Grand Falls District Overview and Botwood Shipping Port
A descriptive overview of the Grand Falls district highlighting the large pulp and paper mill owned by Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company in Botwood as its principal shipping port. The piece notes regional industries timbering mining fishing mercantile firms schooner outfits, Twillingate location, population reach, infrastructure including hospital, banks, schools, churches, telegraph, railway, steamboat terminal at Lewisporte, and three assembly seats with harbor facilities and lighthouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Falls
Twillingate
Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company, Ltd
Botwood
Labrador
John's
Bank of Nova Scotia
L. A
Lewisporte
House of Assembly
A Corn Exchange wedding pageant at St Athanasius Church
In Clearport the wedding rehearsal at St Athanasius Church unfolds like a festive pageant. Guests admire Byzantine style from a Cornwallis gift, bridesmaids and a star bride prepare, while family tensions surface over Adele Cornwallis's marriage to Peter Vandergoes amid money and social status concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of St Athanasius
New York
Vandergoes
J.J
Maisie
Adele
Peter
Mr. Cornwallis
Poe
Peter Bradlee Vandergoes
Jimmie Meredith
Graytowers
Jay
Cornis Corn Company
Florida
Cornwallis
Shay, Jr
Shay
Gray Towers
Freddie
Sewell
Addie
Church
Jose
J. J
Baby swallows penny. urgent care advised
Mrs Stingy asks what to do after their baby swallows a penny. Mr Stingy replies nonchalantly that the child may keep it since his birthday is next Thursday. The exchange reflects household frugality and humor in a domestic vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stingy
Mr Stingy
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. E. Hickman Co.ltd
Boston
Montreal
St. John’s
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
Arthur Ebsary
Newfoundland
Notre Dame Bay
Lotre Dame
Reginald Wright Kauffman
Ion
Carn" Cornwallis
Clearport
Church of the Resurrection
Petrograd
Naos
Guelder
Gregory Hooker
Oxon
Gregory
Polly Polk
Betty Bradlee
Ernest Blase
Papa Cornwallis
Mr. Hooker
Freddie Sewell
Peter Brandlee Vandergoes
Doversely
Adele Cornwallis
Corning
J.J. Cornwallis
Jimmie Meredit
Peter Vandergoes
Hyver
Jimomie Meredith
Jimomie
Jimmie
Royal Yeast
Standard Manufacturing Co
Prof. .S. Crosse
Losan
Winnipeg
Man
Jombstw
E.J. Linfield
T’gaie
Standard Marble &Granite Works
ST. John's
George Reid
Nfld Govt Railway
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