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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1940
Page
2
A home remedy promotes using half a tin of Gillett's Pure Flake Lye in a closet to banish offensive odors. It claims odor removal without emptying contents, auto cleaning of pots and pans, and grease cutting for drains, with a call to keep a tin handy.
Dorothy Brown.in Oldcastle revels at the return of a hometown girl who made good in the city. Neighbors and friends respond with keen curiosity as Dorothy Brown calls to arrange a party, while Liz Snowdon processes the sudden interest.
A fragmented passage describes Liz recalling a four year old insult from a party wag, labeling a visiting royalty moment as revenge while hinting at a confrontation and ongoing tension.
The narrator, awaiting Dorothy's party at six, reflects on childhood ghosts haunting a young actress. Elizabeth studies her image in the mirror, recalls dramatic training in London, and finds courage with two martinis before addressing guests and recalling a failed London play.
Liz slips to a tea shop and joins a gathering at Dorothy's house. She shoulders the scene with practiced ease despite inner tension, recalling friendships and masking nerves as she moves through the room. The night unfolds with familiar faces and tentative smiles.
Make a rich pastry, roll out thin, and cut 6 inch squares. Prepare fresh apple sauce with cinnamon and extra sugar. Place a generous spoon of sauce on each square, fold to triangles, seal edges, bake in a shallow pan until brown.
A recipe outlines mixing flour sugar salt cinnamon and chopped apples. Beat egg with milk and melted shortening, combine with dry mix, then fold in apples. Fill greased muffin tins and bake at 425 F for 25 to 30 minutes yields 6 to 8 muffins.
In a Punch style exchange the jokes play on everyday vanity fame and social life. A boyish quip about whistle while repairing a tire contrasts with German soap and Channel water quips. Nancy notes her face’s cleanliness while Dicey checks the towel for truth.
George muses on sealing proposals with a kiss Abel notes witnesses are safer The convo pivots to social customs and suspicion An usherette recounts a comic dentist chair quip about a troublesome tooth in a balcony scene
A noted spit expert declares there is no need for cuspidors as the aim is to avoid them completely. He argues they are nearly impossible to miss and unnecessary in modern practice.
An order in council directs BC schools to have pupils salute the Union Jack and sing the National Anthem at least weekly. Principals and teachers are tasked with instilling loyalty to the King and country in students.
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