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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 17, 1912
Page
3
A reader laments youth emigration from Twillingate, Newfoundland, arguing low wages drive young workers away. They note doctors and ministers demand higher pay while workers struggle, recalling past fairness. The writer fears fisheries decline and warns of economic hardship as men seek better income elsewhere.
Last week Mr Harry Anstey while out birding caught a small codfish hooked from the water. The fish was very fresh and plump and full of liver.
The record notes the death at Holwood of William Thomas Baird infant aged 4 months, child of Kenneth and Katherine Manuel. It includes a memorial verse about the baby and a church service schedule referencing Quingage St. Prim's, Holy Communion, Matins, Litany, Evensong, Sermon, and catechising services attended on February 18.
The death angel called Lydia Newman, widow of William Newman of Twillingate, on a Sunday in January. After months of suffering she passed peacefully, ready to depart to be with Christ. She was a devoted mother of four daughters and one son, with many relatives mourning her loss.
Harting Ket Adjt Hiscock reports from Exploits and Cottie's Island that a resident of Cottie's Cove had a big dog hood. The seal appeared in his herting net though miles around showed no water, and it is presumed the dog tried to reach the net hole.
Notice describes an air compressed alarm horn installed in a building 30 feet from the Light House at Point Verde Placental Bay. It will be tested January 15 1912 during thick fog with a 4 second blast every 24 seconds and silent intervals. Building and tower color described. Authority A W Pa Minister of Mariindy Department Marine St John s Newtown December 18 1921.
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