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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1921
Page
1
The writer critiques government efforts to fund public works in the colony, urging action on projects such as a breakwater and ballast, with discussions of budgets, appropriations, and employment. The piece notes delays, local needs in Twillingate, and calls for prioritizing capacity and spending to aid the unemployed and stabilize the treasury.
Fragmentary notes describe attempts to contract for air power amid winter conditions. Mentions free aeroplanes from Botlroad, the Westland with 490 hp, and engines from Siddeley and De Havilland 9. Mentions wires and engine performance in a confused list.
Fragmentary dialogue captures a minstrel performance with Wir Homeaon Farmer and observers reacting to an eclipse. A bystander praises a Carnegie medal claim while a sick crowd member reflects on health and a chase near a train. An unfinished note hints at an electric machine plant on Lala bends and a New York doctor’s inquiry.
Notice announces a sale of work to be held at the SA on Wednesday Hoy 3041. Supper will be served. Details are partially garbled but indicate general sales and a social event with dining and community participation.
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