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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1952
Page
2
A man in Berkeley presents himself as a debtor and shares a dubious method to lose weight by rapid dieting. A nurse notes brief patient visits to weigh and record every bite, claiming most patients shed about ten pounds in two weeks. A sports announcer struggles to be understood during fast commentary.
When Joseph Jefferson, now past seventy, suddenly embraced gardening, a friend asked why. He said the saddest thing in old age is the absence of expectation, and a garden offers new purpose and hope.
Alf, a London butcher, displayed a large sign declaring sausage purveyors to His Majesty the King. Across the street a rival shop followed with a sign wishing God save the King.
An article in the November Reader's Digest argues British justice is fairer and swifter than American justice because politics has no influence in its administration. It notes life appointments for magistrates, professional prosecutors, and police promotions from within the ranks, with prosecutors who act as their own prosecutors in many cases. America has much to learn from Britain, says the Digest.
Saskatchewan farmer Arthur Morton and his son Donny inspired a fundraising surge across North America after Donny endured illness and multiple doctors. Donny died of pneumonia and meningitis, yet his story spurred plans to add a pediatric brain surgery wing at St Luke's Hospital in Pasadena and fund future care through royalties.
A patient wakes from surgery to ask why lights are off. the doctor jokes that a fire across the street could make the operation seem a failure, downplaying the incident with a dark quip.
A brief remark describes learning to speak Spanish in three weeks during a Europe trip last summer. The reply humorously notes the listener could not understand, while a Spaniard supposedly could not either.
The passage describes middle aged individuals resisting dietary changes and seeking a tonic to boost health and immediately increase appetite, aiming for a ravenous hunger. It introduces a famous tonic medicine as the solution.
The Minister of Public Welfare announced in the House of Assembly that able bodied relief will be discontinued from June 15 due to improving economic conditions. Applicants must prove they sought employment and were unsuccessful, with guidance to follow to regional welfare officers.
A hawker proclaims in a crowd that he will swallow coal stones glass and nails then a sword to earn food. The remark follows a tense exchange about a school incident involving a boy and his father. The scene highlights hunger and clandestine plans for sustenance.
A tramp visited a house seeking food and asked for a chop. The housewife offered a choice and the tramp replied that the selection depended on whether the chop was lamb pork or wood.
An angry visitor accuses a beekeeper of a bee sting and demands action. The beekeeper replies that he will identify the offending bee and punish it.
A child asks if sheep are dumb. Mother affirms. The boy says thank you with a pun, playing on ewe.
A brief street encounter features a barber asking a stranger if they have met before and the visitor replying he earned his seat in France. The exchange hints at past service and a distant connection.
A young attorney tried his first case against a railway seeking damages for 24 hogs killed. He urged the jury with a dramatic appeal noting the 24 hogs equal twice the jury count and urged sympathy for the animals and loss.
A two person exchange notes dogs as pets with remarks about dachshunds being unsuitable indoors. The conversation then shifts to a shoe price question where the clerk quotes twelve dollars per pair.
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