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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1891
Page
2
GG. Green of Woodbury New Jersey testifies that neuralgia of the stomach and womb, poor appetite, yellowing skin, head dullness, and pains improved after taking August Flower. He claims the remedy brought a complete cure and credits it with easing nightly sleep and heart palpitations.
The coastal steamer Conscript will leave St Johns July 21 and connect at Battle Harbor. J O Fraser, Postmaster General's Office, St John's Newfoundland, July 8, 1891. The voyage lists numerous harbors along the Labrador coast and routes to Flower's Cove, Lance-au-Loup, Blanc Sablon, Bonne Esperance, Fishing Harbor, Snug Harbor, Hopedale, and others with alternates and two trips noted.
The Daily Colonist reports the annual prize distribution at Mount St. Vincent Halifax where Newfoundland pupil Miss Gertie Tobin wins a gold medal in English literature and a silver for calisthenics. Her essay Woman's Kingdom is praised for its masterful language and notable achievement reflects well on her family.
A July visit by the Governor to Little Bay involved a deputation reception at the Manager's residence. He reviewed an address read by the Magistrate, praised the engrossed illuminated copy, toured local churches and the school, and inspected the Pilley’s Island mine and smelting works before sailing to Hal’s Bay.
The annual Flower Service at St. Peter’s Church was held on Sunday August 9 in a bright but challenging season. Children provided wreaths despite scarce flowers and the service featured special hymns a Psalm 103 and a sermon on The Rose with a message of purity and redemption. A nine dollar collection for the Church of England Orphanage followed, and wreaths were laid in the cemetery.
Mr. Gower Mackay presented a specimen brick from the new Trinity Bay brickworks. The brick measures seven and a half by three and a half by two and three quarter inches and can be scaled larger or smaller. Two cargoes totaling forty thousand bricks arrived aboard the schooners Argosy and Flash for the Municipal Council, with the works now in full operation.
A Newfoundland mining settlement at Little Bay offers a formal welcome to Ty Mis Excelleny Terence O'Brien Governor and Commander in Chief. Signed by J B Braxprorp Stipy Magst and other local leaders the missive expresses loyalty to Queen Victoria and gratitude for the Governor's visit while noting a recent illness has abated. The document hopes the Governor tours the mine works and prays for safe travels back to St. John’s.
The letter from Lieutenant Governor T. Or Buren expresses gratitude to J. Buanprorp and the people of Little Bay for their loyalty to the Queen and warm reception. He plans to visit to assess needs and resources, notes fishing as a key industry but calls for mining lumbering and future agriculture, mentions a past epidemic and wishes God’s blessing for Terra Nova’s progress. Dated Little Bay July 27, 1891.
On Wednesday the 12th, the Thistle South Side and Snowdrop North Side met in a cricket match. Thistle won the toss and batted against Hirst. The score at the end of play was not fully shown in the provided text.
His Excellency the Governor in Council appoints Francia C Berteau Haq to be first clerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office replacing the late G W B Carter. Edward Pilot Esq. is named clerk in the same office.
The article surveys China’s wall system, noting over 1700 walled cities and a total wall length of about 8000 miles when adding the Great Wall. It discusses construction by the Chin and Ming eras, towers, materials, and the wall’s current status as a boundary and symbol of peaceful history.
An advertisement asserts that believers in Dr Sage’s Catarrh Homerty heal faster than non believers. It offers $500 to any skeptic if the remedy fails to cure long standing catarrh. Makers are World’s Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo NY and touts their reliability. The piece also advertises Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as the remedy. It notes England imports ice from Norway stored in ice-houses.
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