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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1939
Page
3
A strong cleaning solution easily cuts grease, clears clogs, and keeps homes sanitary and odorless. It cleans pots and pans and reduces heavy scrubbing, encouraging readers to keep a tin handy for quick, effective results.
A lengthy OCR fragment lists numerous exhibitors and entries for a rural fair. Names include Arthur Butcher H J Pardy Wallace Maidment Marvin Minty and many Moores with breeds such as White Leghorn and Rooster. Also shows ducks geese carrots turnips celery tomatoes cucumbers onions and other vegetables.
A dense, old style listing of classes and members including Nathaniel Jenkins, Jessie Bulgin, Josiah Hawkins, Mrs. Isaac Smith, Grace Minty, Danley Anstey, Eleanor Robarts, Elsie Gillett, A. H. Hodge, Paul Moores, Amy Anstey, S. G. Moores, Mabel Anstey, and others. The page also notes vegetarian items like vegetables, pickles, and gooseberries, with a continuation reference to page 4.
A chronology of Adolf Hitler’s rise and aggressive moves from January 1933 to September 1939. Key events include his appointment as chancellor, withdrawal from international bodies, Austrian Anschluss, the Night of the Long Knives, remilitarization, Rhineland invasion, Munich Agreement, occupation of Czechoslovakia, Lithuania’s Memel transfer, alliances, and the invasion of Poland.
A 1914 poem urging national resolve as world upheaval looms. It calls readers to courage, sacrifice, and unity against a driven foe. The author, Rudvard Riplino, frames duty and fortitude as the sole task for all, detailing personal cost and resilience.
A Confederation Life case ends in a jury verdict switch. The accused pled guilty but the jury retired and returned an hour later with a not guilty verdict. The judge expresses disbelief as the foreman defends Smith, calling him the town’s biggest car right.
The Newfoundland Fisheries Board reports codfish catch to mid September at 816 412 pounds or bushels, compared with 925 725 in the same period in 1938 and 71 218 in 1937, suggesting this year's total may reach between 1.0 and 1.25 million. Deep sea 378 Inshore 170 Labrador 2 170.
A timid man asks if the shop keeps fountain pens. The clerk replies they sell them and hints at a potential sale, noting the customer should hold onto a pen he might have offered. The exchange reads as a brief, quirky street encounter in a storefront setting.
A quotation from Kahlil Gibran extols friendship and shared joy. It speaks of laughter, mutual pleasure, and the heart refreshed by small daily acts, poetic reflections on companionship and renewal.
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