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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1928
Page
2
A quirky Arkansas Gazette clipping notes the traffic in women's clothing and jokes about women's candidate quality. It recalls a farmer who learns he fathered twins and sends a telegram to his sister in law: Twins today. More tomorrow.
Telegraph reports from New York and Rome describe continued aviation incidents and explorations. Captain Becket reports a brass screw theft linked to a plane on Miquelon, while General Robles dirigible mission aims for the North Pole in April. Lady Elsie McKay aims a solo flight to Capetown, with plans through Europe and the Middle East. A French air freighter crashes in the English Channel killing crew. rescue at Halifax follows. Coastguard losses occur near Manomet Point after ship rescues. Mount Serral landslide in Buenos Aires area buries part of the city with heavy casualties. Miners entombed in an Aurora mine in Mexico City after a cave-in. Transatlantic flights continue with multiple pilots and ships sighted, though many reports remain unsettled. Weather worsens as sealing ships report varying cargo totals and searches persist. Notable estate taxes and fortunes shift news, alongside tributes to Captain Hischcliffe and other maritime losses.
Describes excess stomach acid causing poor appetite and headaches. Claims Pape's Diapepsin dissolves acid, sweetens the stomach, and aids digestion, with millions using it yearly and urging readers to ask their druggist.
The St Francis dam burst near Sapa Plane California has claimed 264 lives and destroyed over 500 homes. Aerial disaster occurred alongside a fatal crash as two British officers perished after colliding in Kent England. The Italian Governor paid two million pounds to Britain, the French government paying three million as war debt instalments. A separate air collision left four hundred injured in the afternoon.
A classroom gag shows a teacher posing a math riddle about a father earning forty dollars weekly and giving half to the mother, prompting the child to quip that the mother would have heart failure. The light exchange appears in a humor column from a historical page.
Cecil H Price and Felassie Gleeson exchanged vows on March 1 at United Church Virgin Arm in a ceremony attended by over 60 guests. The bride wore white silk and roses, was given away by Thomas Price, with Elsie B Price as maid of honor, and Bert Ings as chief bride’s boy. The couple received more than 70 gifts from Millertown Comfort Cove and nearby areas.
In loving memory and obituary for George Rice aged 19 of Black Island who died March 1. Funeral at Salton's United Church conducted by Rev. L H Perry with a sermon from 2 Corinthians 9 15 and burial in Salton cemetery. He leaves father Arthur Rice mother and Mrs Rice two sisters Annie and Nelle two brothers Joe and Elmo and many friends.
A navvy buys a coat and is advised to use its hanger. The next day he complains the wooden hook rubs his shoulders and knocks his hat off when he turns his head, prompting the salesman to ask what is the matter.
A garbled fragment describes a girl from the Clyde area who eats many apples and experiences fermentation inside. The text reads like a distorted verse with surreal imagery of cider forming inside.
A motorist apologizes for running over a hen and offers a dollar. The farmer counters with two dollars, explaining a nearby rooster is very fond of the hen and the shock could harm him too.
A garbled OCR fragment describes a young woman allied with strange self statements about washing, hands turning red, smoking cigarettes, and a bizarre vow to “nuke them all yellow.” The text lacks clear context or verifiable details.
A vintage advertisement touts Fletcher's Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for infant colic, fever, upset stomach, and disrupted sleep. It claims no gritty taste and recommends use by physicians, contrasting with other preparations and praising its feeding guide for babies.
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