18 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1891
Page
1
A fragmentary verse scene recalls tall poplars, a hungry sea, and a fisher fleet on a red sunset bay. The speaker longs for a vanished boat and lover as the sea winds sweep the coast and a distant light glows from a hill.
A series of aphoristic thoughts on virtue and character. It urges careful promises and trust, diligence in youth, fair treatment of others, and the lasting impact of actions on life. It contrasts light and shade in happiness, and emphasizes the inseparability of heart and hand in character.
A Parisian surgeon credited with a remarkable result operated on an eight year old girl whose brain development had halted by early skull bone fusion. After removing small skull pieces to relieve pressure, the child showed immediate signs of recognition and interaction the day after surgery and recovered well, with the wound healing in eight days.
London dispatch reports a historic service in Westminster Abbey honoring Sir John A. Macdonald. The Queen and royal representatives attended along with British officials and colonial leaders, praising his empire shaping leadership and long tenure as Canada’s prime minister.
An article in the New York Morning Journa l claims to reveal longevity secrets from six eminent figures. It credits Mr Gladstone with sleeping well each night and churchgoing benefiting the nervous system. Lord Tennyson is quoted as saying he avoids worry after years of contentment, citing Cast your cares on God. The piece attributes the remarks to Alfred Tennyson.
The 620 pound coffin of Bridget Laffey, a painter from Leight, was borne from her New York home after influenza fatality. A crane and window removal were needed to move the massive casket, with blue pallbearers and a crowd watching. The hearse proved too small and an express wagon was used. the undertaker faced crowds for lacking foresight.
A reader describes a simple experiment with a bowl of water and Lycopodium powder to show a line drawn on the surface shifts west as the earth rotates. A straight charcoal line and a parallel reference object allow observing the line’s east to west movement, claimed as proof that the earth’s rotation moves other contents opposite to the axis.
A catalog of hypocritical behavior and misplaced priorities lists men who boast virtue yet act contrary. The piece condemns idle talk about heaven and temperance without action, stinginess toward the church, vanity in morals or clothing, and cruelty to children.
A grandmotherly worker of early life is praised for hard subsistence chores and family care. The granddaughter seeks modern ease at forty five and touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as health and youth aid sold by druggists.
A trader note describes a leg injury and recommends Allyards Liniment as effective for sprains. It mentions a user’s relief after 48 hours and references a bridgewater location. The text promotes the product’s reliability and integrity with a claim of availability in quantity.
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