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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 28, 1928
Page
3
A reflective remark on enduring sorrow gives way to a draper’s salesfloor scene. A young salesman explains a garment border pattern while a cautious customer admires it, prompting a playful exchange about fidelity and love between a wife and husband.
The car is owned by the whole family and shifts ownership by condition. When idle it belongs to the mother, during use it belongs to the children, and when disabled or with a flat tire it is the father’s car.
The entry notes Perry Davis Painkiller as a ready to use remedy for cramps colic sore throat bruises and sprains in 250 and 5c bottle sizes. It reads like a catalog line promoting a perennial household medicine.
A Scotsman and an Englishman visit a restaurant for tea. The Englishman makes a loud remark about mother and child. After the meal the Scotsman jokes with a hat gesture and says Now you be father and pay.
A vintage advertorial promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a superior remedy for indigestion sourness and gas. It claims instant relief, threefold acid neutralizing power over bicarbonate, and gentle bowel cleansing without purging. Distributed by Gerald S. Doyle.
A local ad promotes Topper Towels and soap at 15¢ per bar or $1.70 per dozen. Turkish Towels valued at 60c are given free with each dozen, lowering the soap cost to 9 16 cents per bar. The claim compares favorably to Sunlight and urges buying a dozen to be convinced.
A listed motor boat named Honeytmoon about 30 feet long with 15 horsepower 4 cylinder engine is offered for travel to any part of Notre Dame Bay. Contact Lewisporte at any time via wire or pickup. Owner Lewellyn Lilly signals readiness aboard the Dot.
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