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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1925
Page
3
A weary official known as the Conference rests in his chair to escape toil and care. He smokes cigars and spends his hours contentedly while anxious crowds press at his door. He dies as an angel at the gate warns him Saint Peter is busy. Continuous wordplay frames this obituary style reminiscence.
A workman asks what cosmopolitan means and his mate explains with a humorous example. He imagines a Russian Jew in England with an Italian wife smoking Egyptian cigarettes near a French window, Turkish carpet, enjoying American ice cream sodas while a German band plays Come Back to Him after Dutch cheese Welsh rarebit.
A British liner diverted to aid a German ship carrying an urgent antitoxin to save a life. Captain Gemmel of the Tuscania halted his mission to aid a stranger, while Captain Whittstein of the Muetchen praised the act as among the bravest by a merchant captain. Two reservists once eager to sink each other’s ships now unite for a passenger in mid Atlantic. Loyalty amid shifting loyalties shows the enduring courage of British seamen.
Readers are invited to request a free booklet on home soap making using lye from Gillett Co Ltd. The guide covers using tallow bacon bones and other scraps, promising easy steps and little labor. Address requests to K. W. Gillett Co. Ltd., Corner Frazer Avenue and Liberty St., Toronto 2.
A lady of colour asks if the doctor will apply another mustard plaster to Rastus who is reportedly weak. The physician agrees and mentions the possibility of offering ham with the plaster, describing the regimen as a potent prescription. The scene reflects the colonial and health tones of a past era in American Legion Weekly.
A Western paper reports a pocketbook found on Main Street with money. The finder, recognized as the gentleman who picked it up, asks the loser to call at his house on a convenient date to reclaim it.
In a terse chat the two workers discuss one losing a job after a sign switching prank. The exchange reveals the sign altered from a lady's shirtwaist to a bathtub and notes a price of $2,730 as a quoted amount.
A fragmented line reads as a garbled question about cows bees and a child. The readable bits hint at a misheard or misprinted phrase, with no clear event date or identifiable people or organizations.
Fragmentary nautical note lists Meadow’s Point Bay of Islands position with bearings and distance text. Mentions Cetylene gas light and a brief sequence of flashes. Data is incomplete but indicates a maritime position reading and signaling terminology from the era.
A sweeping, fragmented ode extols the British Empire’s extent from Quebec to Rhodesia and Nyasaland, touts exports, railways, and sea routes, and lauds imperial power and civilization. It cites military feats in the Great War and praises England, Wales, Scotland, and national language influence.
Fragments tout a health elixir from Dr Legard's Laboratories offering youth, vitality, and beauty. Claims include sleep improvement, clearer complexion, lustrous hair, bright eyes, and reduced signs of aging. Sold at 12 per bottle with mail dispatch from London, England. No dietary rules or ill effects claimed.
An advertisement claims deafness and related noises are instantly removed by LARMALENE. It cites a testimonial from Mrs K Wilkinson of Stroud about better sleep and urges trials at $1 per box post free from LARMALENE Co. (HH. Thomas) Woodlands Bean Dartford Kent Europe.
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