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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 04, 1928
Page
3
Gertrude Ohman and Wade Rowland were married by a spruce clad minister on a log boom in open air. Both bride and groom work at a Hoquiam mill and their wooden garments were placed for a joined look. Guests tossed sawdust as the couple began a raft honeymoon down Gray River.
The Christian Science Monitor notes the arrival of the new baby Ford sparks questions about how soon owners may seek a rattle as a symbol of infant era reaction.
An old advertising tone touts Fletcher's Castoria as pure vegetable relief for infants gentle on the stomach and effective for colic constipation and diarrhea. It urges mothers to use a few drops at the first sign of trouble and to call a doctor for real sickness.
University of London chemistry professor Dr R T A Plimmer told the New Health Society at St Thomas's Hospital Medical School that toast is more fattening than bread. He argued toast proves fattening as steam rising shows it concentrates fattening effects rather than reducing them.
The Avro Avrian, built by A V Rowe & Co of Newton Heath Manchester, arrives for spring icefield work in Newfoundland. Fitted with Cirris engine and dual landing gear, the craft will be uncrated after Pilot Caldwell’s arrival and has trials with M Job Taylor aboard during England trips.
A complaining customer laments no ham in a sandwich. The proprietor retorts to try another bite. The customer, after a lengthy journey, repeats the concern about not finding any ham, with the proprietor insisting the ham was likely missed on the bite.
The report notes successful launching of Newfoundland salmon on the British market in its three qualities. Hudson's Bay Company states their stocks were largely sold to importing agents by a month ago, with next shipments due in May 1628. The last 500 cases offered at a discounted rate likely to be cleared by print time.
A personal vignette follows a young woman who embraces independence by earning money through work to purchase desired items. Her transition from reliance to self support highlights growing empowerment and practical ambition.
Milwaukee Jan 14 Colonel W Mitchell of the United States Army faulted U S Navy submarines as the worst in the world and said lives could have been saved if safety devices had been installed aboard the submarine after its sinking. He called the alleged lack of safety devices deplorable.
A Soviet government owned ship arrives at Le Havre carrying silenced church bells from Russia. The bells, dismounted by official order to be sold as old metal, were broken up to avoid import duties. Exported under the Soviet foreign trade monopoly, they traveled by rail through Germany to Hamburg and then by sea to France.
A London suspect linked to a Chicago wanted man had fingerprints transmitted by radio to Scotland Yard. The transmitted prints confirmed the right man, illustrating radio fingerprinting as a tool in criminology.
The first underground rail line in the Far East opens to the public in Tokyo. Running one and a half miles underground, it follows the New York subway pattern and is said to be earthquake proof. It links Ueno terminus with the Asakusa pleasure district.
A health brief promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a better alternative to soda for indigestion sour stomach and gas. It claims decades of physician use neutralizes stomach acid more effectively than bicarbonate solution and aids bowel waste while being gentler to take. Gerald S. Doyle distributes.
A quirky idea suggests earning experience by babysitting neighbors for a day. Proponents see practical lessons in responsibility and budgeting while critics warn about safety and fairness in informal arrangements.
The catalogue price lets parents estimate the yearly cost of keeping a daughter in college by multiplying the listed amount by three. This rule of thumb appears in a guidance notice advising budgeting for tuition living expenses and related fees.
A humorous exchange centers on a cashier balking at cashing a check for a brother, with a stranger remarking about family familiarity. The dialogue riffs on age labels and loyalty, highlighting a quirky social moment likely from a period paper.
A white flashing acetylene gas light has been established on the east end of Mal Bay Island marking a coastal aid. The position is lat 47 37 N long 55 12 W. The beacon improves navigation for vessels approaching the bay from the east.
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