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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 04, 1939
Page
2
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A tale of two young mothers Mrs Brown and Mrs Reynolds guiding their babies Billy Brown and Jack Reynolds through infant care. Dr Hayes warns thumb and finger sucking risks and endorses a sleeve fastener method to stop the habit. By five months the thumb habit ends and a birthday dinner marks Jack’s first year with a gradual weaning and balanced vegetable diet.
A dentist explains that prolonged thumb sucking can push Billy's upper teeth forward and hinder proper bite. Since he is young, the habit can be corrected using stiff cardboard cuffs strapped along each arm from shoulder to wrist to limit sucking motion.
Reader claim praises Radway's Ready Relief saying it eases cramps and wind colic quickly. Grandma endorses the product and notes long use, urging purchase at a low price of 33c.
The ad extols Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a cure for nerve fatigue and sleeplessness. It claims nourishment from blood keeps nerves supplied, reducing irritability and anxiety, and restoring energy for daily tasks. Mothers are urged to try the product to regain cheerful family life and vitality.
A medical narrative describes vaccinating a child against smallpox and diphtheria at six and eleven and a half months. It notes a normal teething progress with twelve teeth at one year and a cautious stance on giving cake to the infant. The story shifts to political charges about Moscow trials and Soviet centralization, mentioning consulates and U S involvement.
Diplomatic circles in Washington note urgent Soviet steps to protect the Ukraine including bolstering defenses, purging male elements, and closing a Polish border gap. Reports say Moscow seeks to settle border issues with neighbors and has signed trade pacts with Finland and Poland. Germany and Japan close Ukraine consulates as Munich echoes through policy.
A comic snippet depicts Little Billie riding with his stout uncle on a bus. The uncle warns about sitting on his line, and Billie refuses to pay fare, joking that each breath makes him fall off. The dialogue parodies a lighthearted street scene in a Confederation era setting.
A Humber Herald dispatch criticizes The London Times for proposing Newfoundland as a refugee study area. It argues Britain should focus on Newfoundland’s own economic crisis with widespread unemployment and reliance on dole. The Herald urges productive employment for Newfoundlanders and cautions charity begins at home.
An examiner visited Somerset village school and asked any boy to say what vowels were. A small band stepped forward and the owner of a band instrument answered, vowels are chicken, narrator reports the comical misunderstanding from the visit.
The fragment cites Benjamin Franklin on peace and war. It hints at a reflection on whether true peace exists amid conflict. The readable text centers on a classical sentiment about avoidant extremes between war and peace. The source provides limited context for a fuller story.
A school visitor prompted children with a racist riddle about color and race. Responses varied with some children choosing white or black while one girl boldly replied Streaky, highlighting biased attitudes in a classroom moment.
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