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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
May 12, 1934
Page
2
This ad extols Gillett's Pure Flake Lye as a quick cleaner that removes ground in grime without hard rubbing. It recommends dissolving one teaspoon in a quart of cold water for cleaning toilets and drains while noting it kills germs and destroys odors.
The writer dismisses talk of youths going to the bow-wows and recalls that both past and present school children exhibit similar behaviors, both good and bad, as parents once noted.
Rev W Edgar Mercer chronicles a century of Methodism in Twillingate and Notre Dame Bay in a 176 page souvenir with 96 illustrations. The book surveys church history alongside industry politics education business and regional scenery and notes those who fell in the Great War. Copies are available for $1.00 from this office.
A Health Department report led by H. M. Mosdell M D for the Bureau of Health and Public Welfare outlines aims and activities of the public health service. It highlights medical oversight, preventive care and welfare initiatives in the era.
The article explains the thyroid gland and goitre, noting simple goitre from iodine deficiency and higher risk in girls and teens. It warns against self treatment with iodine and urges medical diagnosis and physician guidance. It also invites readers to seek Health Bureau advice and participate in a healthier country effort.
A Tyrian Messenger reflection urges readers to evaluate their own habits and motives rather than judging others. Questions probe alertness to ideas, progress, effort, patience, sacrifice, sympathy, respect for elders, gratitude, and timely appreciation of kindness.
The Hammer never loses temper and reliably drives the point home. It concentrates on the issue, weighs both sides, and often clinches the matter. It makes mistakes but corrects them, contrasting with those who fly off the handle. If you are prone to anger, consider the Hammer.
The quotation describes a man who “brage” and references common domestic objects such as a lawn mower washing machine vacuum cleaner and a baby carriage. The fragment hints at a personal note or dialogue about items in a house and errands.
A speech on the new Newfoundland Commission form of government outlines its aims to uphold honest, efficient administration and place the country and people above denominational or political interests. It urges civic duty, justice for land and sea resources, and cooperation to build a virtuous, unified community under Christian ideals.
A Bay Roberts Guardian excerpt urges Christians to support Sir John Hope Simpson and Lodge, seeking divine guidance for Newfoundland. It calls for unity, justice, and renewal, claiming British stock and Christian virtue will restore health and character to the colony.
A child asks if Lot's wife turned to salt. The father confirms the tale but adds a playful twist that she first turned to rubber, offering a humorous take on a biblical story.
A teacher hears a child crying and rushes to the playground to learn the cause. Jimmie calmly explains Billy took Fred’s orange and that he has it, saying he is the lawyer.
A California survey finds prominent state and civic leaders praising the small town paper as a powerful public influence and vital advertising medium. Bank of America head notes reliance on 320 California newspapers, with sustained ad spend through 1932’s early downturn and ongoing positive results for California.
After a clear spell for a week Westerly winds drove in ice on Tuesday week with the wind turning North East. Some seals were opened and a few taken by boatmen on Tuesday and the ice if it had lingered longer would have yielded modest profits plus seal meat for bonnie consumption.
A historical listing reveals more than 400 petroleum products available, highlighting the breadth of fuel, oils, and related commodities. The catalog implies extensive industry offerings and a structured market for energy goods, reflecting the era's commercial reach.
The Sun invites readers to join the Daily Telegraph Bulletin network for a nominal yearly fee. Subscriptions keep readers connected to local office reports and enable others to access the news by contributing funds to reach non-subscribers.
The note emphasizes that the local paper remains a weekly link to a friend at home and warns that losing it would reflect insufficient funds to run the Plant.
A list of prudent maxims on character, temperance, economy, and prudent living attributed to Stephen Allen. Advice includes controlling speech, avoiding debt, saving early, earning income within means, and delaying marriage until able to support a spouse. Encourages regular reflection on daily deeds and weekly reading of the maxims.
A comic exchange shows a shy suitor admitting a five year courtship while the father checks for a pension, underscoring a humorous clash over marriage plans and parental expectations.
A long after dinner talk tires guests as the speaker probes, asking repeatedly if they ever stop to think. The pause and humor shift the room from fatigue to reflection as the audience endures the exchange.
Scientists find fish have limited hearing with air sounds not transmitting well underwater. Direct tests show fish respond to vibrations under water or air–water diaphragms. Dr Harry Bateman notes noisy shouting may not affect fish, but stamping on the boat will scare them away.
A devotional reflection notes that obedience and devotion form an habitual faith uniting believers with God. It asserts divine guidance along a tough path, through shadows, weariness, fear, loneliness, and grief, with assurance of eventual homecoming and rest.
Griggs explains a tactic to confirm a person’s name by asking if it is spelled with an e or i. Briggs recalls a party incident where a woman flushed and refused to speak after he inquired about the spelling, revealing her name as Hill.
Upham asks about a dray horse and Sam replies it is a brown horse and scolds him for baby talk.
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