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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 02, 1938
Page
3
A mother and daughter report relief from recurrent rheumatism after using Kruschen Salts. The mother, 67, says regular doses made attacks disappear. the daughter was bedridden for three weeks before also recovering with the treatment.
A Florida woman greeted President Wilson and asked what he could do for her. He replied that she had come to see a live president, then added a joke that people from the North travel to Florida to see live alligators.
Quotations from a restless agitator reveal a focus on removing the current government rather than formulating a preferred system. The exchange highlights a mood of upheaval and desire for change within the audience.
The reader asks why potatoes are not graded before sale and why stores close during holidays. The discussion notes lack of formal rules, reliance on informal agreements, and emergencies that force openings. It mentions navigation of obligations among retailers and the public in a town setting.
A dialogue fragment shows Kirby Jepson correcting a name query as initials O and K are discussed and confusion over the reading leads to a name reveal. The exchange ends with the speaker clarifying their full name.
Captain Bob Bartlett sails the Morrissey toward Brigus before pushing north. He will take students on a research voyage for natural history societies to gather wildlife specimens for American museums.
Will do repairing boots shoes and horse harnesses. Ready to provide good work and reasonable prices. Dorrell Tw\'gate.
Lawrence Cramer, a young Governor of the Virgin Islands, asked to see Secretary Ickes but failed to convey his name and title to a doorman. After several delays he clarified his position, prompting a Time magazine quip about a "virgin there from Governor's Island."
A folk song by W. Chief Archer presents Punkin Sam a jolly Yankee farmer famed for growing finest pumpkins. Chorus highlights pumpkins for pie and jam. The narrator describes entering a country fair where Punkin Sam won first prize, with contact for rights and copy details.
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a safe diuretic for backache and irritated bladder with scanty, burning passages. It claims quick, sure results, sleep all night, and lists symptoms like puffy eyes and leg cramps while urging purchase at drug stores for 40 cents.
Mrs. Taft sat beside a foreign visitor who boasted of his country's extreme politeness. He praised his people then asked for acknowledgment. Mrs. Taft answered with a smile and quoted the visitor himself admitting their politeness.
A voluble French witness in a major law case complained about reporters speed as they questioned him. He urged them to slow down and warned that he could not keep up with their pace. The exchange ended with the dramatic plea to take time.
A historic belief claimed the lion’s tail spur prompted the animal to act. The idea linked the hornlike tail feature to self-spurring behavior once thought to drive the lion’s movements.
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