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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1928
Page
2
Sir Wlfred Grenfell, noted missionary and doctor of Labrador, elected rector of St Andrew's University England by 1357 votes over Lord Melchett and the former Sir Alfred Mond. A teacher asks about a godfish to a class and a girl replies.
A local shop advertises a selection of gift items including ties handkerchiefs pipes tobacco in gift boxes and related accessories. The notice also lists toys dolls rubber balls whistles boats air ships trains and an extensive grocery line with fruits vegetables cereals jams and confections.
A nostalgic poem by Edgar A. Guest reflects on Christmas hunting days, spring buds, May warmth, and summer anticipation. The speaker, still a boy at heart, smiles at children’s tricks and gifts, noting dolls, carts, trains, and family moments as the season of joyous play returns each year.
The poem recalls Christmas as a path on life’s highway where Father Time arrives with greeting. It urges leaving care behind and embracing laughter and song, uniting old and young in merry play and cherished memories that bloom like a garden ray on Christmas Day.
John G. Stone holds the position of Minister of Marine and Fisheries, directing policy on maritime affairs, fishing industry regulation, and coastal resource management. He oversees government programs, budgets, and regulatory frameworks impacting ships, ports, and seafood production.
John H. Devine, barrister and solicitor based in St. John's, advertises office at P.O. Box 5215 and provides contact via phone.
A country travel tip promotes Davis Menthol Salve as unequalled for earache sprains burns cuts and bruises priced at 25 cents. The compact notice highlights portable first aid for travelers and households alike.
Radio beacon network around the British Isles expands with six stations erected and seven more ordered. In operation Mersey Bar Coningbeg and Spurn lie on lightships while Skerries Round Island and Gas quays are land based.
A policeman states the arrest for gambling and intoxication. The accused deflects with a literary flourish, while the county magistrate orders thirty days and to compile a list of names to row in.
Notice from Llewellyn Lilly of Lewisporte seeking mates to travel by boat named Honeymoon, about 30 feet long, 75 horsepower four cylinder engine, to any part of Notre Dame Bay. Wire or pick up at Lewisporte any time aboard the Dot.
A farmer frets over sick pigs while a city man jokes about smoking to cure hogs. In a wedding a rookie guest confirms he kissed the bride only with a quip about Confederation Life, revealing a muddled, humorous scene from a distant town.
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