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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 08, 1947
Page
2
Modern baking discovery promises quick home bread in hours with no overnight dough setting. Royal dissolves in water in 10 minutes and yields four packets per carton, enough for four large loaves, with long pantry shelf life.
A collection of aphorisms and reflections on merit, virtue, and recognition from Halifex Beecher Rochefoucauld Homer and Eddy. The passages compare depth of merit to quiet strength and note how merit often remains unseen or unappreciated.
Poem by an unknown author emphasizes choosing to see and acknowledge the good in others. It imagines a world where daily interactions begin with praise and trust, promoting kindness and mutual respect among people.
The annual meeting of St. Peter's Lodge No. 12 SUF elected officers for the coming year. Key appointments include Samuel Anstey Jr as Worthy Master Arthur Butcher Chaplain Wilson A Maruel Chief Officer Leonard A Arstey Second Wasley Prester and Wilfred Gillard Lookout.
Murphy quarrels with his landlady over rising rent, insisting he already struggles on twenty eight shillings a week for board and lodging. He protests the extra two shillings as unaffordable.
A sober sincere minister pleads against drinking in a sermon and imagines dumping wine liquor and beer into the river. He closes the service with a congregational singing of Shall We Gather at the River.
Two Irishmen arrange a pistol duel. The stout man objects that he is a larger target and the distance should be equal. His opponent draws chalk lines on the stout man’s coat and tells him to aim between the lines, insisting hits outside the chalk do not count.
The Public Relations Officer announces a 450th anniversary commemorative postage stamp for John Cabot's arrival in Newfoundland. A five cent stamp will replace the 5 cent Caribou, on sale for one year from June 24, 1947, depicting Cabot's landing at Cape Bonavista. A new four cent Princess Elizabeth stamp with a recent photo will issue April 21, 1947 to coincide with the Princess’s 21st birthday.
Manitoba registered sale at 248 Main Street Winnipeg offers coats and suits in many sizes and colors. Prices range from $1.50 for scarves to $15 for ladies coats and $10 for men’s coats, with details on parkas and wool suits. Postage paid, money orders preferred, satisfaction guaranteed.
A house mistress asks her maid to pick which son she would date for a movie night. The maid replies that both sons were fun but prefers the boss for a real frolicking spree.
A father criticizes modern dress while his daughter retorts about her mother’s past. The exchange highlights evolving standards of appearance and marriage norms across generations.
An English teacher assigns a sentence with the word beans. A student jokes about beana for dinner and a brother liking beana. A third quips that they are all human beans in playful mispronunciation.
A heated exchange reveals a servant challenging her status as a lady's maid. The respondent retorts she once held that role before taking current employment, highlighting pride and class tension in the household.
A new portrait of 54 year old Lord Inman also known as Philip Inman shows him as chairman of Charing Cross Hospital and appointed Chairman of Governors of the British Broadcasting Corporation. He is noted as head of a publishing firm and leader of several hotel ventures.
Fragmentary dialogue appears to reference Jackson and hypocrisy. The garbled text includes phrases about being friendly to him and a claim of wellbeing in the light, with unclear context or attribution.
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