October 18, 1915
All for Country
A correspondent writes from Trinity Bay telling of a widowed lady, Mrs. Martha Smith, of Southport, formerly Fox Harbor, whose six sons volunteered for the navy.
Four of them, Luke, Benjamin, Urias and John – their names deserve to be placed on record – were accepted, but James and George did not come up to the standard and so were rejected.
When the simple annal of our fisher folk come to be related it will be found that our people have measured up to the full standard of British Citizenship in their self-sacrificing eagerness to fight for the flag and all it represents.
All honor to widow Smith and her six gallant sons.
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December 13, 1915
Trinity Bay Woman Wins Valuable Prize
Mrs. Mary Smith, of Hodge’s Cove, T.B., telegraphs that she is the holder of 3074 in Goobie’s Coupon competition and this is the winner of the handsome couch presented by Pope’s Furniture Factory for last week’s competition. This competition is creating more and more interest every week, and the results go to show the value of an advertisement place in The St. John’s Daily Star, as, not only are the city folks reading the advertisement and taking an interest in the competition but outport friends as well are sending along their orders with instructions to be sure to let them have the coupons.
Next week’s prize, as well be seen from Mr. Goobie’s advertisement is a pair of extra special bench made boots presented by the Nfld. Boot & Shoe Co.
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Transcribed by Lisa Garrett and Wanda Garrett. Page created November 2022
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