Old Newfoundland marriage record sparks local history interest
The 1823 ceremony tied John Peyton Jr of England and Eleanor Mahoney of Exploits Newfoundland. Witnesses included Richard Rogers. ceremony performed by William Mosdell, Brigus now Exploits. The note links Peyton toKeehan expedition and later politics. asks readers to discover more old documents in homes.
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Hvening
Ely “Newfoundians
le Reals
Joho Peyton Jr
Hamfpontre
England
Bay of Ixploit
Newfoundland
Eleanor Mahoney
Exploits
Wornt Toland
Church of England
Irving
Tity Miles
John Peyton, Jr
William Mosdele
Brigus
Richard Rogers
John Peyton
Liewt
Keehan
Mary Marvh
Cormack
Mount Peyton
Thomas
William Whiteway
Twiilingate
Gamba
St. John's
Peyton
Jobn Peyton
Liliam Teyton
Beck Harbour
Labrador
Moravian
New Drug To Fight Teeth Decay
In 1948 Dr. RG Kesel of Chicago reported a dental breakthrough using dibasic ammonium phosphate and sodium fluoride to disrupt germlaeobacillar acidophilus growth. He found ammonia compounds and enzymes in the mouth correlate with decay and that certain salivas lack these factors, suggesting a chemicobacterial basis for decay and a pathway to prevention.
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Kensal
Americas Dental Association
Patn
Tita
RG Kesel
Chicago
Kesel
Acknowledgement Record of Names and Sums
A compiled list of acknowledgments with multiple individuals named and various monetary amounts. Names include Durrell, Gilesporte, Herbert Gillett, John Gillett & Son, Capt C W Gillet, Phil lip Gillett, and many others with amounts like 20.00 5.00 2.59. The fragment lists sailors, captains, and locals alongside names such as James Gillett and Thos White, indicating a ledger of acknowledgments or payments.
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Durrell
Thos. White
Stanley Clarke
Wallace Clarke
Isaac Vouna
Leslie Earle
Wm. Hawthios
Stanley Vroalze
Bat Jenking
Wm. Dailey
George ‘Dailey
Norman Pond
G. Bulgin
Claude Hawkins
Martin Young
Joseph Bulgin
Jos
Thi Reid
Robert Clarke
George Pennell
Jane Tom
Fragmentary 19th Century Names and Notes
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous personal names and groupings such as Rogers Compton Jenkins Jenkins Legee Bulgin Lewze Moody Parsons Sanadere Hayward, plus scattered phrases about a national park and a bridge canal. Mentions totals like 817640 and 1756 73 Land, with stray lines about being stormbound and awaiting a dig, all in a boozy, maritime narrative tone.
Stormbound Wh Ob where In The Bay With My Load Of Wood
A fragmentary verse piece describes a ship in the Bay unable to reach the sea with a load of wood. It references a promoters, a convention, and delegates while hinting at political and maritime disputes impacting trade and passage. The narrator warns not to fear if trapped in the Bay this Fall and mentions Canadians and French power.
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Bridgeport
Bacey
Tes
Suga
Uncle Pau
Confedration Life Lesson On Mind Power In Class
A teacher declares there is nothing a man cannot do with effort. Johnny Jones offers a parable about striking a match on soap, provoking discussion about practicality and imagination in the classroom.
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Johnny Jones
Violinist and Prize Fighter Exchange Jiving Jibe
A party scene shows a violinist and a prize fighter admiring each other. The fighter jokes about earning a living with their hands, remarking on a lack of marks on the violinist’s hands. The exchange highlights mutual respect for skilled craft and physical prowess.
Park Donation Aims to Buy New Weoches for Failing Ages
A garbled note suggests a donation plan to purchase new benches for a park as current facilities are described as dilapidated. The text references a butler and a press stop while urging action on the door.
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Nfld
St John’s
Corner Brook
St. John’s
S.S Cabot Strait
North Sydney
Port Aux Basques
St. Johns
Twillingate
Sun
Eddy
F. M. O'Leary, Ltd
Parker & Monroe, Ltd, ‘the
St. John's, NF
Edgar A. Baird
Dodd
Dodds
By Walter
Baldwin Dds
Ayre & ‘Sons Ltd
O Rogers
Carl Rogers
Raymond Compton
Obediah Rogers
Donald Firr
Fish Bennett Bulgin
Wm. Cooper
Tarry Bramley
Kenneth Lewze
Elwin Moody
Fred Parsons
Frank Sanadere
Hayward Paraoas
Ray Stade Wilson Jenkins
Potatoes Lewis Reid
Kaward Jenkins
James Winehaw
R. B. Smith
Harry C’dlege
Gerald Gidee
Samuel Dalley
Robert Jenkins
Stormbound
Ead
Promisec
Promisec Land
Bay
Confederation Life
Pr. Chase
Gerald S
Thia
Sidonna
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