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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 05, 1895
Page
1
The notice lists the Sun weekly in North Side Twillingate Notre Dame Bay Wild with J P Thompson editor. Rates: one dollar per year prepaid. Advertising rates: fifty cents per inch for first insertion ten cents per inch for continuations. discounts for three six nine or twelve months.
The notice outlines a seasonal Labrador steamer route from St John’s on June 20 1895 calling at Harbor Grace Flower’s Cove Nameless Cave Leuse-ou-Loup Bone Esperanca Blanc Sablon Forteau Lanceau Loup Red Bay and more. It details northbound calls from Red Bay to Mecklenberg Fynacis Harbor Paradise Hopedale Malta and others with occasional two trip connections via Battle Harbor and Spracklin’s Island.
The Newfoundland light at latitude 42 North, longitude 53 West, to be removed and renewed. The light remains as is until late May, then removal and installation begin, likely within a week. A fixed red light will serve interim. The new Catoptric Revolving system uses Gargand burners and reflectors with two Wuhr flashes and one Ben Nash 7, brightest every 30 seconds.
The notice details required permanent markings for British ships before registry. It specifies name, port of registry, official number, registered tonnage, and a draught scale with size and color rules. Penalties up to 100 pounds apply for improper marking and ships may be detained until corrected. FC BERTEAU, Colonial Secretary, May 14.
The article catalogs an ornate crown with a crimson velvet cap and ermine border. It lists 129 pearls on the lower band, 119 pearls on the upper band, sapphires, emeralds, diamonds, and a central huge sapphire flanked by another sapphire. The Maltese crosses, fleur de lis ornaments, imperial arches, and multiple diamonds comprise the piece, plus a central ruby noted as sacred. The crown weighs heavily and is described as the heaviest and most uncomfortable in Europe.
Minnie Dean was executed in Invercargill for murdering infants left in her care. The trial revealed buried infant remains on her property and strong evidence. She maintained innocence to the end while pleading for mercy as she faced the drop.
Henry M. Stanley arrived aboard the Majesties from London and said he would remain in New York about three months. The explorer, now a member of Parliament, declared he has no African railway interests and plans a short tour through Canada and the Pacific Coast to observe development.
The Manchester Geological Society president notes the coal industry lags in mechanization with no coal cutting machines in use locally. He compares steam, compressed air, and electric power, favoring electricity for future use while highlighting safety and dust concerns. A novel cutter drill powered by electricity with compressed air benefits is described.
The collection owned by Ames W. Paul Jr of Drexal and Co Philadelphia is valued at about 80 000 insured for Europe passage. It includes thousands of stamps with a strong American group, many from the 1840s and 1850s bearing presidents heads and other rare issues. One Brattleboro five cent stamp from 1846 is worth 500, and several page stamps bearing James Buchanan heads fetch 250 to 1500 dollars. Paul has refused 1500 for a single stamp.
A compilation of curious claims across nations and eras. Notes cover brewing counts, rail mileage, early thermometer invention, leather and whalebone use, ostrich feather prices, piano sales impact, locomotive parts, glass production, post offices, hospital race-based facilities, bonnet designs, the tambourine, lacquer history, and antiquities. Also mentions telegraph and telephone stories, clothes, and miscellaneous curiosities.
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