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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 25, 1927
Page
3
The Diamond Jubilee celebration features a carillon of bells in Ottawa whose music will be broadcast by radio worldwide. King George's reply to the National Anthem will reach Canada 0.03 seconds after he speaks in London, marking a remarkable advance in communication technology.
An advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast relief for sour stomach and indigestion. It claims the product neutralizes stomach acid, reduces gas, and gently cleanses the bowels without purging, noting physicians have prescribed it for fifty years.
Mrs. Jane Martin died May 24 at the home of her daughter Mrs. Elias Jenkins at age 83. She leaves one daughter and two sons, with several grandchildren. Funeral held Thursday at South Side United Church, burial in Arm Cemetery.
A humorous exchange shows a doctor asking about precautions for scarlet fever and Mose replying they all drink from a shared sanitary cup, illustrating early public health concerns and comical household practices.
Rates listed for inches and spaces with per inch costs. The fragment mentions 20 cents per inch for large ads and 15 cents per inch for 10 inch and larger spaces, with garbled remaining text.
The Herlof arrived to Job Bros. and Co. from Blythe with whaling equipment. It will serve as depot for a new Labrador coast venture managed by Job Bros. and Co. Norwegian investors plan to establish stations and ship products to markets.
A courtroom exchange has a policeman correcting a wry judge about whiskey awareness. The officer admits he cannot claim legal judgment, only noting the smell of whisky. The dialogue highlights tension between magistrate and constable over evidence perception.
Henderson questions candidates for messenger and odd job man. One applicant boasts short stints, joking about past work and a fine, while Henderson weighs length of prior employment with a wry, generous gaze.
An official 1925-1926 Gold Coast report recounts Togoland leaders hiding a Union Jack to preserve British flag under German rule since 1885. Captain E. T. Mansfield learns of the tale in 1978 from a native messenger. the flag was buried in an earthenware pot for safekeeping and is now reemerging as Britain.
In a story of thrift and ambition, engine wiper Ole Olson is coached to save every drop of oil and waste. Asked how to handle an oncoming express on a single track, he replies he would grab the oil can and the waste, and jump.
An Englishman and a Scotchman argue that burial with full military honors requires rank. Pat interrupts and says both are wrong, claiming admission to the army requires the person to be dead.
A local Scot visits the Orpheum Theatre box office after Saturday’s show and asks to retain the amusement tax. Mrs Ptacek asks why, and the man replies I wasna amused.
Sir Sidney Kidman Australia's cattle king plans a combined holiday and business tour to England and America to inquire into the beef trade. He owns vast cattle flocks in South Australia and is reputed the empire's largest landowner. He began farming at two fifty a week.
A dying Scottish businessman tells his solicitor to include a clause in his will granting $50,000 to any employee who has worked twenty years. The lawyer points out the business hasn’t existed that long, but the man insists it’s good advertising.
Engineers building a Turkestan to Siberia railroad uncovered the skeleton remains of a gigantic 3,000,000 year old saurian. The find suggests a massive ancient reptile dominated the region long ago.
The text proclaims the former courtesy and homeliness of the King George will return in full. It invites former guests and those who have not visited before to patronize the inn and enjoy its service. The motto: Service and Satisfaction.
The notice lists weekly Saturday Evening Post at 2 dollars per year annuals Ladies Home Journal at 1 dollar per year and Country Gentleman monthly at 1 dollar per year for a three year term with options for subscription packages.
A reflective fragment describes crooked and honest people in a maze of pursuit. It praises Alice-Herbie as wonderful yet doubting his world changing impact. A parent figure is referenced with ownership and a claim to something treasured.
Canada houses Hudson Bay, the continent’s largest inland sea after the Mediterranean. Described as a Canadian Mediterranean, it rivals three Baltics in scale. Its surface appears flat and jagged yet is a spiral, roaming in space until it exhausts or strikes.
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