Fragmented 19th century shipboard notices and crimes
A drafty, garbled recounting from a coastal town records ship stores squatting at the Ship's stores, a murder case shift, a missing person, lawsuits, a fire incident, court actions and arrivals from Sydney and London. The report mentions the Bruce, Kyle, Trioma, Bellaventure, and a Halifax lightship, with incidents including an incendiary fire, a road accident, a courtroom fine, and a missing person update.
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Eoper
Montreal
Ieway
Aight
Aloker
Marto
Deks
Skettle
Dalline
Lip Roberts
Neeban
Adelaide
Goodadge
Thea Wat
Biooe
Plicenus
Albymach
Elt
Penny
Lewis
Clyde
Bellaventure
mora # Inc
Ely
Murray
Hi Blalch
St Thomas Church
Empire Day celebration schedule and onlookers
Weather permitting Saps will lay lows on Halla at 30 am Monday next. Schools will gather at 10 am at Meranda Hall for South Side march at 1:45 pm. On return to bridge a halt will be made and loyalty message to the Throne and Governor for the King. A short program will follow with refreshments handed to each scholar.
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Empire
Saps Wil Bey
Halla
Meranda Hall
Leeefor
Misread letters reveal ye olde court and tax delays
A garbled 1914 letter reveals confusion over sheep killed in oven parties and delayed payments. Magistrate replies show weak enforcement of current laws. A second note cites stormy winter and illness delaying tax collection and new police arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twylangate
Dwar Bie
Lave
Maly
Jorger A. Youna
Tyileincare
Josiere A. Yooxe
Twillingans
Dexa
Patten Systemsi
Zam Buk praised for stillness and sprain relief
An old testimonial extols Zam Buk as a penetrating embrocation for stiff muscles sprains rheumatism and back pain. It cites a Toronto piano maker Dr Gourlay as a user and claims quick relief and broad applicability including eczema piles and skin eruptions. The pitch advertises 50 cents per bottle and urges trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rell
Gourlay
Messers. Sewrley, Winter & Leeming
Rell-Vown
Toronto
Refugees aboard Monterey refuse mediation seek justice
Tenor of the American steamship Monterey refugees arriving at New Orleans details a mass meeting aboard the ship. Passengers denounce Mexican authorities, demand decisive action, and pledge to expose conditions in Mexico to the American people. Men recount brutal violence and abuses, pressing for U.S. government response and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mosterey
Berigg
Mexico
Citizern
United Sta
Macterey
Mesiin
Sie
United States
Monterey
States
Manager Seinhil nearly drowns in motor boat escape
H W Sainthill, manager of the Bank of Nova Scotia, survived a harrowing incident returning from Great Surin when his boat was cut down in the Portia reach. He leaped into the sea, struggled for ten minutes, and was rescued near St Lawrence. The boat was valued at 350 dollars and the event ended with him preferring Brin for recovery.
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Porte
Boner
H.W. Sainthill
Bank of Nova Scotia
Great
Portia
Bien
Hia
St. Lawrence
Burla Berber
Saiothill
Brin
Marriage notice from Grange Tigh parvenage Listowel Ontario
A fragmented marriage notice from Listowel Ontario records a solemnization at the Grange Tigh parvenage on the afternoon of the ninth of a month, naming Miss Lean Gon and a referenced groom amid garbled OCR text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craney
Grange- Tigh Parvenage
Listowel
Lean
Minster
Metropolitan Magazine asks for agents in New York
Wanted reliable people in Twillingate area to handle renewals and subscriptions for the Metropolitan Magazine. Work offered in spare time, with liberal pay for hours worked. No bond, no experience needed. Full instructions and supplies sent free. Address 34, Mistropolitan Magazine, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deak
New Yor
Prize puzzle offers thirty dollars in cash
A vintage contest advert promises $30 cash to the winner who follows obscure instructions. Readers must submit phrases from Stafford’s Liniment and Stafford’s Phortone Cough Cure along with the green wrapper, the yellow cardboad at Stafford’s Prescription, or the white card for a chance to win. Answers are to be mailed by July 31, 1978, with winners announced in a later issue.
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Stafford
Stffont
Nateel Post
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