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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 22, 1941
Page
3
A woman recalls dieting causing a nervous wreck and weight loss only briefly. She reports Kruschen improves general health, aids sleep, appetite, and gradual loss of about 15 pounds in eight months, with morning doses restoring energy. The remedy is described as a mix of six salts that gently tonics the body.
A collage of homey aphorisms about love and peace at home, interspersed with stray quotes on bones of a nation and domestic virtue. A garbled line about nettles in Denmark and a mislabeled vegetable note mentions a bean pepper tomato hybrid.
London bacteriologist Dr Lionel Whitby tests a cheap nine shillings treatment on 693 families of mice, reviving the 693rd after 692 died from pneumonia and related diseases. The compound sulphapytidine is said to save many British soldiers and airmen, while Whitby serves as a colonel overseeing blood transfusions.
From a Liverpool church magazine the minister is pleased to hear of illness or misfortune among congregation members or relatives serving with the Forces, inviting reports of sad events and welfare.
A comedian jokes that only ten people attend a show and questions giving them money back. The manager replies that it is impossible since the audience arrived on complimentary passes.
An English justice noted much of his time was spent examining crashes where cars on opposite sides horned at each other yet remained stationary, illustrating the common highway friction of the era.
Britain ships pedigree animals across the seas to aid relief zones. Romney Marsh sheep reach Ascension Island and Red Poll cattle advance to Nepal while a consignment of Large White pigs heads to Vancouver. Relief workers in Forteau repair bridges and roads and harvest wood for breakwater and infrastructure projects.
Dialogue excerpt shows a couple discussing honoring a name through family approval and a bank inquiry. No other persons, places, or events are identified.
Public notice warns that men and boys have tied dog teams and horse teams to the fence during winter and driven over it when drifts blocked roads. The practice damages property and will be prosecuted as trespassing. Mrs John Cook declares it must stop.
A back from a camping trip recounts communal meals and lodging with companions. The exchange highlights deep familiarity built through shared outdoor experiences including fishing and camping. The tone suggests nostalgia for camaraderie during the trip.
The Society of United Fishermen reports the theft of jewels from the Supreme Grand Lodge stored at St. John’s Lodge No. 5 in November. The items include a cherished silver whistle codfish and other pieces with sentimental and replacement value. No clues have surfaced since their disappearance.
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