08 Apr 1897
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1897
Page
1
Advertises best value bicycles with payments for farmers and two advance sums. Claims no charge for credit and urges direct purchase in Guelph. Promotes ladies and gentlemen models with savings of 15 dollars compared to competitors. Cash prices listed at 70 60 50 and 40, with other firms at 85 75 65 55. Encourages writing or calling to view wheels.
A historical profile outlines how a New England sailor launched a Jamaica banana trade. From small shiploads to a $500000 capital, the Banana King built eleven estates, twelve steamers, and a vast export network shipping millions of bananas cocoanuts and spices to the United States, employing nearly two thousand men and funding free schools for workers' children.
Jacob Berry looks back as his wife, Little Mrs. Berry, hurries to the depot with a ticket and breakfast done. The couple faces debt and farmwork while she hopes to visit the art museum and gather supplies, balancing care and frugal planning amid weary days.
A New York Tribune correspondent reports on a long list of royal heirs across Europe and Asia with birth years and lineages, then shifts to a Rome street scene. He observes street urchins in Rome who pepper foreigners with bold asks for coins, and one boy mocks an American by his dirty boots.
A Springfield Mass grocer named Geo Edwards stopped a woman who tried to buy groceries on credit and avoid payment. A clerk and a boy tracked her through streets and transit, but she escaped with groceries and a scheme to extort money. The boy was paid and later discharged after returning a partial sum. no one profited except the recipient of sixty cents.
A father questions his son about school standing as Bobby boasts of a better place. The boy claims he is now fourteenth, contrasting with being eighth last term, and adds a quirky mispronunciation about his position, prompting disbelief.
A Las Vegas traveler praises the hot springs near Santa Fe six miles from Las Vegas within a basin shielded by high hills. The mud baths, claimed rare worldwide alongside Carlabad Germany, use a clay formed from decomposed vegetation and mineral-rich water to draw impurities through the skin as a tonic. Hood's Sarsaparilla advertised as boosting blood and energy.
A historical appraisal identifies Diotrephes as a willful, self seeking church member who resists leadership and delights in deference. The study outlines how wealth education and pride shape his authority and notes his opposition to ministers and majority rule.
A collection of short, humorous exchanges featuring an old time politician, a youth named Johnny, a boarding school girl, and a suitor. Moments cover political caution, education, money for monogram paper, fashion and riding dress, and a joke about weather predicting fame.
A short preparatory note advises using strong odors such as lavender munk or camphor to drive moths away. It suggests placing camphor in corners and near edges, keeping rooms open and bright, and placing camphor with clothing to deter moths.
A vivid claim praises Nordine nerve pain remedy for instant relief within a minute and complete cure in five minutes. Described as pleasant to taste and the best pain remedy in the world, it touts broad efficacy.
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