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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1918
Page
2
A fragmentary wartime verse reflects a soldier's lone vigil at dusk. It recalls boyhood games, comradeship, and the sobering toll of war as troops march, battles loom, and grief over the loss of friends lingers in the collective memory. The piece evokes universal sorrow and the yearning for peace.
Partial OCR text records a ship going ashore near Vasnore at Bromn Pe in daylight, with mentions of the Gael Bevine Rovers and Piliaya Talaud. It notes crew abandonment, gear removal from schooners, survivals at Litthe Bay, and an average price of 2 with resistance to 312,20 from wet conditions.
FOR SALE SALE OF BOAT AND ITEMS. INFORMATIVE NOTICE ABOUT SAILS AND BOAT STAY. TOWN POSE. INFO TO APPLY TO FOU W. FROU AT TILLINGATE. BEACH OPENING MAY. HOTEL WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR INVITERS. CONGRATULATIONS TO MR AND MRS BRED HODDER ON NEW BABIES THIS WEEK.
An old advertisement lists WWDIGESTION AND DYSPEPSIA as treated by Staffora’s Prescription and mentions Catarrh of the Stomach and Nervous Dynensia. It also advertises Sougrs and Golds Scaffard’ Phoratone as a broad dust cold remedy for various lung troubles with stockists claiming reliable soothing and general results.
A garbled OCR passage sketches a melodramatic scene with a maid facing marriage, a wealthy patron, and shifting arrangements. Characters debate fate, payment, and social expectations, while a doctor and a laments over finances surface amid confusion.
The Paris Journal profiles Bertrand a private French soldier famed for seven military medals and five wars. He fought through Charleroi and the Marne, saved workers, earned the Military Medal, and endured capture and wounds. He died after heroic acts near Monastir, later losing a leg and surviving sea rescue efforts.
Robert Stockley, a longtime Labrador fisherman aboard the vessel Diutelt, died after years of illness and work aboard ships with Captain Jones Young. He leaves a wife, one son, four grandchildren, and many friends who attended his funeral at the Methodist Church, with the Crosby Low lodge and James Young notable in aid and tribute.
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