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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1925
Page
4
Advertisement notice outlines long term contracts at special rates with fortnightly changes in composition. Short term ads priced at 25 cents per track, with potential reductions for longer continuations. Ads received after Thursday evening may not be inserted.
The letter laments steamship nonstops on advertised routes, noting passengers face inconvenience when captains alter calls. It questions whether Lagona’s passag e was government ordered and highlights unions and doctrinal splits in Newfoundland and Canadian churches, plus concerns over farming fuel and supply priorities amid financial shifts.
A cryptic note appears to describe a brief plan or action set for the morning. It mentions the time frame and a small numeric sequence. No clear identities, locations, or events are discernible from the fragment.
Madame G Bondart of Val Barrette Quebec says she suffered severe kidney trouble and could hardly work before taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She recovered after several boxes and now keeps them at home. She urges others with kidney symptoms to try the remedy promptly.
Personal Captain Andrew Roberts arrives by Scr Utowana last week, Mrs Elias Anstey travels with Clyde arrival and returns to Grand Falls. Rev J W Winsor attends Methodist Conference in Carbonear and arrives by the same boat. J W Minty Broderick Field and Malcolm Loveridge sail for Battie Hr to meet Baine Johnston & Co. Ltd. Cecil Facey, wintering in the city, now works as bookkeeper at Ashbourne's Ltd. Donald Brett becomes ledgerkeeper at Bank of Nova Scotia. Mrs T J Carroll from Boston visits. A Ashbourne and family depart by Clyde. Strattons head home by Prospero. Miss Blanche Blandford arrives from Boston via Lewisporte. Rev D R Bailey and Miss B Blandford travel from Fall River. Allabe family return. union ends by early July. Nurse Page arrives from St John's. Lewis Lambert brings Lagona mail. nurse to St Anthony for season. Martin Luther arrives by Lagona from Hattie Harbor. Lagona fails to dock. Luther and mail discharged. Mrs John Cook learns her father died in Nain.
Mrs Frederick Brett of Paradise died peacefully at Twillingate Hospital on April 27 at age 51 years 9 months. She leaves a husband two children four brothers and one sister and many friends. The family credits her religious faith and thanks Dr Parsons and Mr Fred Horwood and Mr William Budgell for support. Funeral note from eldest son Frederick Brett.
Mr. Lewis Clarke and family express thanks for help during their father’s illness and after his death. They especially thank Mr. Waller Ansley and his family for their attention and kindness.
Fire blamed on an overheated pipe gutted Adam Lane's residence and a storehouse and barn belonging to James Shea near Glenwood. A railroad bridge caught fire briefly while several old shacks burned. Neighbors and section men saved other structures before nightfall. losses to Lane and Shea are described as very heavy.
The document lists numerous names such as Kenneth Forward Elias Burt Emma Burt Joseph Lock Robert Boyd John Leek Robert French Clay ton Lack Fred Boyd Arch Boyd Wilson Forward William Boyd Walter Boyd George Boyd Luke Boyd Simon Boyd Samuel Boyd William Boyd Titus Locke Robi Boyd Annoymous Alex Locke Gordon Lock Obsdiab Forward Win Forward Herbert Locke Chesley Wheeler W. G. Barty A. B. Stuckless Fred Locke Mrs Abram Locke Almon Boyd Geo Osmond Kenneth Forward Rodger Locke Baxter Osmond Robert Locke Hooper Smith Alex Stackless Elias Boyd Samuel Boyd Samuel G Boyde William Clothier Adam Wheeler Jesse Smith Hubert Boyd 20c each and 25c each, for a total around 22.35. The overall amount collected was around £512.06.
The June number of Rod and Gun in Canada presents a personal tourist message from Ontario Premier G. Howard Ferguson and highlights Ontario attractions for travelers. It includes canoe travel in Northern Ontario, bass fishing notes, and features on Bonnycastle, Hunter, and Motley's Outdoor Talk.
A crew recently sailed for Holland to bring a 354 ton gross steel motor vessel bought by Sir William Coaker for a Port Union company. The ship can carry about 5,000 drums and is expected to leave shortly. Capt. Gerald Power, on business, has been commissioned to bring the vessel to Port Union for the fish trade in Brazil.
During a royal visit to Wembley Exhibition the King faced crowd resentment as two visitors trespassed on royal space. One man pushed forward mimicking an earlier American, asking for a handshake. The King appeared embarrassed but eventually shook the man's hand amid a tense moment.
The King retired without another handshake as the royal party moved on with no further interruption.
Dr W T Grenfell, Labrador fame, arrived in Vancouver from the Orient and urged Confederation with Canada as a solution to Labrador’s issues. He noted fishermen support joining the big country, cited 3609 coast fishermen without a vote, and spoke during a world tour marking his 60th birthday. He plans an $80,000 hospital project on the Labrador coast.
WM HARNETT announces a proposed summer program in Twillingate and nearby settlements offering help to Lower Grades teachers and prospective entrants to the profession. The plan seeks interested students to form a “Course for Teachers” to advance to Third Grade or study teaching principles, with July start and flexible holiday duration.
Ida M Clarke departed for St Johns on Wednesday carrying Martin Garfield Young and John Roberts bound for Toronto. Frank J Brinton, Captain Ayers, arrived with 165 tons of coal from Sydney and will load seal oil for Ashbourne Ltd. Cleared since last issue were schooners York Robt Nicholas Pearl David Wheeler Brandt Alfred Young Elmo Garden Jas Gillard bound for the codfishery. Monday night sailing north included George K Frank Green Greenspond White Coat captains Morgan Flat Isle Olive Blanche Hoffz Change Islands and others with Capt. Geo Oakley Greens pond and Capt Peter Hoyles New Town. they all arrived Saturday.
Telegraph reports a grave view in London on Shanghai disturbances and potential Boxer-like escalation. Replies from Powers blame Chinese demonstrators. note protests of riot shooting. Afghan border tensions. Canton civil war. tornado in Wray Colorado. Italy marks 25 years of reign. Newfoundland war memorial unveiled. heat deaths in the U.S. East. Morocco Riffian situation. Germany reparations. United Church of Canada instituted in Toronto. unemployment rise in Britain. Tokyo dispatches on Shanghai riots. Labourites oppose France security pact.
Henry Webb died at Natu Labrador on March 11 from liver trouble at age 69. He is remembered for his decades of local service and is survived by relatives in the area.
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