Carmanville Community Life School Ends In Shared Work
The Carmanville Community Life School ends August 17 after a week of study on cooperative movement health topics and weaving. Miss Jessie Troake and Miss Minnie Pike lead girls health talks and weaving demos while Mr. Jackson and Rev. Laite guide discussions and Sunday activities. The event showcases local cooperation and hospitality, with families hosting students and Post-Parsonage lodging.
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Sumer
Jackson
England
Rochdale Pioneers
Laie
Newfoundland
Jessie Troake
R.N
Miss Troake
Hettie Pike
Miss Minnie Pike
Miss Pike
Cartwright
United Church i Action
Denmark
O-Operative
Palestine
Carmanville
Eric
Carmanville Church
Greatheart Jackson
Henry van Dyke
Newfoundland School Closing Reflections on Character and Strength
The passage reflects on the School closing as an event that prompts graduates and staff to seek character courage and resolve to aid in building a better Newfoundland. It emphasizes hopeful reflection and communal resolve as the institution ends its chapter.
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Newfoundland
Cor
Obituary for Edward James Stuckless of Twillingate
The note from Toronto describes Edward James Stuckless known as Ned, who died August 15 at age 57 after years of stomach trouble. Survived by wife and six children Wallace George Ralph Eleanora Mrs Moreley Stuckless Lillian Daphne, three grandchildren, sisters Mrs Pearce Pond and Mrs Richardson, brothers Norman La Scie Martin and Bennett. Funeral at St Johns Norway with Home Service by Rev John Manual and service at Church of the Resurrection. The piece also honors Mrs Thomas Jacobs nee Phoebe Mitchard, who died March 20, praising her Christian work and hospitality, noting societal change and condolence to the family.
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Edward James Stuckless
Ned
Wallace
George
Ralph
Eleanora
Moreley Stuckless
Lillian
Daphne
Pearce Pond
Richardson
Jessie
Norman
la Scie
Martin
Bennett
Twillingate
Jesus
Ingate
Jesus Christ
Thomas Jacobs
Phoebe Mitchard
Toronto
Christ
Israel
Sleep on Dear Brother in Grace
The passage honors a brother who cared for the needy and was a friend to all. It laments his death from cancer and old age, claiming he has crossed a border where pain and death cannot reach him. It ends with a religious hope of sunrise and salvation.
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Brother
Twillingate
Britt
Funeral Weeps for Millionaire Who Was Not Relative
A man at a millionaire's funeral sobbed as if heart would break. When asked why he cried he said he weeps because the deceased was not a relative.
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Abie
Two Congressmen Swap Sly Mule Job Joke on Washington Street
An enduring bond between two midwestern lawmakers leads to a humorous exchange on a Washington avenue. They spot a mule herd and quip that the animals seek teaching jobs in the congressman's state, reflecting political camaraderie and light satire.
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Washington Avenue
Cutty Sark Clipper Still Rides as Training Vessel
The Cutty Sark built in 1869 was famed as the fleetest clipper of its era capable of 17 knots. It endured storms for over fifty years and in 1922 was bought by a wealthy captain, refitted in its original rig, and now anchors in Falmouth Harbour serving as a training ship.
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Falmouth
Youth’s humorous crash course tale from college term end
A youth drove home from college at term end and his mother asks if he passed all subjects. He replies that he passed everything except two rotor icycles, joking that they must have had airplane motors in them.
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Lome
Office Boy Quip About Grandmother Shocks Boss
A humorous exchange features an office boy asking for an afternoon off and a boss retorting with a morbid joke about saving his grandmother for later in the season. The brief humor highlights workplace banter and dark humor.
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Office Boy
A Tribute to Mrs Jacobs in Toronto August 26 5734
A brief tribute published in The Sin notes Mrs Jacobs of Toronto, honoring her memory and Farewell sentiments. The item reflects a respectful obituary style with period voice and formal tone.
A Friend to Man
An elderly man known as Mr Britt dies after a long illness. The writer recalls a past rescue when Britt helped him after a severe fall, marching a crew by boat to reach him and carry him to safety.
Your Next Duty From G MacDonald On Life’s Call
A reflective exhortation on discovering one’s immediate duty. The author urges honest self-evaluation to identify a neglected task, arguing everyday obligations shape life and can lead to deeper meaning and new vitality.
A Blacksmith’s Playful Will With Quips on Trade
A rural obituary style piece presents a blacksmith’s humorous last testament. He bequeaths equity and his car to his “con” who must work to meet payments, leaves goodwill to jobbers, shop equipment to the junkman, and names six local farmers as pallbearers. He orders funeral expenses paid from his shop and jokes about flowers due to past shortages.
Beebe Survives Dive After Shark Encounter Off Bermuda
Dr William Beebe earlier in the week dropped 2510 feet in a steel ball and after donning a helmet today dove near Bermuda's coral reef. He stunned a sharp nosed puffer with a dynamite gun and fought off a five foot shark with the iron handle of his net before surfacing. He commented that people need not fear sharks.
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Hamiton
Bermuda
William Beebe
Beebe
Century of Methodism in Twillingate and Notre Dame Bay
Rev. W. Edgar Mercer presents A Century of Methodism in Twillingate and Notre Dame Bay a 176 page centennial souvenir with 96 illustrations. Copies bound at this office cost $1.00 and will post with a history of the Church and Bay plus notes on industry politics education business scenery and sport including references to those who fell in the Great War.
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W. Edgar Mercer
Twillingate
Notre Dame Bay
Thoes
Milkman Responds to Bottle Return Question
A milkman weighs in on bottle returns saying customers should return empties even if they refuse to pay for milk. The exchange centers on what counts as acceptable empty bottles and the proper bottle-recycling practice.
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Twillingate Sun
Confederation Life
Mrs. Jacobs
The
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Lewispornz
G, MacDonald
Bebee
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
H. J. Pardy
Cays Missm
McFarlane
Michael’s Hospital
Unifory
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