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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1892
Page
2
A colonial parliament debate centers on sealing rules restricting Sunday activity. speakers clash over religious liberty, economic impact, and constitutional limits. Proponents argue for conscience protections while critics push standardizing Sabbath observance, with references to Morality and Bentham and a call to protect loyal subjects.
The Meta tows the Mose of Sharon wrecked by ice at Little Lobster Harbor with stern post and rudder loss. Minnie Ha Ha damaged, both towed for repairs. Crow Head men sighted a hull later identified as the General Booth wreck near Cape John, damage likely from a hidden ice obstacle. General Booth hull salvage costly. insured by Twinl...gate Mutual Insurance Club.
A notice acknowledging receipt of Messrs J H Martins Illustrated Catalogue of Sporting goods and General Hardware for 1892. It highlights reliability over twenty years, postal guidance, regulations on inland parcel post and game acts, and a promise to please customers with exchanges or refunds if dissatisfied.
The Bonavista District Methodist Annual Sessions opened on June 14 1892. Rev G Frazer was chosen secretary and Rev M Fenwick journal secretary with other officers elected. Pro bationers were examined and four candidates presented for ministry. Public meetings covered Colportage and Educational topics with strong temperance opposition to Sabbath desecration. The district praised growth in membership and finances and bid farewell to retiring ministers.
A telegraph article discusses Confederation with Canada and Newfoundland. It notes past terms, financial offers, and rising interest in union while contrasting imperial policy, mainland sentiment, and potential economic impacts. The piece suggests a likely end of Newfoundland remaining under one Canadian framework or imperial structure.
There is an active body of men on the island driving the union idea with energy. I conclude that forces promoting Union are too strong and persistent to fail, though the consummation may take years.
The Sun announces it will publish two editions this week to compensate for a prior non appearance due to unavoidable circumstances. This extra issue is issued to ensure readers receive the usual coverage and notices.
The Methodist Conference meets at Grand Bank this year and opens today. The latest accounts of the Finmarken Norwegian fishery for this year show nineteen millions, up from twelve millions last year.
Friday next, St John the Baptist Day, the Masonic Fraternity of this place will attend Divine Service in St Peter's Church at 7 30 p.m.
Two cargoes of salt arrived from Cadiz within the last two or three days. One shipment was for EK Dutler, Esq. and the other for It. D. Wodge, Esq.
A schooner is being fitted out in the United States to sail to Labrador with twelve or thirteen Esquimaux families and their houses boats and fishing implements for display at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893.
Nearly one hundred schooners of various sizes lay in port Thursday evening awaiting two time north. A favorable wind rose overnight and by early Friday morning the fleet departed. Thendustry and several others stopped here Friday and Saturday and departed yesterday.
The new coastal steamer Grand Lake is under construction and should be ready for service late July or early August. She will be slightly larger than the Conscript with improved accommodations, and will operate on the Northern Coastal route.
Report notes the 12th inst opening of a church at Change Islands. Local church members and Rev GS Chamberlain celebrate the completion and dedication, praising the parish for its swift effort and growth in faith.
An outport man in town, deaf and dumb, steers a schooner with a crew that understands his orders through looks and gestures. He is intelligent, married with six children who all speak. His wife communicates easily with him, seeming happier with him than a large talking machine in the Legislature.
A historical ad critique questions truth in advertising for Dr Sage and Dr Pierce remedies, mocking absolute statements and a $500 guarantee for cure claims. It notes the clever, sugar granule pills promise quick relief from catarrh, headaches and constipation while warning against fakes.
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