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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 09, 1940
Page
3
A Paris Soir editor predicts the Allied blockade will force Germany into a desperate move within 18 months, followed by a swift end to World War I. The piece notes expert forecasts have often overstated certainty and warns the timeline remains speculative.
Unknown author notes men are inspired to fight by taties and herrin, not pastries. The poem laments reliance on simple food to rouse courage against foreign foes.
A collage of wartime notes mentions 18000 Polish executions cited by a Polish government in exile, a French remark on Kaiser Wilhelm's age, a British destroyer Exmouth sinking with about 200 lives, and odd market details on fish prices and Labrador harvest outlook.
Jack reports a burglar entered at 3 am while he was returning from the club. The intruder was injured and taken to the hospital. Jack notes his wife mistook the incident for something else.
Readers report weekly papers arriving torn and damaged due to lack of proper wrappers. Boxes shift on ice and mail sacks, leaving pages unread and risking loss before reaching northern ports. A secure wrapper or convoy system could protect these parcels and ensure timely delivery.
Arising from a magisterial inquiry into Michael Miller’s death at the Mental Asylum, wardens Ames Hearn William Noseworthy and Patrick Tobin were arrested on charges of manslaughter. They appeared before Magistrate O'Neil, released on $10 000 bail, with bondsmen named for each accused. Public Bureau, St. John’s.
Improvement in Brazil is noted with a 1938 trade deficit reversed to a 1939–40 surplus. Gold reserves reach 38 million dollars and dollar holdings about 25 million pounds. Plans to liquidate frozen credits and pay foreign dividends are under way, with hopeful spillover to fish exports.
A playful verse questions who sterilizes a wound and who to act on advice may react badly. It contrasts clever talk with actual wisdom, hinting at a feast and warning against folly in a whimsical tone.
The average person shifts position about 35 times each night and adopts 15 to 20 distinct sleeping positions.
A hopeful exhortation urges readers to stay cheerful despite hardship and rising living costs. It contrasts gloom with resilience, noting daily tasks like stocking the bin and larder while encouraging steadiness and quiet endurance.
The passage contrasts workers’ struggles with rising prices and wages. It highlights labor as daily effort, urging persistence, hustle, and resilience amid economic pressure. It evokes a wartime or social context with calls to toil like bees and to avoid alarm.
A farmer tours a new worker around the farm and lists tasks. The worker then asks to clear snow around the house, noting there is none. The farmer replies there will be by the time the jobs are finished, revealing a prank.
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