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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 20, 1947
Page
2
A reader reports waking with dull headaches eased after a year taking Kruschen Salts. The letter claims improved health, energy, and absence of headaches, attributing relief to regular morning doses and noting a connection to digestive waste and constipation. The ad offers 490 and 60c prices at drug stores.
Dr Peters affirms no disease transmission via lending libraries or school books in a 1947 Newfoundland exchange. Letters between Hr Grace regional library board and the Department of Public Health discuss circulating books, public fears, and official reassurance on TB transmission and coin contact.
An engineer from Eversharp, Elbridge J. Casselman, shares a shaving method backed by 25 000 tests over 15 years. The correct routine spends three minutes washing the face, lathering, and letting soap soften the beard before shaving to ensure a swift, clean shave and longer blade life.
Five men were rescued after a rubber dinghy capsized off Loran Point near Battle Harbour. A US Coast Guard boat initially failed to reach them due to strong winds, but fishermen later pulled the men from a small island and towed the dinghy to shore. All were in poor condition, three semiconscious, after hours of dangerous seas.
A Millertown resident William White, a stable foreman for the A N D Company, was kicked in the head by a horse at about 3 p m in a stable. He was rendered unconscious and taken to Buchans Hospital in serious condition. Police were alerted and the man remained unconscious as of Saturday night.
Arthur Miffle LL son of Mr and Mrs S W Miflin of Catalina Trinity Bay attended Memorial University and Dalhousie King’s College Halifax earned Bachelor of Laws on November 13 and admitted as Barrister in Nova Scotia November 14 and to Newfoundland Bar December 6. He will practice with Isaac Mercer LL B as Mercer and Mifflin.
Windsor Town Council received a 500 gallon fire pump from the Government. Sgt. Clarence Newell tested it at Long Pond near Windsor on December 1 with two council members present. The setup included 1000 feet of 2 1/2 inch hose and 650 feet of hose with a 1 1/2 inch branch tip, used by the Canadian Navy in World War II. The water flow reached about 30 feet and the pump was described as in splendid condition for future Windsor use.
Mr. E Strangemore told a Daily News reporter he speaks for northern Newfoundland residents in expressing appreciation for the railway. Two steamers were placed on the service this year reducing isolation and speeding supply delivery and outside contact.
On the first of the month Nitewell and Company began its annual wood cutting operations at Jackson's Cave. Several male residents from nearby communities have already received seasonal employment.
A South Side bicyclist lost his bike for several days after it was stolen from a roadside park. He recovered the machine after a man claimed no knowledge of the disappearance and hid the bike in a teatalise section of a building, resisting admission of the theft.
A letter denounces Confederation as a political tactic driven by distorted facts and fears for responsible government. The writer criticizes aggressive tactics, urges voters to resist the issue’s ballot placement, and defends government by commission as better for the electorate’s sanity. The piece closes with a strong pledge of country first.
A cryptic clairvoyant channeled a puzzling phrase about a prospective client and a recipe. The odd wording led to questions about intent and clarity in the session.
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