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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1891
Page
2
A historical notice states that householders must inform the Board of Health or a Justice of the Peace if an occupant has a contagious disease. It outlines penalties up to fifty dollars and requires disinfection of public conveyances and precautions to prevent spread. The notice is signed by F. Berteau, Merpexneary Magistrate.
Reports from Germany describe Dr. Koch's tuberculosis remedy as a groundbreaking cure with potential global impact. Medical observers note incipient disease may be reversible in many cases though advanced illness offers only temporary benefit. Koch advocates careful institutional use and cautions against mechanical application.
The London Gazette states that after the end of February next all gold coins issued before the present reign will cease to be legal tender in the United Kingdom. It advises owners to discover any Georges stored in old stockings and bank them before February 1.
A Topsail man named Blade fell from the second floor of Mr. Burke's auction mart on Queen Street hoping to exit to the street. He suffered a broken arm and hip, was badly shaken, and transported to the hospital where his condition was described as improving and on the path to recovery.
A national teachers convention is set for the 7th prox in Spaniards Bay. Aimed at appointing officers and discussing a petition to increase the island school grant, the meeting plans to unify teachers for better pay and working conditions despite travel limits.
Captain A Keen reports a sad drowning on the 4th inst as Walter Kean fourteen years old, after skating on a nearby frozen pond. He slipped, lost a skate, sank in the eddy, and despite efforts by family and Dr. Murray he could not be revived.
The Presbytery of Newfoundland inducted Rev McNab to the pastoral charge at Harbor Grace on Tuesday evening. The service featured ministers from the Methodist Church and speeches by Rev James of Cirboncar and Rev Paye of Harbor Grace. The congregation warmly welcomed McNab as he began his new leadership in the presbytery.
Chicago watchers report El J Pennington and R W Butter, inventors behind Mount Carmel Navigation Co, preparing for the first airship trial. The craft will depart Mt Carmel to St Louis, then Chicago and New York, with reporters aboard and other invitees. A test trip across the country is planned within weeks.
Loudon December 29 Mr William Ewart Gladstone's birthday was marked by quiet celebrations at Hawarden. Telegrams and gifts arrived from Britain and the United States as the Gladstone family gathered. A memorial fountain outside Hawarden Castle was unveiled during the day after Mr Gladstone delivered a speech praising his fifty years at Dawarden and his wish to continue residing there.
The altar cathedral’s exterior work on the transepts, vestries, and chancel nears completion with walls measuring 115 by 48 feet and 40 by 25 feet. Master builder Julio Clara and stone cutter Sho of John’s oversee the final masonry, with Michel Tobin finishing training and joining work for Bishop Macdonald’s project.
Dr Dockreil and committee members inoculated six patients with Dr Kvel's lupus cure amid a large international audience including three women doctors. Three children received first injections as part of the early trial. daily case notes will be kept with aims to repeat in six weeks.
An old plea promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for feminine weakness. The ad claims strong proof the medicine helps tired and broken-down women, urging women to learn of it and use it, promising results within a reasonable time.
An old patent medicine claim touts Pierce n Pellets as live regulators for the brain and stomach with a price of 25 cents per vial. The quirky ad targets readers seeking quick relief and features dramatic phrasing typical of era remedies.
The schooner Henry M Stanley under Captain Eaton arrived from Placatia Bay Newfoundland Sunday with a tall cargo of frozen herring, the season first receipts. This early arrival comes six days after the first receipts by the Aties C Jordan on December 22. Frozen herring will be sold by the pound this year per an industry agreement, instead of by the hundred as done previously.
The Ravd M Harvey of Newfoundland has been named honorary member of three U S historical societies the New England Historical Society the Newport News and Historical Society and the University Historical Society at Dallas Texas He is also made a corresponding member of the Nova Scotia Institute of Science Herald
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