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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1917
Page
3
Statutory notice to all creditors of Josie Coldeurne deceased to file claims with the administrator before August 1917. After that date the administrator will distribute the estate among the rightful claimants. Dated Chattey White.
The readable OCR fragment mentions advertising rates and terms including per inch pricing, government and corporate classifications, and a reference to 100 days and continuous notices. Names and locations are unclear, leaving a partial view of the pricing for ads and legal notices.
Fragmentary report notes Mary Tiezard of the Sux Office and Mrs Rose along with Dave Bawde White arranging a midweek event at Comfort Cove. St Johns last Saturday deliveries and a Monday return are mentioned, with limited readable details.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a visit or arrival at a place named St Joho's with garbled names and dates. Hard to extract coherent facts, but indicates an event in a local setting with unclear participants and times.
A garbled column from St. John's touches on weather, harvests, hospital visits, and community notices. Mentions a prolific berry crop, potato and vegetable activity, a hospital stay for a divine rite, a forthcoming school term, and military postings for Adj. Balawoury and Adj. Ebwary.
A Wednesday evening gathering is scheduled at 7 90 sharp in the Gowrt House replacing the afternoon session. Members are urged to attend as officials discuss preventive measures and business matters. The notes mention a separate dollery in gold and other items related to country stock and stockings.
The notice discusses salt cod prices with figures around 9.00 for average grade and 28.50 to 40.5.30 for other grades, noting prices change with quality and vessel, and contains garbled phrasing about yield and legality. It appears as an old, damaged market snippet with inconsistent spellings and uncertain items.
A garbled passage discusses government action and costs with references to individuals. The readable parts are fragmented and do not form a coherent report or identifiable event.
A legislative session notes delays as a prorogued Wad hastay bill faces postponement and mixed votes. The proposed tax measure shifts profits taxes and aims to adjust for wartime needs, with debate over basing the levy on similar lines to prior wartime policy.
A Til Cove resident, Robert Peach, was struck by lightning near St. John’s. The blast knocked him to the road, burned the wall paper, shattered windows, and damaged the house structure and roof. Peach, a longtime foreman on the Soputy Express, fears he cannot work soon. His wife, formerly Alig Pill ips, is the daughter of the late Cepr Phillips of Tilt Cove.
Nonsensical OCR fragment presents no coherent event yet preserves terms BIE MD Sulphur and HN HR. No identifiable people places or dates to summarize into a valid news item.
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