Donations. Hospital Fish Appeal Drives Local Aid
A fragmented notice lists donations and donors for a hospital fish appeal. Entries include Little Bay Islands and Loon Bay contributions from individuals and firms such as Horwood, Elliott, and Haddinott, with varied amounts and locations like Crow Head and Fredericton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Racyoen
Little Bay Islands
Loon Bay
Collecto
Job Hiliott
Alonzo Elliott
Horwood. Lumber Co. Ltd
Horwood
P. G.haddinott
George Haddinot
Bormood
Uriel Hicka
Fogo
Richard Jones
Little Bay
Ernest Chipman
Crow Head
Thomad Hancock
Fredericton
St Joseph Goes Down in Trepassey Bay Mystery
A Newfoundland skipper loses his new 25 ton boat the St Joseph and a crewman when fog and wind push the vessel off course. Skipper Pad Walsh returns to shore alone, with tragedy shadowing the bay as villagers sense an unseen plan against the craft and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Bay of Souls
Trepassey Bay
Pad Walsh
Trepassey
Elcome
Pad
Bay of Lost Souls
Billy Peter” Kenny
Plottera
Little
Change Islands 300 Arthur R King Cottles Island
Local report notes a sum of 300 connected to Arthur R King and Cottles Island near Change Islands. Details are sparse in the OCR fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur R. King
Cottles
Island
Andrew
Bown, Change Islands
The Queen of Swansea Tragedy
An 1867 Atlantic Guardian account recounts the sinking of the Queen of Swansea off Gull Island near Cape St John after a gale. Eleven of fifteen aboard survive initially but endure starvation, exposure, and missing rescue, with two skeletons later found on Tilt Cove while a third crewman dies praying for family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen
Swansea
Wales
John ~ Owes
St. John’s
Tilt Cove
Green Nay
England
Owens
Guill Island
Cape St. John
Haysight
Biacotfee
Gull Island
Telix Dowsley
Tate
Gull Ie
Gullsland
Shoe Cove
Dowsley
Gulf Toland
Cat Toland
Tilt Cave
Felix Dowsley
St Te Sn's
Belvedere
Willian Hog Kngs
S Vangea
Ambiguous phrases hint at self reliance and perseverance
The excerpt presents fragmented reflections on resilience and personal responsibility. It contrasts falling with persistence and implies shifting blame. The lines suggest a lesson about continuing forward despite missteps.
Taxes and Tales of The Eternal Revenue Department
A collection of tax jokes and quips highlighting the burden of income tax on the public and the humor found in government revenue offices. The anecdotes poke fun at taxpayers, collectors, and arithmetic errors, reflecting midcentury attitudes toward taxation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fish Appeal
Cee
Oper A
Ralph
Lambert
Ander
Main Point
Newafead
Mary
Anstey
Stordée Collins
Indian
By Ron Pumphrey
Bill Walsh
Atlantic Guardian
Billy Peter
Billy
Skipper Pad
Nor
Permeuse
Tne Frape
Bat
Canada
USA
Allover
Newfoundland
Purity Factories Limited
Suprex
Avre
Ris
Botansa
Florida
J. William Horsey
William Horsey Corporation
Plast City
I Newfoundland
O'Leary, Lid
St. Viohan's
Sie
The
Eternal Revenue Department
Congress
Washington
Johnny
Oto
Dodds
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