.

Department of National Health and Welfare Ottawa

Flying Nurse Sydney Australia long journeys for care

Sister Myra Blanch Australia’s first Flying Nurse travels hundreds of miles through floods dust storms or rain to reach sick patients. Based at Broken Hill she serves up to 500 miles away with the Flying Doctor Service alongside a doctor and plane at each base. Her solo trips are common and arduous but valued in outback medical aid.

Sydney Australia Myra Blanch Broken Hill New South Wales Flying Doctor Service of Outback Sister Blanch

Perfect rubies rarer than fine diamonds in worth

The note asserts rubies are far rarer than diamonds, implying greater value or scarcity in precious stones. It presents a comparison without supporting data or context.

Former Cripple Amazed His Friends

A young man tells how after years of pain from rheumatism he found relief using Kruschen Salts. He describes six months to improvement, then long country walks and renewed tennis activity, crediting the remedy with dispersing uric acid deposits and aiding kidney expulsion.

C. W

Crown as unifying force in Commonwealth transition

The piece argues the British Crown binds the Commonwealth during its move from empire to a new international society. It highlights respect for the Royal Family and the difficulty of finding a republican alternative, noting the Commonwealth's multiple flags unlike the U S flag's single symbol.

Britain Commonwealth United States British Commonwealth New York Herald

Russia Defends UN Veto In Security Council

The Soviet Union firmly opposes changing the UN Security Council veto. Russian quarters report that Moscow sees unanimity among major powers as crucial and warns against altering the charter despite Australian Foreign Minister Evatt challenging the veto and urging General Assembly review starting September 23.

Russia New York United Nations Security Council Herbert V. Evatt Evatt UN General Assembly

Statue Is Back Eros Returns to Piccadilly Circus

London’s best loved statue Eros is reinstalled on his Piccadilly pedestal after seven years away. The winged god of love, unveiled in 1893 as a memorial to the Earl of Shaftesbury, was taken during wartime and missed by Londoners. While away, a savings postern appeared at his former site serving Allied service members.

London Piccadilly Eros God of Love Surrey Piccadilly Circus

National Handicrafts Centre Announces Day Classes Reopen

The National Handicrafts Centre St John s reopens day courses for men and women on October 1 1846 to May 31 1947 with a two week Christmas break. Courses cover art woodwork carving clay modelling leatherwork dressmaking weaving canning cooking and interior decoration. Applicants aged 18 to 40 encouraged to apply, with free tuition and potential travel allowances.

National Handicrafts Centre St. John’s St. John's King George V Institute

Used Clothing Deals From Logan Mail Order Winnipeg

Manitoba registered Logan Mail Order at 248 Main St offers a wide range of men’s and women’s apparel including suits coats dress pants and footwear at deep discounts. Prices list $1.25 to $10 with new items like work shirts parkas and wool pants. postage paid and satisfaction guaranteed.

Donegal Manitoba LOGAN Main St Winnipeg Canada

Gossip as Earful Beyond the Fence

A playful exchange where a boy asks what gossip is and his father defines it as anything that goes in one ear and out the other, framed as a light household joke about rumor spreading.

Junior Dad

Evening plans hinge on familiar household routine

The caller hopes the mid tress returns home tonight while the maid explains she must stay in due to a night out, implying household duties will fall to others.

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