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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Dec 24, 1892
Page
2
Fragmented report details ore and mineral shipments, timber and beef production, dairy, and refrigerating works. Mentions sailors, mandarins of industry, and census figures with notes on population near 3 million and vast reserves in gold coal cobalt and other minerals.
A Christmas editorial cherishes the season as the world marks the Nativity theme with joy and reflection. It notes changing times since the last anniversary, urges charity for the poor, and celebrates Christian song as a timeless expression of peace on earth and goodwill toward men.
A correction clarifies a misstatement regarding Lord Methodist school affairs in the issue dated the 10th. It notes a misspelling and unintended wording that obscured a payment or transfer of funds to other entities.
A group of maids thanks their ally Santa Clara for rescuing them from an attack by an anonymous critic. They mock the critic's verbose style and suggest humorous remedies and a catamaran purchase, ending with holiday wishes to the editor.
A reader asks how much must be paid at once to cut a monthly $10 instalment, two years and one month remaining, to a six month term, given interest at one half of one percent per month. The query requests solution in an Educational matters section.
Poem calls bells to ring for peace and good will, urging unity and joy. It envisions bells uniting hearts, drying tears, and spreading praise to the lord across nations and all creation.
In a Magazine of Art piece James Nasmyth recalls a Norwegian inn episode where he used a drawn still life to express his needs. A hungry traveler sketched a dish, utensils, and wine, and the hostess understood, leading to a hot meal and Nasmyth’s praised ingenuity.
The October issue of The Farmer's Advocate London Ontario presents reports on the Industrial and Western Fair Exhibitions and prize lists for live stock. It includes an illustrated Horn Fly article, a Circular Barn piece, a portrait of Hon Thomas Greenway and other industrial illustrations. The Home Magazine Department is noted for family interest. Subscriptions published bi monthly after January 1st, 183 at $1.09 per year. Minard's Liniment Lumberman's Friend.
The article recalls a Christmas dinner at Norway House on the Hudson Bay Company frontier where Indigenous hunters and trappers gathered. A lavish feast featured long tables, diverse dishes, and a dramatic scene as an elderly woman ate voraciously before quietly dozing after dessert.
A fragmentary survey contrasts a Norse winter myth with modern distrust of patent medicines. It recounts the Ice King’s battles alongside Thor and Freija, then shifts to a skeptical quip about Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and related remedies, urging reader discernment.
Local notice recalls the North Star Division Sons of Temperance meeting set for Thursday December 20 at 7 30 pm with full attendance requested. Also notes upcoming Sunday events at South Side Methodist Sunday school including a morning sermon by Rev J Hill and a 2 45 pm mass meeting with recitations dialogues and a collection for the Sunday school.
A tea and entertainment to benefit the South Side Methodist Sunday School Library and renovation funds is planned for Wednesday evening December 28. Tickets for tea and entertainment cost thirty cents and are available from Linfield stores and Mr Minty or Ashbourne. Tea at five, entertainment in church from 7:30. Admission to the entertainment is ten cents for adults and five cents for children under twelve.
The Chicago Ledger marks its twentieth anniversary with a weekly circulation of 140 000. This combined story and family paper offers a Higroup division and a Young People's Department. Subscriptions run 2.00 yearly 1.00 six months or 0.50 three months. Readers can request free specimens and club incentives. Address publisher W D Boyce at Fifth Avenue Chicago.
J F Cursinana of Cape Island reports successful use of Minard's Liniment in a serious family illness. The testimonial urges households to keep this remedy on hand, noting its effectiveness as a trusted medicine from GC C Richards & Co.
On the 12 inst the wife of N M B Colbourne of a daughter in reference to a birth in the family details.
Notices list multiple wedding events in late November. Elina Young wed Sarah Mehaney on November 27 at Methodist Farmilages with Rev Jabez Hill. November 28 saw Al G. Gillett wed Widow Gillett of Farmer's Arm to Blige. Henriesta Cottin married George Bien Friday at Roberts Arme. December 1 reports Bennet Bey to Prigeil Bee at Crow Head.
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