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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1894
Page
2
An advertising passage extols Bo schee’s German Syrup as a reliable, mild, and pleasant remedy for children. It claims rapid relief without harming appetite or spirits, suitable for all ages, and suitable for long confinement to support overall health.
A collage of overseas stats and curiosities reports Americans abroad in England and France comparisons, population gains in Cincinnati, Hungarian communities in New York, an Argentine wheat figure, and Ireland's gold lore. It also notes tin discoveries in Tasmania, Germany’s post office revenue rise, and random arithmetic, botany, and ancient dyeing techniques.
Supreme Court ruling favors Thomas Bransfield in the damage suit for removing a structure on land proposed as belonging to Pyrites Company. Justice Little rejects exclusive shore and water rights claims, deeming them contrary to Imperial Acts and public fisheries use, and notes such grants would be ultra vires without legislative support.
Mr. James Pike suffered a severe accident while cleaving fuel when the axe slipped injuring his left foot and nearly severing the first toe. His sister also cut her left hand while slicing bread, requiring stitches. Both are said to be recovering well.
The New Brunswick Legislature passed a bill by 17 to 12 to curb underage tobacco. It makes it a summary offense for anyone under 18 in possession of cigarettes or tobacco to refuse to name a source when asked by police or a justice, with penalties from one to ten dollars plus costs. It also punishes any boy under 18 found with tobacco in possession or using it.
The piece condemns New York tenements as densely packed and neglected, urging public action. It cites European cities, high rental profits, overcrowding, and poor sanitation, arguing private greed worsens conditions and urging philanthropy and health department measures.
In St Albans near Quebec a 109 foot waterfall vanished into the village after a landslide. Four people are dead, seven houses wiped out, a mill buried, bridges swept away, and the Ste Anne riverbed shifted about 500 feet. The flood stained the St Lawrence waterway with mud.
The Queen travels with high confidence in domestic precautions and demands equal continental security. On the Southwestern line Chief Traffic Superintendent White and general manager Scutter ensure strict royal train safety with half mile spacing, advance pilot engine, ample signals, and tight 15 minute clearances. Supervisors, station masters, and crews personally safeguard every passage, leaving no room for the slightest mishap.
Local updates report Thompson departing for St John in the days, mails bound for the North and South sent via various routes. A New York man attempted suicide by carbolic acid over marital tensions. Geo facts note Schladebach’s 5735 foot deepest boring in Germany. Java hosts a lake of boiling mud with rising bubbles. The steamer Australia broke ice near Long Point and will wait for clearer passage to Tilt Cove. The Grand Lake and Gray Lave navigations struggle through ice as spring approaches.
A Greenwich investigation suggests cholera bacillus avoids smoke. At the workhouse where an outbreak occurred, male inmates who smoked or chewed tobacco appeared undamaged while many non-smokers were affected. The piece notes papers fear cholera expands and hints water as cause, while tobacco smoke as disinfectant is proposed.
The North Sydney Herald notes progress on the Reid railway in the colony and predictions of a Port-au-Basque terminus. Steamers three times weekly would connect with the line, delivering mails passengers and freight and boosting Newfoundland Canada trade. A regular mail service would save tens of thousands annually.
The new line of railway led by Mr. R. G. Reid aims to connect Canada and the States, with subsidies from the Dominion and Newfoundland governments expected. Planners anticipate first class steamers on the route, shrinking travel time to a few hours.
Judge Winter delivered verdict unseating Tessier Furlong and Morris in St Johns West. No direct bribery proven. disqualifications arise from Morris ties to the Whiteway demonstration and minor road expenditures. Legislature prorogued to June 7 as Tories seek further disqualification of Whiteway members. North mail leaves for Botwoodville.
The committee reports that Butty offered bribes to two American Senators to sway their votes against the tariff bill. Elsewhere business in the US and Canada is dull while naval events and Britain’s African treaty news dominate.
In a brief obituary the community notes Ellen Young, beloved wife of My. Soba Young, died from lockjaw. She was 40 years old and remembered for her family and contributions.
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