Insurance Options for Newfoundland Parcels by General Post Office
Newfoundland parcels may be insured for loss in transit to Canada or the United States. Rates scale with coverage up to 200 dollars in Newfoundland and 100 dollars to other regions. Insurance paid with postage stamps, a receipt issued, and money packets excluded. Parcels must be legibly addressed and securely packed. indemnity not given for certain foods and fragile items.
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Newfoundland
Canada
United States
Postal Service
Little Clyde motor boat for passenger trade inquiry
Motor boat named Little Clyde 35 feet long seven feet wide and aft dining depth. Listed with 19 hep. Hubbard. Suitable for the passenger trade. For further particulars apply to S. Facey.
Motor schooner Bryden sells with near new Bridgeport engine
A motor schooner boat Bryden about 12 tons powered by a 9 hp Bridgeport engine is offered for sale at a reasonable price. Interested parties apply to the undersigned J. P. Paddock Beaumont North WN Bay.
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Bryden
Bridgeport
J. P. Paddock
Beaumont North
WN. D. Bay
A Commercial Treaty With Newfoundland
A letter to The Mail and Empire argues Newfoundland should join Canada only via a commercial treaty. It urges a 50 percent Canadian preference to shift Newfoundland’s $13 million annual US purchases to Canada, suggests Labrador as compensation, and envisions mutual gains from West Indian trade, rail freight, and Newfoundland fisheries.
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Mail and Empire
Canada
House of Commons
Newfoundland
Tanner
Senate
United States
Labrador
C.H. Cahan
Montreal Star
Camibrias
Mantitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Wild An
Newfoundland and Canada Trade Treaty Proposal
The text discusses a proposed commercial agreement involving Newfoundland, Canada and the West Indies. It mentions an annual 1000 dollar payment, potential changes to federal versus provincial control, a clause to cancel the bonus if announced, and Newfoundland joining the Canada West Indian trade treaty with access to steamers and cold storage to boost freer commerce.
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Dominion
Quebec
Imperial union talk links Canada Newfoundland to a broader bloc
A March 31 letter from Harry J Crowe in Toronto argues that uniting Canada and Newfoundland under a commercial treaty would end dependence on the United States, expand Canada’s size and resources, and ease prejudices, potentially paving the way for a constitutional union with the British West Indies.
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Newfoundland
Canada
Ottawa
Qitana
Dominion of
United States
Newfoundand
West Indies
Montreal
St. John's
North America
British West Indies
Obituary for James Wells of Swan Harbor at 86
James Wells, an esteemed Swan Harbor resident, died peacefully on the 10th at age 86. He leaves six sons and two daughters, brothers Zephaniah and Alexander, and sister Mrs. Abram Perry, with services held at the Methodist Cemetery by Rev. G. G. Howse.
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Swan Harbor
James Wells
William
John
Walter
Abram Perry
Campbellton
G. G. Howse
Zachariah
Swaner
EnouGH's Enoucu. A thrifty daily routine noted
A note from The American Magazine observes a person named EnouGH living frugally with three meals a day, one suit of clothes, and one bed, highlighting restraint and simplicity.
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Enoucu
New Remedy Promoted For Nervous Exhaustion
Grief and worry drain the nervous system quickly. Take Asaya Neuvail, the remedy for nervous exhaustion. Free sample offered by Davis and Lawrence Co. in Montreal.
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Davis & Lawrence Co
Montreal
Three Wives Bring Bigotry Charge to Court
Judge West jokes about bigotry versus bigonometry as an officer explains a man with three wives. The exchange highlights satire on education and justice in a morning courtroom scene.
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West
Loving Memory of Am elia Mary Rice Passes at 15
In Loving Memory reports the death of Am elia Mary Rice age 15 at Black Island after about six months of consumption. She was the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rice and died April 21 at 6 am. Funeral at Saltan's United Church led by Rev. L. H. Perry with burial at Saltan Cemetery. She is mourned by her parents sister Annie and brothers Joe and Jina plus relatives. The piece includes verses and a reflection on faith and Heaven.
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Death
Black Island
Amelia Mary
Arthur Rice
Ager Death
Peacefat
Saltan’s United Church
Anblinge
Onur
Wisdom and Virtue Through Trials, A Devotional Reflection
A religious meditation by Jeremy Taylor frames worldly sadness as a divine discipline. It argues that God sends trials to the virtuous to shape comfort, virtue, patience, wisdom, and ultimate glory.
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God
Jeremy Taylor
War declared arrests of aliens across district
In the early days of the war an officer at a British post received a wireless order to arrest all enemy aliens in the district. Days later another note listed seven Germans, three Belgians, four Spaniards, five Frenchmen, a Scottish man, two Swedes, an Argentinian and an American.
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Office
Fort William
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T’gate
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J. Mentyre
Gerald 5
Doyle
St. John's, Ne
New Scadiand
E.W. Gillett CO. Ltd
Toronto
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Ringo
Eiahu Wells
Dodds
Arn Oes
Davie
Lawrences Gow
J. W. McGrath
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