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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1913
Page
1
Advertising rates listed for Twillingate area publications include SOF per inch and 20F per line for continuation ads. Rates mention 34 F per word for smaller notices and a 207 charge for mini ad space.
An old dentist advertisement lists Dr Lehr at 205 Watery Street St John s offering tooth sets for 12 dollars and extractions for 25 cents without palm. The fragmented copy notes best quality teeth and a low price for dental extractions.
A pony is offered for sale with contact for JOHN MINTY at Asm to apply.
Hodders Restaurant will open in September offering tea coffee and confections. The event includes apples oranges grapes and confections for sale. Also 50 sujokedisally on Bed and Bedding at 15 cents. Mill new and skimmed supplied if required to passengers on steamer Hilders Restaurant and Cons wharf.
A notice from the Department of Marine and Fisheries St. John’s Newfoundland states that the New Ponds Will Point light at latitude 49.09 N and longitude 55 20 W will be in operation during September 11 and maintained during open navigation. The structure is an octagonal wood, white, 48 feet high, with a high water elevation of 19 feet and a 28 feet flight. Describes range between Peters Arm and North Arm. Authorized by A W Piccott.
The Colonial Secretary announces a three month notice for a regulation to rename several local places under the Post Office Act. Shoal Bay Bonavista Bay will be renamed Wellington. Portugal Cove Trepassley Bay becomes Portugal Cove South. Durrel’s Armor Twill Avate South becomes DURREL. R Watson signs the public notice dated 20 1913.
Government announces land reserve action under Suriculture and Mines for a parcel at South Island Twillingate bound by Crown land roads and Noor’s Marsh. Parcel to be reserved for public use by order of the Governor Council dated September 1 1913.
Notica to Mariners key details appear garbled but reference Happy Adventure Binavista Bay and routes around Newfoundland. Includes scattered dates and place names. legible items indicate a maritime notice style with navigational cautions and authorities, but readable facts are limited.
The government plans to establish light stations on the Newfoundland coast to guide ships in the wintry season. Details list positions with latitudes and approximate coordinates at Winsor's Harbor and nearby islands. The initiative, attributed to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, aims for completion by 1919 with subsequent lighting plans announced.
An OCR fragment about potatoes for sale mentions barrels and various unreadable phrases. The readable bits reference pricing or availability and a suspicious list of garbled names, suggesting a local classified note with broken details and contact hints.
The text presents a jumble of distorted names and garbled phrases. It references Chikara, Dawes, Coker, and Missa with scattered mentions of TV fans, defense, and political tone. The overall sense is a damaged OCR page with stray names and disconnected ideas.
Voters in St. John’s outports urged to oppose misleading statements spread by supporters of the Bond-Coaker and United parties. A representative attended a rally to verify truth, noting large turnout of former Liberal supporters and strong backing for the Progressive Government. The message warns against fake reports and calls for caution toward outport readers.
A critical note claims readers should distrust reports from apes and scribes who alter facts, urging voters to back those who oppose the newspaper’s favored candidates and to seek truth beyond biased coverage. The writer asserts that supporters sit on the island and will back up the call for careful scrutiny.
The report hints at a breakdown in a political or social union between groups named Kikenny and Hand-Cauker amid strained relations among Liberals Coskerites and Coaker. Preliminary divorce-like proceedings began within a day of a private meeting at Whitbourne Grange, signaling discontent and factional distrust.
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