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After many years, Walter Ludlow's son, Arthur Ludlow discovered the shell inthe family shed and brought it into his home. Mr. Ludlow was about thirteenyears of age when the Astra was docked in Joe Batt's Arm. Like most youngboys, he loved to explore the ships and meet the people on board. He clearlyremembers the friendly Portuguese cook on the Astra and recalls the richsmell of coffee grounds that came from the ship's galley. To this day, the smellof fresh coffee reminds him of the 'Astra'.Mr. Ludlow kept the shell as a reminder of the Astra and the people he metduring the salt fish trade. The turtle shell became a wondenful souvenir, sincethe Astra was the last Danish schooner of its type to visit Joe Batt's Arm.The shell's owner, Mr. Arthur W. Ludlow.Questions to think and write about:1. Who gave the shell to Mr. Walter Ludlow?2. Why did Mr. Arthur Ludlow keep the shell?
FaithWhen my father was a young boy, he stepped on a prong and drove itright up through his foot. The wound became infected and bloodpoisoning set in. My father could not walk around. He even missedgrade eight. The dark line of blood poisoning began to spread up his leg.After a while, the poisoning reached all the way up to his knee.Father was very sick and his parents did not know what to do. Theyfinally called the parish priest. He came over to the house and saw myfather. No one knows what he did or what he said, but somethingamazing happened. In a short while, the blood poisoning turned back. Itslowly worked its way down his leg and came out through his heel.For the rest of his life, father had a split heel. In fact, he had a hole in hisheel that was big enough to fit his little finger into. It was that big!Sometimes, his heel would chap. When this happened, father wouldsoak it in hot water and cut the dead skin away with a pocket knife. Mostpeople thought that the prong made this hole, but that was not so. It wascaused when the blood poisoning came out of his foot.My father never forgot the blood poisoning that almost claimed his life.He certainly did not forget the miracle that saved him.In years gone by money was not plentiful. Nearly everyone grew their ownvegetables, fished and raised livestock. Most of the time, people could makeends meet. However, there were times when even the proudest familiesturned to government relief or 'the dole'.One winter, a family in Island Harbour was having a very rough time. Thesummer before was dry and their garden did not grow well. To make mattersworse, it was also a bad year in the fishery. As the sun came up one morning,the man of the house decided to go to Fogo and see about getting some reliefmoney. He got out of bed and stepped onto the icy floor. Then he hauled onsome clothes and went downstairs. As he lit the fire, he wondered what hewould have for breakfast, but soon realized that the last morsel of food in thehouse had been eaten. He would have to go to Fogo on an empty stomach.
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Page 5 and 6: ContributorsThe following people an
Page 8 and 9: A Brush with DeathYears ago, medica
Page 10 and 11: A Remarkable NurseOne well-known re
Page 12 and 13: Dealing with emergencies in those d
Page 14 and 15: Looking back on her life, Nurse Col
Page 16 and 17: The Disappearance of Bill HurleyOn
Page 18 and 19: In later years, two youthful boysA
Page 20 and 21: Stories of World War TwoMr. Gregory
Page 22 and 23: the right moment, it would hit the
Page 24 and 25: These are just a few of the many st
Page 28 and 29: The man believed he could make it t
Page 30 and 31: Schooner LifeBefore roads connected
Page 32 and 33: days. Coming back was the same way.
Page 34 and 35: the name of Saunders up in Herring
Page 36 and 37: The McKenna family business has sto
Page 38 and 39: southern end of Change Islands. Dur
Page 40 and 41: The Newfoundland PonyWhen people ta
Page 42 and 43: "Prince" poses for a photo while ta
Page 44 and 45: The original St. Patrick's Church,
Page 46 and 47: group would go over the hills behin
Page 48 and 49: There were also special remedies fo
Page 50 and 51: Green ribbon around neck: Believed
Page 52 and 53: Removing the soundbone,or "splittin
Page 54 and 55: Yaffling and piling dry cod.Lifting
Page 56 and 57: 'Number Two' fish was not as good.
Page 58 and 59: There were thirteen stores on the p
Page 60 and 61: ShipwrecksWhen a schooner or other
Page 62 and 63: The Wreck Commissioner was StoneyFo
Page 64 and 65: The Dominion and AlarmMany sealing
Page 66 and 67: Tragedy at the IceThe seal hunt is
Page 68 and 69: time they made it, they found nothi
Page 70 and 71: Jumping Ship on Fogo IslandOn Octob
Page 72 and 73: Year's Eve, some of the men became
Page 74 and 75: The Lumber WoodsMany local men fish
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They would be hungry after a long,
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Loading the Tractor Sleds Up With F
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Lumber Woods TravelWhen on their wa
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They did not have one thing dry to
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true as I'm here! That was the firs
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Since 'white ends' in the forest we
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Man's Best FriendToday, most dogs a
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Retriever or the 'Landseer'. The La
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Strange EventsThe Ghost ShipA young
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The Light in the BightOne evening i
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BoatsBefore the days of long liners
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The first 50 foot long liner of Fog
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the loss of his wife and his daught
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could hear strange noises. These so
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medical facilities and other servic
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Mr. William Donahue and his family
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Anglican Church Indian Islands, 196
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The Beheading of Michael TurpinDuri
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Bringing WaterYears ago, people did
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The Good SheppardsOn the morning of
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This is a copy of Nathaniel Sheppar
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The Fogo ProcessMany people have he
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When people watched themselves and
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When the Markland finally came into
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Bits and PiecesDrifting AwayOne day
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Swan Skin MittsWhen birding and sea
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TravelThis photo was taken in 1956
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My First Pair of ShoesOne lady reca
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A Poor Night, Not Too Long AgoApril
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As darkness approached, fog and dri
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All of the people involved in this
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BibliographyArticles:Author Unknown
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Photos and IllustrationsWinston Osm
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