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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1937
Page
3
A reader recalls rapid weight gain from 120 to 198 pounds then weight loss to 150 after using Kruschen Salts. She claims no dieting, attributes slimmer figure to the remedy and notes improved health as months pass.
The New York Times reports that British challenger Endeavour II, skippered by T. O. M. Sopwith, will depart Gosport for New York in early May to duel with Endeavour I, the prior challenger, before the America’s Cup series. Sopwith may field either boat and hopes for six weeks of practice on this side before the July 31 match. A syndicate of British yachtsmen funds Endeavour II’s voyage.
The Minneapolis Journal reflects on European monarchies after the turn of the century and World War I. It notes the collapse of lines like the Romanoffs and Habsburgs, the fading Italian crown, and argues kings rule by the consent of the people conditioned by behavior.
A fragmentary quotation attributed to Seneca urges valuing study over wealth. It notes gold and silver were once mixed with dirt and were separated by avarice or ambition, reflecting on moral priorities and human folly.
A humorous exchange unfolds as Lord Pomp visits a mental hospital. A well dressed man greets him at the entrance and asks if he is going to the hospital. Lord Pomp confirms and is told to proceed, with the man noting his own initial mistaken impression.
A defence attorney questions a fetching blonde witness while the court enjoys a moment of light humor. The exchange turns on where she was each night with the prosecuting counsel objecting only to the judge’s amused shrug.
Glad tidings and Christmas gifts are carried homeward from the East by Caledonia Imperial Airways new giant flying boat. She makes the Alexandria to Marseilles non stop leg at 150 mph, showing how near trans Atlantic air mail is. Ireland to Newfoundland is only about an hour longer in flight.
A playful dialogue runs through a crowded scene where a corkscrew bottle and an orange converse with items like a bottle, an apple, a firecracker, a judge, a postmaster, a piano, a knife, trousers, and a shirt. Each object offers humorous adjectives in response.
Compiled sayings emphasize perseverance, responsibility, and character shaped by suffering. Lincoln Lowell Forbes Luke 6 46 Ian Maclaren W A Sunday Bishop Johnson offer concise reflections on purpose faith and knowing Christ.
In the St John’s Newfoundland Christmas Annual a judge and defence counsel discuss the slang expression Let you. The barrister explains it as American origin used to mark doubt about a statement’s truthfulness. The judge reacts with short interjections.
The speaker argues perseverance fails not from lack of strength but from partial surrender to God. True peace requires full unity of the will with the Divine, as opposed to opening only certain chambers to spiritual influence.
A devotional verse reflects on walking with God through wilderness today and reaching the promised land tomorrow. It contrasts D L Moody with a biblical admonition to overcome evil with good from Romans 12 21.
A humorous Journal of Medicine and Surgery piece praises nurses as a marvel of science and nature while noting their training, registration, and salary. It playfully questions miracles and highlights nursing feats such as covering a larger bed and handling a clinical thermometer without harm.
Frederick S. Lawrence, formerly of Peace River Alberta and now in New York, has been granted the right by the Commission of Government to select a million acres of grazing land in Northern Labrador for a large reindeer reserve. Operations will start once the government completes rights arrangements.
London has 64 streets and squares named Albert to honor Prince Albert husband of Queen Victoria. The names span across multiple districts, reflecting historic ties to the royal couple and city development.
Mrs Newstyle complains her husband is careless and loses buttons. Mrs Oldstyle suggests the issue is sloppy sewing by him.
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