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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Feb 27, 1892
Page
1
Bryan Olynn visits St Johns seeking affordable footwear. He tests multiple shops along the main route but finds no suitable pair until D Martin Ell offers the cheapest option. Martin repairs or pegs the toe or side while you wait, for a seemingly small charge.
Thousands gathered at Windsor to honor the Duke of Clarence and Avondale as his funeral train arrived. The procession moved under dreary skies with guards, bands, and mourners, culminating in a solemn service at St George's Chapel led by the Dean of Windsor.
An antique advertisement claims Minard’s Liniment holds a perennial root of love and that death cannot touch, promising a cure for La Grippe. The copy uses florid language to tout medicinal efficacy and enduring affection.
The Canadian Agriculturist opens its Fifth Half Yearly Literary Competition for winter 1892 offering 3,500 in rewards. Prizes include gold, silverware, and 1000s of items for submitting the most words formed from letters in The Illustrated Agriculturist. Entry requires a $1 subscription and a completed word list, judged by J. G. MacDonald, Peter rough, and Commodore Catcatt.
An 19th century style advertisement urges mothers to buy Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and diarrhea in children. It claims quick relief, lists multiple cures, and touts the product as the old nurse’s prescription. Also promotes self improvement musings and Minard’s Liniment as a hair restorer.
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