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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Sep 20, 1941
Page
2
An OCR fragment mixes a home product promo about a drain cleaner with a crime investigation scene. An elderly secretary defends his knowledge of Mr Brandt as an inspector presses for answers about motives and alleged feuds.
An inspector questions Mr Grant Mr Brandt and Mr Simmons about the death of Solomon Brandt found near electric rails. Brandt had sought a large deal in South Africa previously and faced opposition from a deceased party. Simmons reveals Brandt could not read, complicating motives and suggesting another plausible cause for the fatality.
The text blends British and American patriotic phrases including God save the King and My country, tis of thee, invoking liberty and unity. It weaves references to empires by the sea, pilgrims, and shared faith within a ceremonial tone.
Mrs Boggs recalls asked for ordinary cheese to make macaroni and cheese for Bill. Mrs Moggs confirms the macaroni was at their house about half an hour earlier.
A farmer quips that he stacked what he could outside and stored the rest in the barn. The remark is paralleled with a sharp comparison to Hitler a figure described as applying a similar approach in Europe.
The article outlines Nazi secret police aims in the United States urging readers to imagine a Hitlerized world. It describes government by assassination, suppression of free speech and press, bans on assembly and petition, and persecution of races and religions. It warns of concentration camps for anti Nazis and fear of spies disrupting family life.
A riddle describes a male with two legs behind and two in front. The verse suggests standing behind before discovering what the two behind are for, prompting a playful puzzle about orientation and limbs.
If and when a 40 mph limit is enforced, the Brooks Bulletin states it would not anger its editor. The piece suggests such a restriction would be workable and manageable even for a fast-driving era.
A Storey man reports catching a rat with two tails while the spy of Mr Churchill pursues a small moustache bearing rat, a humorous note on oddity and political whimsy.
A pithy quote laments hypocrisy as a person prays for neighbors on one day while cheating them on the other six, illustrating a critique of religious double standards.
Three year old Simon Christopher Dew, separated from his mother Mrs Peter Dew for a year while a war guest in Canada, failed to recognize her upon reunion. The Royal Engineers major’s wife rushed to greet her son who asked where she came from and identified England as his own origin.
A London Times correspondent cites Coleridge’s remark on Napoleon’s claim that small nations must bow to great powers. The letter argues Napoleon’s and Hitler’s ideologies doom their own futures, predicting their inevitable fall as tyrannies strike at human freedom.
A man asks how far to the next village and a roadmender replies that it seems farther than it is but not by much. The exchange captures rural humor about distance and perception.
Odd exchange reveals a husband debating excuses for leaving his wife alone in the evenings. The banter hints at marital strain as he contemplates a reason her company cannot join him, illustrating domestic tension with a wry, humorous edge.
A report notes that more than half of England’s people have dark hair while the nation is described as a fair haired race. The contrasting view highlights longstanding cultural stereotypes about appearance.
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