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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1940
Page
3
Advertising claims excess fat stems from sluggish liver kidneys and bowels. It promotes Kroschen Salts as a safe daily dose that purports to cleanse organs and renew vigor, leading to natural weight reduction as energy returns.
A compact meditation on living in the present with quotes from Emerson George Eliot and Carlyle. The piece emphasizes starting today to improve tomorrow, urging mercy, righteous dealing, family tenderness, and building a strong foundation for the future. It frames the day as a birth from eternity and a step toward a secure morrow.
A pamphlet-style appeal argues global selfishness threatens civilization and predicts a future dawn of peace and happiness. It cites Bible prophecy about a time of trouble and offers the booklet The Coming World Dictator from Associated Bible Students, P. O. Box 809, St. Johan's, with no obligation on request.
Leonard Roberts and Hazel Porter wed at Pentecostal Tabernacle Badger on Monday June 10 1940 at 8 pm Pastor A C Snow officiated A reception followed at Mrs James Beaton home Gifts were many The couple will attend the Western Division Pentecostal Conference Windsor starting June 12 then honeymoon at Twillingate before starting pastoral work in Corner Brook in July
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Reconstruction reports that John’s market is fully supplied and June sales may be weak. Steps are considered to aid marketing of home grown crops, including imports, West Coast storage via railway warehouses, and possible export of surplus. Farmers are urged to inform district officers of quantities produced and available for sale.
The London Daily Express warns readers to stay calm amid wartime irritations and daily discomforts. It stresses patience and good humor as vital, arguing temper control benefits individuals and the nation, comparable in importance to military strength.
A fragment quotes a speaker noting that fame love or money fuels men, then asks what all share, suggesting money as the universal thirst, with garbled names and punctuation indicating OCR damage.
Use Gillett's Pure Flake Lye regularly to keep sink drains clean and running freely. It will not harm enamel or plumbing and banishes odors while aiding many cleaning tasks. Keep a tin on hand to save hours of drudgery.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the Canadian House of Commons that troops assist in Newfoundland guardianship and hinted at further duties in the Atlantic. He announced a third division of Canadian troops for overseas service and plans for a Nation Defence by air ministry, with a war cost of two million dollars daily.
Time reveals an Egyptian architect Onidus who built a lighthouse at the Nile mouth for a Pharaoh. The cement bore the Pharaoh’s name until wind and rain wore it away. Hidden below, Onidus’s name was found engraved in the masonry, exposing the ruse.
A muscle requires oxygen prior to contracting, serving as fuel for readiness rather than active movement, highlighting its role in metabolic preparation and energy supply before force generation.
A teacher asks Tommy to spell needle. Tommy spells “N R EDIL” and protests there is no I in needle. The teacher dismisses the answer as nonsense, prompting Tommy to quip about threading through the word.
Government extends time for executors of Gerald Davidson estate tied to Lake Melville polpwood industry proposal. Davidson and two companions disappeared after a flight from Seven Islands. their bodies were found near Hopedale. Industry hopes hinge on Scandinavian links, but sea transport remains a challenge.
London authorities dispute German casualty figures, noting German claims are exaggerated while British losses cited by Churchill appear small given the dangerous operations. Analysts attribute this to German bombing techniques and higher mechanization favoring fewer stragglers casualties.
The record notes that peanuts were introduced to America aboard a slave ship and used to feed enslaved Africans during the voyage from Africa.
A practical recipe outlines making rich baking powder biscuits rolled with honey and maple sugar, chilled, then lined in muffin tins with buttered honeyed bottoms and pecans. Each roll is sliced into about one inch pieces, placed pecan side up, baked quickly, and removed from tins immediately.
A basic muffin method outlines dry ingredients equal parts flour baking powder sugar and salt. Mix with milk beaten egg and melted fat then combine just until moistened. Fill greased tins two thirds full and bake in a moderate oven about 25 minutes.
Miss Olga Thistle of Waterford Bridge Road has been selected as Newfoundland Guides official representative at Camp Andre Briarcliff Manor New York by the Girl Guide Association of Newfoundland. The Juliette Lowe Memorial Fund will cover her expenses. A second Guide, Miss Judy Moore, will attend as guest and cover her own travel costs.
Back in port amid cheers the British submarine Sapfish arrives, having just operated off Norway where it sank four German vessels, not merchantmen, marking a bold wartime success.
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