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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1894
Page
2
A collage of tips and observations covers topics from varnish and plaster mixes to improved lamp design and medical cautions. It mentions treating diphtheria with Parisian remedies, preserving leather and shoe care, wax and plaster composites, and a magnesium flash lamp for photography. It also warns that street dust may carry dangerous germs and notes various wood measurements and dyeing ideas.
Diphtheria cases are reported in Arne while early week seals appeared near Exploits. Rev R Temple resumes duties after illness. North mails from Whitbourne delayed by engine trouble at Clyde Sound. Counterfeit fifty cent coins dated 1882 and 1685 circulate. The 1st Battalion Scots Guards at Chelsea Barracks claims the tallest company with 93 men averaging 6 feet 2 inches, surpassing the Queen's Company Grenadier Guards.
In Chicago a project named the Spectatorium collapsed after 600000 dollars spent. Steel Mackeye raised funds, but the 13 acre structure remained unfinished when a money panic hit. It was sold for 32500 dollars to a salvage firm and never completed for the exposition.
A reader named Johnathan Comicks complains about mispronunciation of his name in print and defends his reputation. He jokes about being called Komaticks and notes the winter snowfall as the letter ends with a question about current events.
A reader vents about storms causing trains to derail and rail disruptions in St. John’s area. Frustration at political leaders Sir W White and Mr. Freezer grows with calls to replace road boards and mismanagement. The letter ends with a quip on improving spelling and faith in practice.
The annual Home and Foreign Missions meeting in Herring Neck and related sites reports strong interest in extending Christ's Kingdom. A sole deputation spoke on Zululand, urging greater zeal, with audiences at Green's Cove and Change Islands listening attentively. Clergy praise the campaign's financial success and its boost to mission work.
Doctor Andrée, Royal Swedish Patent Department chief engineer, narrates a balloon ascent for science that drifted 12 hours over the Baltic. Storms drove the craft to Finland coast, he describes rope and ballast evasions, a long swim ashore, signals with trousers, and eventual rescue with balloon recovered.
A Topeka traveler confirms a tragic scene in Cherokee county where August Schrader and his bride died after being bitten by rattlesnakes and copperheads inside a cabin built near a wintering cavern. Seventeen serpents lay on the floor as hunters offered whisky too late to save them.
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