24 Feb 1894
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1894
Page
1
A Saturday publication notice from the office of publication in North Neilingaté Notre Dame Bay Nad Thompson Entar lists a two dollar annual price payable to Clergymen F150.
The Jubilee Scholarship under the Education Act opens for entrants to the matriculation exam at the University in June. The Governor in Council will award four hundred eighty dollars to the top Colonial candidate, chosen from June exam results. Eligibility requires five years in the Colony, study in local schools, and intent to pursue further study at the British University. The New Jubilee Scholarship lasts two years and is announced in the Royal Gazette twelve months before exams.
A subscriber states they have been duly appointed for the island and will prepare affidavits for Sours and related documents for attention to conveyance needs where required.
The Etude offers practical vocal guidance for amateurs. Practice with medium power and regularity, aiming for at least an hour daily in three sections. Stand to sing, focus on vowels, pronounce clearly, and breathe deeply from the diaphragm. Avoid tremolo, maintain pure tone, and deliver words with heart as well as voice.
An advertisement extols Webster's Inercational Dictionary as a grand unabridged work. It highlights its encyclopedic scope with histories, pronunciations, translations, notable persons, places, and quotations, praising it as invaluable for households, teachers, scholars, and self-educators. Endorsements from The Globe and The Times are cited.
An advertisement from C MERRIAM publishers of Springdale Mass CSA urges readers not to buy cheap photographic reprints of ancient editions and invites sending for a free prospectus with specimen pages and illustrations.
Outport and city orders promptly executed and self measurement cards sent by post to persons desirous of a real good suit of clothes. A perfect fit guaranteed.
An 1820s Dutch sailor sentenced for mutiny is condemned to death but sent to St Helen. He escapes by using a coffin as a rudder, paddling to a capture ship, is taken aboard, and ultimately pardoned and freed after discussion aboard. Also mentions a patent remedy for headaches and digestion.
A historical discussion on alcohol addiction, its broad physical harms from the stomach to the brain, and the mixed approaches to treatment. It surveys medical, religious, legal, and social tactics, noting the lack of a universal antidote and the partial success of willpower, faith, and regulation in reducing drinking.
A succinct moral guide urging truthfulness, keeping promises, guarding secrets, choosing good company, maintaining good character, avoiding idleness, and living within means. It warns against debt, gambling, intoxicants, and speaking ill of others, while promoting self control, generosity, innocence, and prudent saving for the future.
A reflective passage laments life’s brevity and the slow accrual of knowledge. The speaker recalls decades wasted gathering information, facing illness or aging, and enduring a cycle of basic needs before any lasting understanding.
A concise survey explains gum arabic as the acacia tree sap gathered by Moorish harvesters in Morocco. It is traded by camel caravan to sea ports for sale and used widely in mucilage medicines candy and textile finishing.
The excerpt argues that life continues despite delays and interruptions. It urges maintaining steadiness, self-possession, and inner peace, noting that being dragged by external hindrances wastes time and worsens one’s condition. It stresses mastering oneself to endure unavoidable circumstances without fret.
A reflective piece argues decisiveness in responses, condemning evasive phrases like I’ll see about it. It emphasizes that bold noes and frank refusals spare others anxiety and prevent missed opportunities, praising direct speech and firmness in daily choices. It also promotes Karys Sarsaparilla as a reliable spring remedy.
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