20 Jan 1894
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1894
Page
1
The government council announces the annual competition for the New Scholarship at London University. A single scholarship grants four hundred dollars to the top candidate who passes exams and has studied in colonial academies. Details and timing will be in the Royal Gazette.
A terse notice states that the General has been appointed for the Island and affidavits will be prepared along with other documents. It emphasizes reasonable attention to conveyance and the use of diagrams where required, signed by OMAS. PEYTON, Notary Public.
Bank of New foundland announces the half year ended 03 month or 03 day payout, with transfer books closed on the 3rd inst and payment at the banking office on skewart street under the authority of Manager James Goldie.
Ss P Surra of Towanda Pennsylvania reports eight years of chronic constipation kidney trouble and indigestion resolved after seven bottles of Ayer s Sarsaparilla he gained weight from 129 to 159 pounds and says the preparation is the best in the market today.
An advertisement extols Webster's International Dictionary as the successor to the Unabridged edition. It notes ten years of revision, 100 editors, and over $300000 spent, claiming it answers questions on history spelling pronunciation and meaning, plus biographical and geographic facts and translations. The Globe Toronto and The Times Hamilton praise its value for households schools and professionals.
G. and C. Merriam publishers of Springdale Massachusetts urge readers not to buy cheap photographic ram prints of ancient editions. They offer a free prospectus with specimen pages and illustrations by mail.
Water Aireot Bt John's Outport and city orders promptly executed self measurement cards sent by post to persons desirous of having a real good cut of clothes a perfect fit guaranteed.
A devotional meditation urges a reader to shine Christ’s light to others. The speaker longs for a brighter lamp from a brother to reveal salvation and uplift countless souls. It laments wandering paths and urges steady, luminous faith to brighten the world.
Census derived tables list religious denominations in 1891 Newfoundland by district, comparing with 1884 data. Tables cover Protestants Catholics Church of England Methodists and Salvation Army, with notes on relative strength in Trinity Bonavista Harbor Grace St John’s area and other districts.
The excerpt details Protestant and minor religious bodies across Newfoundland in 1884 and 1889 including Presbyterians in St Johns East and Harbor Grace, Congregationalists in St Johns areas, and the Salvation Army in Twillingate and Burin. It notes overall increases and regional shifts, and discusses population growth measurement challenges due to unknown immigration/emigration.
An inquest in Liverpool investigated the death of Ann Burns fifteen daughter of James Burns ship's cook of Walton Breck Road. The mother testified that she awoke to find her daughter with clothing aflame after pouring paraffin oil on a fire. The girl suffered burns to her hands arms legs and face and died of the injuries.
A historic Educational Review urges teachers to prioritize blackboard use. It argues pupils learn independently when teachers demonstrate directly, cover geography, history, grammar, writing, and drawing, and compare teaching without relying on open texts. It stresses teachers must be thoroughly prepared and proficient in map drawing and subject matter.
The excerpt argues money should be treated as a common stock aiding those in need without fostering dependency. It urges investing in the poor to inspire industry, warns against rewarding idleness, and cites Seneca Herbert and De Foe to frame wealth as a trust burdened with moral obligations. Dr. Joseph Parker is quoted.
An inquest at Guy's Hospital London investigated a ten month old female infant who died of inflammation of the lungs after allegedly sucking in food through the windpipe. Post mortem found three corks from medicine bottles in the stomach. cause of death confirmed but cork origin undetermined. Jury verdict. death due to pneumonia with corks' cause undetermined.
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