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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1941
Page
2
A sermon style reflection argues that divine Providence directed winds and rain at pivotal battles, from Ypres to Piave and Waterloo, shaping outcomes. It cites meteorology reports, biblical verses, and figures like Napoleon, Blucher, Diaz, and Foch to claim God governs the weather and uses it to favor the righteous.
A terse battlefield scene notes Austria and Germany pushing through the Alps toward Italy with Venice as the central prize. The passage emphasizes the strategic significance of Venice and frames the advance as a decisive moment in the war.
A British firm has sold its two millionth steam trap, a device that drains condensate from steam systems. Steam traps vary from float and bucket types to thermostatic models and are used in ships, refineries, mills, breweries, and many industrial and institutional settings worldwide.
A clergyman recalls a time in which he rebuked a laughing youth who later proved to be an idiot. He says he has since feared correcting misbehaving parishioners, lest he repeat the mistake. The rest of the service was marked by order and discipline.
Pat arrives at work with a large tear in his coat sleeve. His boss suggests mending it. Pat replies that a patch would be a sign of poverty, viewing a hole as the result of an accident but a patch as worse.
Oswald-Pop shares a plain spoken school note urging students to simply walk to school as a straightforward, no fuss approach. The narrator emphasizes ease and familiarity, framing walking as an uncomplicated daily routine.
Advertisements praise amiable salesmen and customer welcome atmospheres from a hardware store tea room and a florist. The quotes compare service to a father arranging marriages, a ray of sunshine after rain, and note a controversial line about flowers and a young girl’s face.
A touring car slows to a crawl as an elderly man in a showy wagon tells a story about Rip Van Winkle. A party member mocks him asking if he ever rode in a car and the old man recalls a five wheeled vehicle used to steer, delivering a dry punchline.
Nutting asks Cutting how long the wedding tour lasted and Cutting replies it was too long, turning into a lecture tour rather than a private celebration.
A lighthearted remark defines discretion as what comes to a person when he is too old for it to benefit him, illustrating a humorous take on aging and judgment. The dialogue uses playful phrasing to provoke thought about sensible restraint.
In a tombstone scene a mother reads an inscription claiming here lies a lawyer and an honest man while a child asks why two men are buried in the same grave revealing a poignant moment about memory and justice.
A brief quotation discusses marital options, noting that a man who marries a widow cannot marry a miss. The exchange frames a humorous contrast about titles and spousal status.
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