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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1949
Page
2
A quiet elderly woman living alone receives yearly Christmas gifts from her deceased husband through a trustee arranged gift program. An expensive handbag and a corsage of red roses and forget me nots accompany a card signed by him, brightening her holiday each year for over twenty years. The passage includes health tips on diaper care and winter exercise.
A December Radio Digest condensed piece from Changing Times offers questions to judge job fit. It asks if you discuss work at home, daydream on the job, feel targeted by others, pace with coworkers, how you landed the job, understanding the company, and if you’d want your children to follow in your footsteps.
A good mechanic watches over his machine constantly repairing or replacing worn parts. The human machine also needs periodic checkups to ensure all parts function well. Addressing small repairs early yields better service and prevents major disruption.
Fourteen seamen of the motor ship Harcourt Kent were stranded for hours on a 300 foot ledge after striking the St Shott’s coast. Rescued by St Shott’s residents using a rocket gun and bosun’s chair, the crew endured a cold night before safe arrival at shore and hospital treatment.
A London rector new to North American English misreads an apology at a party. A matron explains she was interrupted by a misheard line about her sitter, leading to embarrassment. The vignette ends with a husband prompting her to reconstruct the conversation.
A Canadian smokings overview notes the government nets roughly 170 million from cigarette taxes yearly, with excise duties of 6 and 4 per 1,000 and an 8 percent sales tax. Domestic brands face high taxation while exports avoid taxes. Canadian and American pricing dynamics are discussed, plus Quebec’s 10 percent provincial tax and home-grown tobacco dominance.
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