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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1947
Page
2
Applications invited for Clerk Grade I in the Office of the Assessor of Taxes. Salary from $2,600 to $3,000 per annum with $80 increments. Requires qualified accountant with knowledge of accounting principles and financial statement experience. Apply by September 8 to G. W. D. Allen Assessor of Taxes.
A Montreal mail order ad from American Furniture Exchange touts New Chesterfield and dining room suites, used sets, and a piano at low prices. It highlights a maroon and green cotton damask 3 per set for 89 dollars, with other used 9 piece and larger groups priced up to 119 dollars. The notice urges writing today and includes address details and a dated salutation.
A vicar praised the parents after a christening for their baby not crying during the ceremony. The mother explained they had been giving the baby a toy watering device to help with calm behavior.
Fans of A R Scammell will welcome recordings of The Six Horse Power Conker Squarin Up and The Shooting of the Banks. The discs carry both sides of The Six Horse Power Cookr and one side of Squarin Up and vice versa, with rich Newfoundland humor and vivid portraits of fishermen and local life.
Four damage suits totaling 2 712 000 were filed against a Belgian air transport company for the Gander Newfoundland crash of a DC 4 last September 18. Helen Ruth Henderson of New York survived asking 252 000. estates of Nathan Lindenbaum, Joseph Alster, and Nelly L Lowenthal sought 1 105 000, 1 105 000, and 250 000 respectively.
A Statesman obituary outlines the passing of Thewis B. Reed, reflecting on statesmanship and the formalities of tribute. It emphasizes Reed's influence and the proper ceremonial response to his death.
The magistrate sentences the offender to a ten guinea fine with five guinea costs. The offender responds with a brief plea twice and asks if any defense can be offered before settling payment. The scene reflects a dated courtroom exchange over monetary penalties.
Mrs AJW hails her ninety two year old father as spry and alert after using Kruschen Salts daily in his tea. The testimonial urges regular internal cleansing and promotes two bottle sizes 40c and 60c available at druggists.
In 1942, an expedition by a couple tested vitamins on Eskimo and half breed families to assess health impacts. They substituted white foods with Cerophyl, a plant based supplement, tracking three large families over twelve weeks amid hunting and subsistence living.
The report records measurements of weight height and chest and health and diet. It notes vitamins improved health but could not offset a diet lacking energy for active work in a cold climate. Eskimo skin disease largely vanished in subjects given vitamins while most controls suffered. It highlights lactation by Eskimo mothers in Nain and observes changes with Europeanization and settlement. Continuous marriages and high infant mortality are discussed, with calls for government efforts to rehabilitate and preserve Eskimo minorities in Labrador.
A luncheon guest congratulates Colonel Blaze on his appointment as governor of a prison. A neighbor jokes about whether such a job requires influence or starting as a convict and rising through the ranks.
McPherson confirms reconciliation and upcoming marriage with Maggie. McIntosh adds that Maggie has gained weight, making it hard to remove the engagement ring.
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