Temperance Bill Debate Opens in House Amid Public Concern
Lawmakers discuss restricting liquor sales to curb drunkenness and protect workers. Proponents argue high licenses deter temptation, while opponents warn against restricting personal choice. A witness recounted a driving incident fueled by liquor, urging enforcement and public cooperation. The bill advances to committee as adjournment nears.
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Itia
Chia
Pageira
Tatsor
Legislvrare
Council
Abe
Moston
Pion
Nu Phergy Rink
Ibeo Much
Conscript Leaves St Johns for Northern Ports
The S. S. Conscripts leaves St Johns for northern ports this morning. The coastal steamer Conscript, Capt Walsh, returns from the north last Tuesday but ice prevented further travel to Goose Cove. A poor cod fish season is reported with only a few jigged by Crown lead men. Mahala Lucas wife of John G Lucas Sub Collector of Customs at Fogo died Saturday night aged seventy. She is buried at Riverhead churchyard with her children. funeral sermon by Rev Y Abraham scheduled for Sunday evening.
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Conscriat
Walsh
Goose Cove
Fogo
Mahala
John G. Lucas
Riverhead
Herring Neck new church hosts Sunday services
Sunday services were held at the newly opened Church at Herring Neck with morning and evening worship led by Rev. W. White of Fogo. Congregations filled all services including Litany Hymns and Catechizing. collections for the Womens Association were satisfactory.
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Herring Neck
Siam
W. White
Fogo
Zeeh
Womens Association
Cureall Syrup Promises Quick Relief for Sick Child
A vintage advertisement touts May WissLower Swormina Syrup as a universal remedy for crying children and pain. It claims to cure dysentery and diarrhea, regulate the stomach, bowels, and wind, reduce inflammation, and energize the body. Sold by druggists nationwide for 26 cents.
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Wixsnow
United States
Public examination and prize distribution at Methodist Day School
On May 20 at 3 p.m. Rev. R. W. Freeman chaired a public exam at Little Harbor school. Students displayed knowledge in spelling reading grammar tables and recitations. Twelve prizes were awarded by the board and friends, with cheerful remarks and praise for the teacher and Rev. Freeman. The event closed with a benediction and a school song.
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Methodist Day School
Little Harbor
R. W. Freeman
Twillingate Methodist Educational Board
Board of Education
The British Museum Through an 19th Century Eye
A correspondent extols the British Museum detailing its origins from Sir Hans Sloane's collection, parliamentary endowments, and George III additions. The piece surveys the Egyptian and Assyrian galleries, Greek statues, mummies, coins, and the vast Library and Reading Room influenced by Panizzi, noting the building's scale and the museum’s evolving collections.
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House of Assembly
British Museum
Hans Sloane
Greorge III
Messrs
Blanvas &Tounsley
Sir William Hamilton
Taila
Lyceum
Elgin
Egyptian
Egypt
Assyria
Greece
Rome
Musgrave Harbor Mutual Improvement Society Reorganized
The Musgrave Harbor Mutual Improvement Society formed in fall 1839 faced early opposition with only a few active members. A 899 lecture by the pastor on Amusements drew interest, leading to reorganization for a new season with larger turnout and renewed participation.
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Musgrave Harbor
H. Hooper
Aim to Cultivate Reading Habits Through Public Society
A local society works to raise literacy and public interest. It promotes a Public Reading Room with a donor vowing a wheelbarrow of books as seed stock. The May 4 meeting featured a lecture on Our Founder Father Wesley, noting his large following and legacy.
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St. John’s
Society
Wesley
W. Whiteway
Sur
Minard's Loin For Horse Flash Proves Effective
J I R Webster and B Tires of Yarmouth Livary Stable endorse Minard's Loin For horse flash neuralgia relief. They report long term personal use in the stable and family, praising its effectiveness and versatility for tinimaat related applications.
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Megary
C. GC
Aroninos & Co
tHaving
Iutyre
J. I. R. Webster
B. Tires
Yarmouth Livary Stable
Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy Claims Cure and Reward Promise
An advertisement touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Kemely as a cure for chronic head catarrh and related ailments. It promises a $500 reward to anyone not cured and offers $599 for knowledge if cure fails, asserting reputation and long experience behind the product.
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Avary
Tugra
Deafnessan mind cures offered for 23 years standing
A vague notice claims a person can cure deafness and related mind ailments, promising descriptions sent to applicants. The contact lists Niomatsox, 30 Sr. Joho: btrael, Montreal, for responses.
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Btrael
Montreal
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India
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Mutch
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JF B Wheeler
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Essig ' Pho
Me Follett
Membara
Facher
Jay Hoeper
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