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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 16, 1933
Page
3
The piece argues that millions of matches are discarded daily in Canada and the United States during fire hazard periods. It laments careless use, notes the former flint and steel method as safer, and urges fire awareness and the adoption of safer lighters and a safety box for used matches.
A humorous piece contrasts a dog and a man by chronicling the man’s grueling daily chores. It notes the dogs simple routines of sleep and play while the speaker endures locking up, tending the clock, caring for a baby, scolding his wife, and lighting the fire before breakfast. The dog’s day remains carefree in comparison.
Three women have been appointed as permanent members of the detective staff at Scotland Yard for the first time in the history of the metropolitan police. Lord Trenchard, the commissioner, led reforms following tests showing women's aptitude for criminal investigation proved eminently successful.
A puzzled child named Cohen mulls a simple math problem about eight pennies minus three. The odd garbled text surrounding the question suggests a fragment from a playful or instructional dialogue in a newspaper clipping.
Judge Eugene J Holland, starting in Chicago traffic court, fines himself 1 dollar plus costs after discovering the case against him and noting it is his birthday. He returns to the docket with a light sentence as a self-imposed penalty.
Advertises Ferrozone as a blood food that restores strength and vitality after illness. Claims it revives flagging energy, eases nervous tension, reduces insomnia, and raises red blood cell nourishment. Offers six boxes for two dollars fifty cents or fifty cents each.
A Celara newspaper office wrestled with an unreadable sheet of copy. Editors failed to decipher it, and a compositor quipped that with his concertina he could play it, highlighting the chaotic state of the office.
OCR note shows an estimate stating humans around 1.8495 billion and rats at about 10.0008 million, implying a ratio of six rats per human.
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