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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1927
Page
3
Man Objects to Dusty Fate Seeks More Than Legacy
Wry reflection on ambition and mortality as the speaker notes empires tumble yet daily chores persist. A man, not content with mere dusty existence, pursues meaning beyond monuments and lineage.
A Doctor's Responsibility in Life Saving Operations
A London legal dispute questions a surgeon's right to operate without patient consent when delay risks death. The jury sided with the surgeon, arguing life preservation justifies action, especially when consent is impossible. The piece also recalls a prison escape tale related to Lee and a chaplain’s role in a scaffold setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
England
Why Gallows Didn't Work
Journal note recounts Jobo Lee, condemned for murder, who repeatedly avoided execution as a trap door failed each time. Tit Bits reports the scaffold at Portland Prison was sabotaged by a warder, causing the door to release only during a test with a bag of sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Portland
Lee’s execution halted by faulty trap door
Lee faced the scaffold as a chaplain stood nearby. The black cap was placed and the noose adjusted but the lever failed. Berry the executioner stamped the trap door in vain and Lee was taken back to his cell with the chaplain accompanying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Portland
Berry
Mystery of Montezuma Well in Arizona Explained
Montezuma Well sits near the state's center and is described as a bottomless lake about 200 yards across. The water remains a constant level despite weather, and the cliff dwelling walls rise above, reflecting in the clear waters and marking the site as the former home of a populous cliff dwelling community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Lawyer asks why the man was killed
A prisoner testifies in a court scene that the gun fired accidentally while he mistook the victim for someone else. He claims self defense and asserts the victim was crazy, denying intent to kill.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia advertised as instant indigestion relief
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick cure for sour and gassy stomachs. It claims the product neutralizes stomach acid more effectively than bicarbonate solutions and is gentler than soda, with widespread physician endorsement for over fifty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goda
Phillips
Gerald S. Doyle
CAPE TOWN CLASS SINGS PRINCE OF WALES HYMN ERROR
A Cape Town schoolmistress corrects pupils who mispronounce God Bless the Prince of Wales while singing. A student asks if the tune traveled from America, and the teacher notes the misheard line echoes Let the prairie echo instead of Let the Prayer re-echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
America
Prince ‘of Wales
Copper Prominence Returns With Bullish Market Outlook
The financial district shows sentiment shifting toward copper as traders advocate long positions on copper stocks and related zinc and lead shares. Public stock in hands remains ample, with cautions to buy on dips and to maintain exposure in industrial listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Dows
Lighthouse Light at Duck Bill Point Reported
The notice records a White flashing Acetylene Gas light at Duck Bill Point White Bay. It lists Ww. C. Winsor Minister of Marine and Fisheries Department and Lighthouse Department St John's Newfoundland, dated October 24 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Winsor
Marine & Fisheries
Department of Marine & Fisheries
St. John's
Newfoundland
Bull Point
Crowmbs' Cove
F.B
Duck Bill Point
White Bay
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Canafla
Bayer Company
Harry
Marjorie
Ford
A. E. Hickman Co.ltd
Ford Sales & Service
St. John’s
Linfteld
Jobo Lee
Carla di Lawrana
Oo, MT
J. W. M.grath
Montezuma Well
Brandies
Catalina Ht
LIGHT
Labrador
Lot
N. Long
S. E
Coomb’s Cove
Great Bay De’Leau
Fortune Bay
Val
H Hite
Duck Bibb Point
Hooping
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