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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1951
Page
2
A fragmented local column laments attire and social norms as readers, including a notable figure R. T. Rudd, discuss style, propriety, and public appearance amid harsh criticism of hats, coats, and comfort in varying weather. The piece notes indignation among women and reluctance to embrace newer fashions.
A fragment tells how Lena a slave descendant from Virginia brought a cherished chess pie recipe to Harrodburg Kentucky. The piece notes how chess games inspired desserts for players, and includes the recipe steps with sugar flour salt eggs water and vinegar.
The passage warns high blood pressure sufferers to avoid emotional distress and overeating. It stresses following diet, exercise, and rest, especially in middle age, to prevent diet stagnation and meals that fail to stimulate appetite. It mentions tonics and appetite trends in readers.
A party scene features a young father recounting his difficult baby birth while a woman asks who the baby belongs to. He points to his wife and claims she had the baby. A salesman and customer exchange jokes about an alarm clock satin factory waking a parrot and dog, ending with a humorous wake up.
A Victorian style tribute to a revered matriarch titled the General in the Chair. The poem envisions angelic welcome, heavenly gates, and a homeland reunion as the General returns to heaven after a lifetime of service. Dedicated to Mother Eaten and written by Rev. Fred T. Fage in a page of devotional reminiscence.
A narrative verse recounts a boat trip with Eric Rideout and companions. Harry swims to retrieve the craft after it starts drifting, Bill scolds, and they return to Pond Island for tea. The group enjoys a late supper and reaches home by nine thirty, ending the rhymed tale.
A bald gentleman explains his tennis method with a playful line about his brain barking an instruction to the body to start quickly and steer the ball over the net. The reply humorously notes the body’s apathetic response saying who, me.
A passing motorist warns a billbilly under a tree that his house is on fire. The billbilly replies he is already praying for rain and takes no action, saying he is doing it now.
The proclamation, issued under King George VI, declares the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act of 1933 shall come into force in Newfoundland on July 1, 1951. It cites the Governor in Council and Harold Alexander as figures in the royal order and notes the act's status in the Canada conference.
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