Fragmented and garbled notes hint at curious trivia and misquotes
The text blends uncertain claims and misheard lines about science, geography, and history. It mentions Delutiens and various odd definitions, then jumps to Cesar preparing ships, Henry VIII, Old King Cole, Elizabeth as Virgin Queen, and generic medical fixes. The overall piece reads as a collage of erroneous statements and stray phrases with no clear news event or cohesive narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Cole
Qen Elizabeth
No. 1 Pickpocket Marries In Subway Tale
A humorous tale recounts New Yorks top pickpocket meeting Chicago’s leading thief on a subway. They wed, a child is expected, but the baby is born with a missing right hand. A psychiatrist uses a watch to coax the hand open, revealing the midwife’s wedding ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
America
Third Officer Jane Davis Relieved From Flying Duties
Jane Davies of the British Air Transport Auxiliary learns she is pregnant and must stop flying. A daily order cites regulations barring pilots from carrying passengers, prompting her to seek the exact rule. The terse directive confirms the restriction and ends her ferrying duties as of that date.
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Jane Davies
Britishy Air Transport Auxiliary
Jane
Jane Davis
Fina
Licensing Of Additional Casualty Insurance Firms In Newfoundland
Public notice lists licensing of several casualty insurers since April 30 1952 to operate in Newfoundland through October 31 1952. Firms named include Canadian General Insurance Company Car and General Insurance Corporation Limited Globe and Automobile Company of Canada Motor Union Insurance Company Royal Exchange Assurance No 1241.
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Newfoundland
Canadian General Insurance Company
Car and General Insurance Corporation Limited
Globe [Ademiy Company of Canada
Motor Union Insurance Company
Royal Exchange Assurance
Saca-Pelo Hair Eradicator Promises Permanent Removal
Saca-Pelo from Lor-Beer Laboratories claims to permanently eradicate unwanted hair from any body part without harmful ingredients. The product promises to destroy the hair root and is marketed from 679 Granville Street, Vancouver, B C.
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Lor-Beer Laboratories
Granville Street
Vancouver, B, C
Pompous minister resents title as “assistant” or “associate”
A pompous young minister in a large New York church resents being called assistant minister. He argues for associate minister, but an older colleague dryly notes both titles will be shortened to ASS, highlighting the joke at his expense.
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New York
Coleague
Bear Boy
Summer Schedule Sets Rail and Steamship Links in Newfoundland
The 1952 summer timetable from Newfoundland Services and Canadian National Railways takes effect June 15. Trains from St John’s depart 5:00 p.m. daily with a Port aux Basques connection to North Sydney, while opposite-direction trains leave Port aux Basques at 9:00 a.m. and arrive in St John’s by 11:15 a.m. the next day. SS Cabot Strait and SS Burgeo run Port aux Basques to North Sydney daily. Other branch schedules for Carbonear Argentia and Bonavista remain, with specific departure times and connections noted. A Summer timetable folder with revised steamship routes will be distributed. copies available from railway agents or Passenger Traffic Department, St John’s.
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St. John's
Port Aux Basques
North Sydney
Carbonear
Argentia
St John’s
Passenger Traffic Department
St. John’s
Nfld
A Father's Prayer from General Douglas MacArthur
Fragmented OCR of a MacArthur prayer asks for a father to build a son with backbone and humility. The verse seeks strength in weakness, courage under pressure, self mastery before leading others, and balance between humor and seriousness.
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Luccini
Paswer
Bombay
Equator
Denver
Colsrada
Cesar
Vesuls
Vessila Vessea Botes
Henry VIII
Joshua
Tol
U.S
Acheson
Dean
Avre
Casualty Insurance Companies
Nila
Canada
USA
Allover
Purity Factories Limited
Foundland
Pee
Bhitong
Florming
Parker & Monroe, Ltd
Florida
William Horsey Corporation
Plant City
Canadien National Railways
Port Aud Basques
Caribou
Corner Brook
Bonavista
Bomavista
Buffett
Trinity
Lewisporte
Focal
General Douglas MacArthur
Ion
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