09 Jun 1894
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1894
Page
1
The office of publication in Nowe Dame Bay lists subscription rates at two dollars per year with edivinee payment. Clergymen receive a reduced rate of ninety cents per inch for advertisements, with ten cents for each continuation. Special rates apply for three, six, nine, or twelve months.
Advertisement offers jewelry bargains and repairs by John Lam at 2 Little Bay. Rings made to order and old gold or silver items bought. Urges NOW OR NEVER and claims prompt, proper work by experienced workmen.
The Parcel Post service will operate after April 1 between Newfoundland and the United States. Rates are fixed at 12 cents per pound with a weight limit of eleven pounds and a size limit of 3 feet 6 inches in length plus girth. A customs declaration must be filled by the sender. no personal correspondence may be enclosed. prohibited items include poisons explosives liquids live animals and obscene articles.
A lengthy advertisement touts Webster's International Dictionary as the successor to the unabridged edition. It cites ten years of revision, 12 editors, and over 340 thousand dollars spent. The copy claims it answers history spelling pronunciation and meaning questions and serves as a portable library for households schools and professionals. It highlights eminent persons places and foreign quotations and urges purchase as a profitable investment.
G. and C. Merriam of Springdale Massachusetts advertise against cheap photo reprints of ancient editions. They offer a free prospectus containing specimen pages and illustrations.
A fragment notes Mark Chaplin, fashionable tailor of Water Street St John, offering made to measure suits by post for customers seeking a perfect fit and city orders. The garbled text hints at guaranteed accuracy and mailed measurements.
A marble maker named Moreau near Orleans secretly developed a method to transform soft limestone into marble like stone in weeks. The process uses varnish on water, soap, then immersion in zinc iron or copper sulphates, followed by hot water, varnish coating, drying, and repeated baths to harden. The resulting material can resemble marble, with colored veins and low cost, and is sold to match any specimen except pure white. The article notes related patents and broader implications.
A London Spectator correspondent recounts a near disaster in a Philadelphia Chinese museum hall where a sunken floor threatened to collapse the walls and roof. The leader redirected the audience to safety just as the floor rose, saving about three thousand people and revealing one man’s remarkable presence of mind.
A public health note advises not rubbing a cinder from one eye but vigorously rubbing the opposite eye until the foreign body moves out. The author shares a personal anecdote from riding a fast train where this method succeeded, cautioning only if the object has cut the eye requiring surgery.
A veteran speaks on marriage advising to seek a wife with a low voice and a pretty foot. He claims these traits endure with age and help a man when old, as one can listen to a partner’s footsteps and glance at her foot by the fender.
A historical letter argues football carries inherent dangers despite widespread participation. The writer credits referees with reducing risk and urges further public action to ease the sport’s hazards. The piece reflects ongoing concern about contact sports and athlete safety.
Rare press notes recount a sea captain famed for presence of mind during a shipboard fire and panic. He calmed passengers by lighting a cigar to avert fear, then helped evacuate safely. Also mention of tinder boxes, matches, and a California electric funeral car near San Francisco with a crematory, and a testimonial for Ayer's Pills aiding Harriet Marble’s health.
English naval authorities claim gunpowder is diminishing as a charge for naval guns. New and superior explosives are said to bow to the front in modern ordnance, signaling a shift in military munitions.
Fragmentary notes describe Minard’s Litiment cures for dandruff and mention a native gold nugget found in the Ural region yielding 29 percent with the remainder silver and copper. The text is unclear on dates or authoritative details.
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