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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1944
Page
3
A reader testifies that Kruschen Salts cured a month of kidney disorder sciatica and rheumatism leaving him with a healthy appetite and renewed life. The letter extols the salts as restoring kidney function and banishing ailments, framing the product as a scientific remedy for tired ill health.
Two Black soldiers aboard a transport heading overseas gaze at the vast ocean. The first says he has seen little water before, while the second retorts that this is only the top of it, implying more journey lies ahead.
A torn clipping features assorted quotations about peace and ethics from John Ruskin Emerson Jefferson and others. It blends reflections on inner peace, resistance to evil, and universal good with a note mentioning Mary Baker Addy. The fragmentary text preserves a mood of moral exhortation and hopeful unity.
Jerry suggests a paradoxical wish about ending wars, noting that hoping for the end of the beginning may be more accurate than wishing for an immediate end to all conflicts.
A humorous exchange features a wife and husband debating why women are called birds. The wife jokes that it’s not the chatter but the worms they pick up, delivering a light domestic punchline.
A subscriber asked how to place an article in the paper and was told to spread the paper flat, center the article, fold the edges over, and tie with string. The reply reads like a domestic tip and reflects the newspaper’s old fashioned tone.
Captain Samuel Cass, senior Jewish Padre of the Canadian Army based in Montreal, visited Canadian troops in Newfoundland arriving January end. He traveled across the island by dog sled over frozen lakes to hold services in Jewish synagogues and at mixed units, promising Passover observances and reporting high morale and contentment among the men.
A humorous exchange contrasts an old timer seeking grace to catch a massive fish with a newlywed describing married life as an opera. The newlywed mentions their baby bringing loud nightly calls for the author.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a quoted remark by a pale blonde woman about buying red “shoee-thore flatties” with a wedve. The readable portion suggests a casual or boastful shopping remark without clear context or full identification.
Twillingate area mourns Aunt Annie Elliott who died February 14, 1944 after years of suffering. She is survived by brother Joseph Elliott and sister Mrs Wijzabeth Cooper. The family notes her patience and pleasant disposition and asks prayers for her rest in a land without storms. Harry Cooper, RAF, T.C Gander signs the notice.
Rt Rev A L Mieming, Bishop of the Arctic, told a Montreal service club that Kekimos could render vital postwar Canadian civil aviation service. He praised their mechanical ability and suggested training them as radio engineers, mechanics, and drivers for far north air fields after the war.
A postal clerk states first class rate is four cents for sending the poem. The woman gratefully thanks him, expressing relief at the small cost. The brief dialogue highlights everyday postal service details and courtesy.
A fragmentary line questions the fate of a marriage to the queen von heart, implying a celebratory or dramatic context without clear details or dates.
In court, the plaintiff rose when his name was called for jury service, surprising all as he admitted he could not sit on the jury that would try his own case. The clerk challenged the situation, and the man conceded it was a misread of luck.
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