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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1892
Page
2
A cluttered array of aphorisms and reflections on life health and happiness. It discusses beauty through health, marriage matching, even temper and bright spirits, along with grooming tips and temperance, urging self-improvement, cheerful dispositions, and prudent living.
The journal stresses community health with quarantine discipline curbing diphtheria while influenza spreads, affecting all social strata from princes to peasants. It notes global impact, cites London death rate doubling, and laments the loss of Prince Victor with a sermon by Rev. R Temple referencing David.
The passage reflects widespread loyalty as the nation mourns the Prince and contemplates the succession. It notes Prince George as a future focus, mentions a potential sailor king, and recalls William IV while hoping the Queen and her son guide the country through sorrow toward a strong, deserving future monarch.
The Chronicle correspondent in Shanghai cites British activity on the Yangtze and near Vladivostok as part of a broader Asian maneuver linked to Russia. It notes Americans and Europeans in the region aiming to seize Shanghai and Wee Sung, with Formosa discussed as a possible prize amid English support against Russia. Li Hung Chang is profiled as a wary state figure, and Shanghai reports quote Coburn on outrages aided by local troops.
France is described as close to Britain in naval power yet with only sixteen battleships in commission versus Britain's twenty nine, and fewer cruisers. The report lists Isaia Italy Spain China and the United States with varying counts, highlighting Britain’s lead in many categories.
Commodore RW Holmes of Saratoga Springs writes with fervor about American ideals and British alliance. He praises independence, urges Newfoundland to join the United States, comments on imperial power, railroads, and projected prosperity, and endorses England and a peaceful Anglo American partnership.
Bishop Reeve urges Canadian Christians to support a missionary for the Esquimaux, a remote Arctic tribe near the Mackenzie delta, emphasizing their need and potential salvation. He cites Christ's command to witness to distant lands and notes the missionary would cost about $1000 annually. Winnipeg Free Press. A separate ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed health remedy for women with a money-back guarantee.
Dr Pierce and J Pellets are described as effective in treating stomach liver and bowels. The note asserts a sequilation of digestive organs with claimed benefits and practical use. The language reads as a historical medicinal claim without modern validation.
Telegram notes two carloads of Munns pure boneless codfish from Warrior Grace, packed in 80 lb boxes and 40 lb bricks. Three more cars expected, destined for Canada and the United States, signaling growing success for Messrs Munn & Co in this key business sector.
News brief notes mail schedules for Gambo Fogo and midlands announce North mail arrival and dispatch for other towns. Mor ton harbor L O A anniversary prep forthcoming. Salvation Army banquet and jubilee netted fifty five dollars twenty six cents. A 10 foot knife and 74 foot fork with elephant tusk handles in New York worth 800 dollars totaling 1500 and 320 pounds. A Hungarian emigrant saved 3000 shilling gold, hidden from his mother who killed him with a knife and died next morning.
Royal Gazette notes a long shallow bank off Cape Race about 600 yards by 300 yards with ten fathoms or less water. Fishermen from Trepassey report hauling burrons after gales bring up wreckage resembling cabin furniture. Some suspect the site is where the City of Boston was lost. Bearings place it 174 miles NE of Cape Race and NW of Cape Pine at Lat 46 25 30 N Long 53 20 W.
A reader from Sydney CB asserts Minard's Liniment saved a life during a severe la grippe attack last winter after using it for years for various illnesses.
A French experiment tested 50 robust men and 50 healthy women aged 25 to 45. Using an apparatus measuring downward palm pressure, the strongest man produced 187 pounds while the weakest reached 88 pounds. Women ranged from 7 to 35 pounds with an average of 72 pounds.
Anxiety mounts in military and naval circles over the troop ship Tyne, missing after leaving Halifax December 14 bound for Plymouth. The vessel, fast and carrying about 150 crew plus 400 from Chanhowen and Pleasant of the Pacific squadron, was due before Christmas. London authorities have no word of arrival, fueling reports she may have sunk with all aboard.
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