Encouraging Local Industry and Repairs Plan
Patchy OCR note urges support for local industry at Coastal Wharf with mention of repairs and cost concerns. References DGAR LODDER and months of potential work in 1890 context.
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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Mar 14, 1891
Page
2
Patchy OCR note urges support for local industry at Coastal Wharf with mention of repairs and cost concerns. References DGAR LODDER and months of potential work in 1890 context.
The opening speech of the Legislature discusses ties with the United States. It notes Hon. Robert Bond's mission to Washington to secure free duty on certain exports in exchange for fishing privileges, and reports the British government has not ratified the agreement. Legislators condemn imperial inaction and urge united action to advance a favorable trade arrangement.
The article praises Mr Bond for his patriotic services regarding favorable free trade terms and notes the Imperial government may have hesitated to consent, yet the country will remember his efforts regardless of the outcome of the arrangement.
The article laments a prolonged low mood in trade driven by the failing fisheries and a ruinous credit system. It notes losses in the Bank fishery, waning catches, and high outlays, suggesting widespread stagnation and semi starvation among the population, with distress echoed in London Berlin Ireland New York and beyond. It calls for Providence and better socio economic balance to restore prosperity.
The piece laments rampant moral decay among the powerful and the corrupt misuse of influence. It argues forsaking divine laws undercuts prosperity and hints that widespread injustice from high and low alike threatens the nation’s wellbeing.
Entertainment at Exploits Church of England Schoolroom featured dialogues songs readings and recitations praised as very good by a filled audience. Performers included A Saviour W Seviour G H Seviour and M Winsor with pieces like Over Again The Conqueror and Home Again. Proceeds amounting to 543 will fund a church organ at Exploits.
In a winter operation witnessed by locals, Dr Louis Joseph and assistant R Walsh rebuilt Mee Quarles Phillips’s upper lip after a lower lip removal. The graft used Phillips’s own cheek tissue, completed in about two hours with minimal pain and quick recovery. The writer praises Dr Joseph’s skill and anticipates a bright career.
A resident letters to the editor denounces a traveler and complains about night mail delivery and delays. The writer defends Postmaster Walsh, asserts he enforces rules fairly, and rebukes those who seek special treatment or exemptions. The missives express local frustration with postal service routines.
An 82 year old resident Matthew Dalton of Exploits dies on Sabbath night February 5 1892 after a brief illness. His funeral is held February 14 in heavy snow with a large crowd, and the service is described with religious reflections and prayers.
The dwelling of Mr. Nieholug Pouny at Seldom-Come-By burned to ashes around midnight when ashes in a barrel allegedly sparked the blaze. Penny woke during a child’s cry and found the flames overtaking the kitchen. the family escaped with only belongings. A community subscription and volunteers formed the next day to aid in replacement and labor.
Last night February 12 Rev Henry Abraham Methouis delivered an amusing and interesting lecture on the sun and moon at Wishermen's Hall. The hall was crowded to near capacity with attendees eager for the stargazing talk.
Dr. Malcolm presided as the Reverend Lecturer Abraham delivered his third lecture to a full house. Applause greeted each charted lesson on heavenly bodies, with the speaker plainly simplifying complex topics for a mixed audience. After the talk, a collection was taken to cover hall expenses and the meeting ended with the National Anthem.
The death centenary of John Wesley was observed Sunday March 1 in the Methodist Churches of this town and Little Harbor with sermons by circuit ministers. Collections for debt on Methodist College St Johns totaled seventy dollars.
Editors apologize for the Sun’s two week absence due to staff illness measles. They state the team has suffered prostration and expect to regain regular publication and schedule, promising best efforts to recover lost ground and return to normal operations.
An early 20th century critique questions doctors push for patent cures like Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It argues the public seeks quick relief over science, noting medicine makers profit from failures and suggesting distrust in physicians' promises.
An old advertisement promotes Sage's Catarrh Remedy as a radical cure for choking sneezing and all head calarrh symptoms. The product is touted as widely sold by druggists and available everywhere.
A 1887 testimonial from o C Riewarps & Co. Gents describes a horse distressed by disteuper turba unable to drink for four days, then cured outwardly with Minard's Liniment. A woman named Mas A Livingston from Lot 5 P B I reports using the liniment for bronchitis and asthma with a claimed cure.
Disturbed nights from a sick child crying and teething pain are eased by Winston's Soothing Syrup. It claims to cure dysentery and diarrhoea, regulate the stomach, ease wind colic, soften gums, reduce inflammation, and energize the system. Pleasant tasting and prescribed by a renowned nurse, priced 26 cents per bottle.
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