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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1939
Page
2
In a hotel coffee room Dick and Lilian discuss a newsroom caper involving a fake doctor and stolen plans. Stafford Watts, Von Stratten, and a real doctor aboard a houseboat figure in a tangled plot as Dick earns a pay rise and proposes marriage to Lilian.
Dick and Lilian flee in a limousine pursued by a two seater. The police intercept at a crossroads as Dr Wolfgang, posing as the doctor, is unmasked by Dick who reveals the imposter is a spy seeking stolen aircraft gun plans for Von Stratten. A shot ends a confrontation.
A London Gate Theatre revue mocked Colonel Charles Lindbergh for his wartime Canada critique. A featured verse joked he is "somewhere in America" and the audience, many in uniform, cheered loudly halting the performance.
The elementary school presents opportunities outside the home to instill respect for law. Through age appropriate life related activities and civic reasoning, students form and practice responsible civic behavior.
A statement notes that the letter A is the initial character in most alphabets worldwide, with the Ethiopian script deviating from this pattern.
A compact poem celebrates St. Cecilia and music as a tranquil balm to the human soul. The speaker venerates music as a divine, timeless force, whose chords endure through ages despite mortal discord. The ode blesses music's voice and enduring influence.
During a sermon Rowland Hill noted a note asking if a bankrupt could subscribe to charity. He stated no solvent person could subscribe in Christian honesty, but advised the non insolvent to give generously lest a neighbor call them bankrupt as the plate filled.
A young Scotsman fell from a scaffold but scrambled to his feet unhurt on a heap of sand. The foreman urged him to see the luck, and the man protested that he had broken his bones.
A farmer explains to a banker why he needs a loan after selling his corn. He breaks down costs from market price to wages, joking that the ducks or “de ducks” take most of the money in freight, commission, elevator, husk, and other charges.
A brief note reports Indiana employed bark and leaves or witch hazel shrub to ease a pair, citing traditional plant use for relief. The text implies herbal remedies were considered for discomfort or illness in a historical context.
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