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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1914
Page
4
Fragmentary report describes an airship named Zeppeltin Dorigible dropping bombs in Belgium and French towns. It mentions an aluminum framework with saltade and a rear propeller, plus two passenger cars and water routine. Text is garbled with errors and incomplete details.
An advertisement touts White Swan yeast cakes as superior and offers a free sample from Swan Spices & Cereals Limited in Toronto. In local notes, Miss Behe Scott, daughter of Rev Scott, returns home after study in England and earns 98 percent at the Royal Academy of Music with Trinity College London, prompting congratulations.
The Rev Dr John Kelman announced at St George's Church that he has been offered and accepted a chaplaincy with the British Expeditionary Force. He urged the congregation to support the war effort, urging men to serve and put loyalty before comfort and safety.
A sensational letter and reports from Manchester allege Prussian cruelty in Belgium, describing a mutilated nurse and savage acts by Prussian troops. The piece denounces German barbarism, urges swift justice, and warns that civilization faces a brutal onslaught. A separate incident in Crow Head notes a skiff beating.
Frum vad Bie eM MANUELS V. WANTIRE and Loy Bay are noted in the local item. The fragmentary OCR mentions names and a place but lacks clear action or outcome.
Mariners notice describes a lighthouse at Cape Harrigan with fixed light alternating white periods every 246 seconds. It notes a hexagonal wood octagonal structure, keeper dwellings, and annual operation during open navigation. Signed by the Marine Department in St John’s Newfoundland dated 1914.
Simplest, safest, cleanest lamp in the world uses kerosene oil. Aladdin over four months oil savings pay the cost. Superior white light and strong function, ideal for churches and schools. Sole agent details at 140 Water Street and local sub agents listed.
Fragmentary sale notice advertises land at Crow Haut with uncertain spelling and details. It mentions suitable for rewelbhie or pirpeves and a location Paihi End, inviting specific inquiries for particulars. Little readable about seller or price.
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