25 Aug 1894
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1894
Page
1
The advertisement touts the Webster's International Dictionary as a complete reference work. It credits ten years of revision, 109 editors, and over $300,000 in expense. It promises authoritative coverage of history spelling pronunciation meanings biographies places quotes and translations and calls it invaluable for households teachers scholars and self-educators.
The Diocesan Synod opened at British Hall with 33 clergy and 50 lay delegates. Bishop outlined post fire repairs funded by SPG and church funds, noted 1722 confirmations, 60 confirmations during visitations, and 7 new deacons joined while two died. He proposed nave restoration, praised Lenten Self-Denial Fund, discussed Newfoundland’s possible union with the United Church in Canada, and announced new deaneries and revival of the archdeacon office.
The executive report was read and accepted at the conclusion of the address. Tonight's discussion will cover the topic, and a resume with the discussion will appear in due course.
McClure's Magazine notes about 20 000 Indians die annually from snake bites and urges awareness of the danger to barefoot natives. The piece contrasts native and European exposure, arguing boots reduce risk and that fatalities are high among poorer populations.
Philip A. Grean reports a Philadelphia diver tackled the flooded Short Mountain mine near Barre. After three dives he located the pumps and, on the fourth, fixed one. pumping out is expected in three to four days, enabling hundreds to return to work.
Parisian elites adopt aluminum watches praised for light weight and durable black cases with varied open-face designs. Sentries in gay capital fashion carry the timepieces in pockets with keys and coins, showcasing a stylish, carefree air. Ayers Sarsaparilla touted to keep blood pure and vigor up through malarial seasons, while Ayers Pills promoted as a reliable liver aid with vegetable cathartics.
A Northport church wedding ends in embarrassment when organist Misa Brown plays the doxology instead of the wedding march. The bride blushes, Dominic Saunders frets, and the congregation laughs as the ceremony proceeds. Miss Brown later resumes playing a hymn medley, becoming the town's talk.
The article recalls historic lightning strikes against ships, noting fifty years of British navy losses from 1769 to 1810 with 280 vessels struck, $280,000 in value, 100 deaths and 250 injuries, and describes a dramatic hit on HMS Fisgard and later strikes such as the Dictator in 1884 at Martinique with a fire nest found in the figurehead.
A crowd jeers at a crippled boy bidding for a pair of crutches. An elderly man outbids him then gifts the crutches to the boy, vanishing. The incident prompts a lesson on judging motives. Also reported is Peru’s Lake Titicaca steamer launch, built on the Clyde, shipped in parts, reassembled locally for government use.
A curiously misspelled claim about Mingrdg Liniment curing distemper is paired with a hyperbolic note about a railway train traveling at 50 miles per hour taking 200 years to reach the sun and 40,000,000 years to reach Alpha Centauri, illustrating outlandish travel times.
Fragmentary OCR notes claim Minard's Liniment cures Calda and others, with scattered references to percentages, worldwide impact, and a drill plow. Mentions of Chinese yearly, aurea ligiment, diphtheria, and a machine producing 209 batten Helena Dag appear in inconsistent wording.
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