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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Nov 14, 1914
Page
3
The Rev Llewelyn Godden recently appointed to the Shnrxe of Herring Neck Mission was inducted by the Rev A l Stirling. His first official acts included burying two brothers who died in a tragic Danuta. The week darkened the community with sorrow.
A wounded British soldier recalls bayonet charges and shelling near the front. He describes the retirement under fire, tending wounded comrades, and his own injury on September 14 as he hoped to return to the line soon.
Fragmentary notice notes the death of an infant son of Mc Wat Young from Robins Cave. The text hints at pneumonia as the cause and mentions a Thursday date, with wording reflecting a local obituary brief from a historical paper.
A lecture at Witowa Hall in Victoria discussed Britain’s colonies and national peril. Speaker James Young outlined modern warfare and prophecy with references to Zeppelins, Armageddon, and a global rush to peace amid escalating tensions among Austria Russia and Britain.
A jumble of subscriber names and sums pledged to the Patriotic Fund appears, with scattered wartime remarks. The text references a Salisbury Plain area, Loyalist vs Rebel forces, and mentions individuals such as J A Templeton and George Hamlyn among many Sharp and Hamlyn surnames, plus mentions of Pierce Kini and Joseph Zillow in a period-appropriate tone.
Lyrists hold matins litany and sermon during inter session service led by Hyesong and a sermon.
Letters from Twillingate boys with the Newfoundland Regiment describe good health and cheerful news. They mention sights seen and a calm passage, noting plans to spend four to five months more abroad before heading home.
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