28 Apr 1894
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1894
Page
1
The notice lists pricing for weekly editions with twelve month subscriptions and special insertions. It mentions a base rate of ten cents per line and special arrangements offered for annual and other long term placements.
Notice from the P M G Newfoundland detailing monthly mail sailings for January April. It lists Tuesday and Friday departures to Chance Cove Northern Eight Trinity Catalina King's Cove Brooklyn and other outports via Clode Sound and various bays and arms. Also notes a Tuesday route via Sweet Bay Southern Bay Arm Gartown Salvage Flat Island Gooseberry and more with trains on the Western Railway at 7 30 a.m. and 7 45 a.m. closure and submission timing.
The advertisement proclaims Ayer’s Sarsaparila prepared by Dr J Ayer & Co of Lowell Massachusetts cures others and will cure you. It promotes a patent medicine with medical authority tone.
A lengthy advertisement touts Webster's International Dictionary as the successor to the Unabridged with a decade of revision, 100 editors, and over $300000 spent. It claims to answer questions on history spelling pronunciation and meaning and notes it as a library in itself with facts about eminent persons places and phrases. It cites praise from The Globe Toronto and The Times Hamilton as endorsements for households schools and professionals.
The notice invites readers to obtain a free prospectus from G. and C. Merriam publishers of Springdale Massachusetts U.S.A. EP. It warns against purchasing cheap photographic reprints of ancient editions and offers specimen pages and illustrations.
Marks Chaplin and Clothier in Streat, near St. John's advertise fashionable clothing with prompt city orders. Cards sent by post reach persons seeking a perfect fit and a guaranteed good suit.
In a April 1894 session the Newfoundland House of Assembly seated in St. John s unseated and disqualified Bay de Verde representatives Woods and Moores after Justice Winter found corrupt practices including bribery and employment of voters on public works. The judgment triggered government accountability debates and calls for dissolution. The assembly adopted resolutions opposing the governor s actions and resolved to withhold supplies while plans for a new vote proceeded.
An old advertisement touts Sarsaparillas and Sarsaparillas as cures with exaggerated claims. It warns against unsuitable purchases and urges selecting Ayer s Sarsaparilla and a Honduras root based alternative from a noted compounder.
A garbled historical clipping mentions anomalous powder and medical concerns. It references illness and blood-related effects, noting prevalent malady and potential manipulation, though text is incomprehensible and incomplete.
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