Card room banter shows bold brag and sharp barbs
Ras tog boasts about four aces while Dar quips about luck and pot. Sam bo retorts that honest play matters and claims control of the deal, illustrating a tense, slang filled table talk.
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1946
Page
2
Ras tog boasts about four aces while Dar quips about luck and pot. Sam bo retorts that honest play matters and claims control of the deal, illustrating a tense, slang filled table talk.
In parts of England the apples are pared and peeled in one spiral and the peel is thrown over the left shoulder. The peel is believed to form the initial of the person the parer is destined to worry.
A Christ Child driven tale explains angels visiting Hungarian children before Christmas. The angels supposedly listen for good behavior and leave gifts, with tinsel believed to be the angels hair if seen on the floor.
A collection of maxims on purpose perseverance and success from Punshon Montaigne Mupger Mary Baker Eddy Sir Philip Sidney and Addison. The quotes emphasize that sustained effort and clear aims drive achievement and character development.
Biblical lore says three Wise Men Melchior Caspar and Balthasar brought gifts to Jesus then returned home and preached. Legends claim martyrdom in India and veneration shifting from Milan to Cologne where their relics lie in the Cathedral.
A fragment shows a young man lamenting misery and a girl replying that certainty in their relationship would bring happiness. The exchange hints at tension and longing between two lovers in a domestic scene.
Lewia Parsons a 21 year old resident of Swift Current Placentia Bay was sentenced to twelve months in the Penitentiary by Magistrate Abbott at Grand Falla for breaking and stealing nearly three hundred dollars worth of goods from Jacob Bonlas store at Miller Town Junction on October 4.
A concise maxim urging adherence to the core principles that sparked earlier struggle. It emphasizes translating ideals into action to avoid renewed conflict. The message underscores commitment to values over repeated combat and calls for principled perseverance.
The Newfoundland Tuberculosis Association plans a mobile 40 ton X ray ship built in Newfoundland to reach isolated areas lacking medical services. The vessel will house an X ray room dark room and theater style equipment with a four member crew and medical staff. Financing depends on this year’s Christmas Seal Sale with a target ready for service by July 1947.
The speaker notes that understanding Canada’s term tone matters to many. He asserts the Convention was elected to uncover facts about Confederation and that the public has a right to know. He stresses the importance of clarifying this term as part of the broader inquiry.
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