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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1938
Page
3
A reader recounts severe rheumatic pain on damp days and how Kruschen Salts brought relief after one jar. The ad claims the product dulls sharp uric acid crystals and dissolves them, easing joint pain and enabling work.
A joke exchange features Mary boasting she killed five files today three males and two females. The housewife questions how Mary can tell gender, and Mary explains three eat on the beer bottle while two on the mirror.
The puzzle states if the first man is black he would lie about the wind blown words. if white he would tell the truth. The second man’s truthful answer implies the first was white, so both are white. The third man must be black based on the pattern of truth and lie.
Scald milk in a double boiler then gradually add beaten yolks and sugar mixed with corn starch. Stir constantly, cook until thickened, cool, then add salt and flavoring for a classic custard sauce.
A Nottinghamshire magistrate comments on humor and knowledge of society. The piece recalls two magistrates who swapped roles after a speed limit case, each pleading guilty and being fined. the second case yields a higher penalty and is described as increasingly common.
A 17 year old Danish girl Jenny Kammersgaardo swam 28 miles in the Baltic Sea from Denmark to Germany in an unofficial time of 40 hours 20 minutes. She says she believes she is the first person to accomplish the Baltic crossing.
Poem notes animal noises as natural ad signals while condemning humans for stopping to advertise. It contrasts roosters crows and bees buzz with humans who hesitate to promote themselves. The verse mocks social self promotion through witty animal imagery.
The statement reflects a desire for a simple life with work, a new car, a wife, and creditors who will listen, suggesting a humorously wary view of financial pressures and personal ambitions.
A mother objects to a teacher asking her daughter to buy a grammar book. She states she wants Matty to study geography drawing and piano vocal music instead and that she can teach writing and speaking properly herself. She says two grammars did no good for her.
A rhymed exhortation urges praising a man while alive to bolster his heart and courage. It cites the tombstone as unreadable after death and quotes Galatians 6 7-10 about doing good and reaping what one sows, urging timely encouragement.
An ode describing Autumn as a crowned figure with a richly woven lap and shoulders in crimson and gold. The poem praises a fairy gown of colors bequeathed to hills, then foresees winter’s white mantle and tears from the sky, signaling the season’s end.
A rough dated verse sketches a bold fisherman from Twillingate who falls overboard at the Gut of Canso and drowns. His ghost visits his Mary Jane, sparking her descent into despair and a chaotic dance of rage and laughter among coastal folk.
An old advertisement promotes a 40 cent package of Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to flush poisons and acids from the kidneys and relieve bladder irritation. It lists symptoms such as nocturnal urination, burning sensations, backache, leg cramps, and puffy eyes as related kidney and bladder weaknesses.
The report misstated actions against David Rice and son for debt while they were witnesses in Arthur Rice's case. No judgment for costs or either party’s costs was issued.
A newcomer to the district is pressured to join a darts game. After three easy doubles, tension rises and a grim air settles as the exchange hints at violence. The man protests his inexperience while joking about aiming at files on the wall.
A quirky linguistic note argues the correct demonym for a native of Czechoslovakia is Czecho slovak rather than Czechoslovakian, with playful emphasis on the unusual spelling and pronunciation during a hot day discourse.
The article states that Americans spend about 50 million dollars daily on food. It emphasizes large daily expenditure and frames it as a broad national pattern without detailing specific sources or breakdowns.
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