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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1941
Page
3
A woman touts Kruschen as a safe weight loss method not involving dieting or drugs. She claims losing from 154 to 115 pounds at 5 feet 2 inches, with improved health and vanished rheumatism. Kruschen is described as a tonic for elimination and glands aiding gradual fat reduction and energy.
Editor Twillingate Sun reports on Royal Navy General and Special Service drafts, Royal Artillery calls, and Royal Air Force recruiting in Newfoundland. More than 3,900 men have been recruited or are en route, with additional requests for 1000 General Naval Service and 100 more Royal Artillery volunteers, urging Newfoundland men to volunteer to keep regiments distinct.
A humorous dialogue likens politics to fruit, with the father explaining that political gain often comes from clever grafting rather than natural growth. The quip plays on seeds and plums to critique political manipulation.
A collection of aphorisms and excerpts from Luther, Horace, Mary Baker Eddy, Hume, Defoe, Matthew Arnold. The passages urge patience, self-mastery, and calm in the face of circumstance, stressing inner peace as the path to victory over adversity.
Britain unveils a new standard in scientific instruments after two years of focused research. Canadian Geographical Survey notes 0.002 inch mercury accuracy, ten times the required 0.02. Britain’s prewar export lead grows with demand from Argentina, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa and a rise in wartime shipments to overseas markets.
Max Argent, a Swiss American craftsman, built what is claimed as the world’s smallest accurate watch. The device is thinner than an average fingernail, about 0.332 inches thick and 0.0173 inches in diameter, with pinhead screws and pinions as thin as a human hair. It took two hours daily for a year to complete.
Malta remains a sturdy outpost of the Empire despite fewer headlines. The defense’s success has helped thwart Mussolini’s aim of turning the Mediterranean into an Italian lake, preserving Allied strategic positions.
The Observer's Weekly reports that U S bases near St Johns and Placentia expand Newfoundland’s role in North Atlantic defense. Details on occupancy terms civil authority and rights remain unsettled, prompting two commissioners to travel to London for talks with Britain.
General Smuts declared in Capetown that the war is the last, neck or nothing, a mortal affair for humanity. He voiced a solemn, unyielding view from the outset and reaffirmed it amid the most desperate and historic conflict.
The article notes Neville Chamberlain’s retirement from politics due to ill health, matching his father in age and career length. It traces Chamberlain family service in Parliament since 1876, with Joe serving 30 years, Austen 46, and Neville 24, as reported by the London Daily Sketch.
A Missouri woman placed an ad seeking a husband and found one for two dollars. He joined the army and was killed. She collected $3,009 in insurance and will receive a widow’s pension for life. The tale argues advertising can pay.
Humorous note recounts a Scotsman who carries a rosy cheeked girl rather than buy a range, a playful anecdote reflecting local wit and social themes.
The note claims Italian forces failed to conquer Greece in two weeks due to Greek resistance, highlighting Greek leaders and fighters as the crucial obstacle rather than terrain or weather. The passage underscores Greek perseverance and national pride in repelling invasion.
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