09 Apr 1885
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1885
Page
1
Fragmentary wartime verse urges Scottish Canadians to press onward against foes at the gate. The text invokes Saskatchy and Black Watery lines and mentions Glencoe with March 3, reflecting a martial rallying tone.
A Gibson era tale of two criminals planned a bank break in a small town. The supposed president of the bank revealed a staged scene and offered bonds worth $10,000 to the would be thief, testing honesty while a watching guard lay just outside.
A Philadelphia table tale contrasts the pompous young man at Girard House with Judge Jeremiah Black, a plain spoken jurist whose simple, direct manner and deep faith endear him to all. He spoke kindly to a tradesman and a child, and with his wife by his side passed away peacefully saying, Lord take care of Mary.
A short, humorous vignette shows two Austin schoolboys quarreling over a torn shirt and a mother’s meals. The dialogue hints that adults also bargain over small favors, noting how some people only attend tea meetings to pay their debts to the Lord.
A fragmentary prose sketch contrasts ornate funerals with plain lives, depicting a costly, rose‑bound wake and the stark judgment of a working mother’s poverty. A comical Mother Hubbard dress comment sparks a domestic scene about class and appearances.
A garbled biblical excerpt lists promises of grace, sufficiency, and support. The text cites 2 Corinthians 9 8 Hebrews 2 18 and 2 Timothy 1 1, urging faith to receive God’s help. It evokes being kept from falling and guided toward God through Christ.
Fragmentary OCR text shows disordered lines about spring imagery and odd character names, with repeated nonsensical phrases and potential threats, lacking coherent events or identifiable facts. The piece resembles a damaged, playful monologue rather than a structured news item.
A fragment from the Journal of Health argues that late hours harm students. It contrasts sleepers who rise early with late-to-bed peers, warning midnight oil is a delusion and snare. It recounts deteriorating routines, intoxication, and even suicide in a bore of moral decline.
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