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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1892
Page
2
A Woodbury New Jersey woman details lifelong weakness cold hands and feet breath issues and headaches improved after taking August Flower. She reports yellowing face dull head mucus tasting mouth and sleepless nights before the remedy led to a marked improvement and eventual cure.
Notre Dame Jewellery Store offers made to order wedding rings and repair services. Watches are repaired by experienced European workmen at J. T. Lams's in Little Bay.
Physicians across the Colony are advised that patients are no longer admitted to the Lunatic Asylum using old forms from the Board of Works. New blank Medical Certificate and Statement forms with instructions are available on application at the Attending Physician and Board of Works office. The Statement may be sworn before a Justice of the Peace or magistrate. Cathedral Hill.
Notice outlines duties for householders to report infectious diseases to health officials or justices of the peace. It bars exposing sufferers in public places and requires disinfection of public conveyances. Penalties reach up to one hundred dollars for violations.
The Northern Weekly Advertiser warns of diphtheria outbreaks and stresses prevention. Dr. Stafford’s precautions reduced deaths, noting the disease’s global reach and fatal cases in Quebec towns. The piece highlights ineffective remedies and urges vigilance, including a Telegram extract on transmission risks via milk.
Medical leaders at a Paris gathering debated diphtheria and urged extreme caution with foods carrying the germ. They highlighted milk as a major spreader, advocating that all milk be boiled before consumption to prevent infection, and noting public resistance to boiling norms.
A new monthly Temperance magazine named Water Lily appears with Mrs Ohman as editor. The sixteen page publication advocates temperance and moral reform and appeals for reader support since it is unaffiliated with any society or funds. It costs $1 per year and is printed at the Evening Telegram job room.
The Loyal Orange Association Crosby and Loyalty Lodges held an annual meeting on Tuesday the 10th with arrivals from Herring Neck Tizzard's and Morton's Harbors. After private lodge business the Brethren walked to the Congregational church for a sermon by Rev. B. Peck and returned to the hall for dinner and a long evening program of songs recitations dialogues and readings culminating with God Save The Queen.
The Marine Court of Enquiry led by Judge Prowse concludes the steamer Prudence sank due to improper steering and the master's neglect to take regular soundings. Peter Ross is suspended as master for three months from the 19th, though commended as a capable seaman and recommended for a mate's certificate during suspension.
The article notes Fogo News 8 U F E held their annual anniversary on February 2 with an eloquent sermon by Rev W C White on Brotherly Love. The party marched to EK Dutler’s premises and cheered Samuel Baird Esq before returning to the hall for a 7 pm ball. Lectures by Rev H Abraham on Heavenly Bodies and Christ's Early Church followed, with a concert for Meek Memorial School planned around March 1. Few seals seen on the ice yet.
The keel for the Coastal Steamship Company's new vessel was laid on the Clyde on the 18th ult. It will be wider than the Volunteer, with deck saloon and officers’ quarters on top and a promenade deck. The ship, to be named Omrac, aims for a spring sailing season from St Johns.
A vintage notice promotes a quiz in The Lapres Home Magazine offering weekly cash prizes from 200 to 2 dollars for correct answers. It asks for first appearances of specific words in Old and New Testament texts and requires a $1 subscription with payment by post office order to Peterborough Canada.
The Legislature will open on Thursday next the 25th inst to dispatch public business. The L O A held its anniversary Tuesday. A reader known for years at Herring Neck has work noted. A Year Book and Almanac for 1892 is received, larger and informative. Mail from the North arrived Wednesday. couriers left for Fogo Thursday and return expected this evening. Missionary meetings linked to the Methodist church were held on the South Side North Side and Little Harbor with details to come. Overland mail from the South arrived Monday and couriers departed early Thursday for a return mail, the season’s second dispatch.
A large number of seals were seen on Monday and Tuesday. Boat crews returned with four and five seals each. At Morton's Harbor and Western Head the catches were strong with one boat delivering seven seals.
Two steamers named Hope and Heliose will enter the sealing fleet this spring after being bought in Scotland. Hope becomes property of Baine, Johnson & Co., a long-established firm, while Heliose is owned by D. S. & W. E. Co., with Michael Thorburn, Esq., acting as their agent. The owners wish the ships and the fleet overall great success.
A despatch to the Telegram reports a tragic drowning at Ramea on Saturday. A mother and her son died after one boy fell through the ice and the other called his mother for help. The family lived about two miles from the settlement.
The Halifax paragraph notes Newfoundland and Labrador population at 202000, up only 4100 in seven years, a 24 percent rise. emigration blamed. St John’s loses over two thousand residents in the same period, marking a disappointing census compared with 1884 gains.
A resident from Sydney, O.B. credits Minard's Liniment with saving their life during a severe grippe attack last winter. The letter praises the remedy and endorses its use for various illnesses.
An 1800s style ad lists nursery figures and parodies a catalog for Pepes Purgative Pellets claiming gentle, effective relief for constipation and related stomach and liver troubles. The quack-like promotion targets households with children and advertises the product as safe for even delicate constitutions.
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