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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1927
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes show a 1927 date and mentions the Willingate office with a payment term of 1.20 dollars to Canada and subscriptions at 1700 dollars per year for Newfoundland and other countries. The text is garbled but indicates subscription or payment details.
A St Johns Daily News column cites F Horwood on Imperial Conference problems. Editors ignore key welfare data and focus on distant political squabbles while Dominion protection and monthly revenue issues are neglected.
The passage argues that education alone lacks value without inspiration. Reading, speaking, listening and thinking bring inspiration, which awakens the divine spark and drives societal and personal work. It cites Emerson on the need for inspiration for lasting achievement.
Acknowledgment notes continued work and thanks from committees and collectors for their contributions to a worthy object. It lists various amounts and places such as Bluff Head Cove and Bishop's Falls with several donors and mentions future publication of subscriber names under each place.
Reported talks between Owen O Malley and Eugene Chen broke down over China's demand to halt Britain troop deployments at Shanghai. Britain protests to Peking after dismissal of Sir Francis Aglen. influenza deaths rise in London. Lipton resigns as Lipton s Limited chairman as a new boat is designed for the American Cup. Inter allied military control to be folded into League of Nations. Fresh probes to Hankow dispatches aim to break the deadlock in Sino British talks.
Mrs. W. G. Cock ade of Kingston Ontario praises Dodd's Kidney Pills for rheumatism and sharp joint pains. She also finds Diamond Dinner Pills helpful. The ad touts kidney benefits and Canada wide use for over thirty years in serious kidney ailments.
At a Tuesday Marshall Hall meeting the United Church members raised over 80 dollars for the Cemetery Fence Fund. Combined with prior contributions the total reaches 330 dollars with about 120 dollars still needed to meet the target.
Mr Waldo Hodder son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Hodder came from Boston on Sunday last Mr John Gillett came from St Johns on Tuesday last
City reports the death of Andrew Harbin at St John’s on Sunday. He was the son of Lizzie Harbin and leaves a wife, eight children, and a bereaved mother. Formerly with G Knowling and later Apre and Sons Ltd, he was a Salvation Army leader. The note warns Harbor ice is unsafe as it shifts with milder conditions.
St Johns businessmen take over the Thompson Boot and Shoe Mfg plant at Harbor Grace to resume making anti rubber boots for fishermen and laborers. Anti rubber leather boots stay dry inside and promise to recapture a shifted market after rubber boots reduced local output from about 40 000 to 10 000 pairs annually.
A Daily News letter from R F Horwood warns Imperial Conferences risk altering Dominion status. He argues Newfoundland resists new status changes and favors a clear agenda set with colonial parliaments to protect financial credit and ties to Britain. The letter reflects 1927 views on empire governance.
Notice states the postponement of the shareholders meeting for The Notre Dame Task Club Ltd to February 7th if weather permits. The message also mentions Roberts.
The Marine and Fisheries Department announces an extension of the season for packing Lestch cured herring from January 31 to February 15. This change affects fishermen and traders regulated under the department's fisheries program.
John Sargent, son in law of Mrs J C Andrews of North Side, drowned in the Sixploits River on Wednesday while descending with a wood load on a horse.
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