10 Apr 1884
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 10, 1884
Page
1
A fragmentary verse scene shows Boon elated as Chitty anticipates a deal. Aces appear, two hard cases threaten the arrangement, and the farmer's circle grows warmer as the moment unfolds.
A clerk in a city dry goods shop loses his job after honestly telling a customer a cloth color would fade. Herbert Dexter, a fifteen year old with a tender conscience, must face unemployment that hurts his widowed mother, while his Uncle John’s frugality compounds the family strain.
Herbert quits his uncle’s house after a harsh rebuke for a past deception. He struggles to find a new position, then a kind widow’s benefit leads to a clerical job with Fairbanks & Co, replacing his former boss who later fails. A separate tale notes poor handwriting among famous autographs and a lawyer’s confusion over his own letter.
The London Daily News report from Teb in Egypt on February 28 depicts a battlefield strewn with hundreds of skeletons along the retreating march route. The correspondent notes mass grave scenes near Baker's Square showing fatal spear injuries and grisly, distorted remains.
A fragmentary account outlines Wendell Phillips life incidents that reveal his earnest struggle against slavery. It recalls critics and shows his sharp responses to those who urged lecturing for money, noting his stance and expenditures in antebellum days.
A temperance appeal urges aligning action with prayer by voting against rum. It argues faith without works fails to curb drunkenness and calls for bold, whole souled effort to end the traffic. The piece suggests breaking old party lines to hasten the millenium morn.
A list outlining why life insurance is essential. It argues it is a duty to dependents, easier than other methods, promotes thrift, provides immediate capital, relieves future worries, prevents pauperism, aids fair wealth distribution, protects dependents if poor, cushions rich against reverses, and reflects sound business principles with direct benefit to beneficiaries.
Alexander Damas visited Dr. Gistal in Marseilles and during a social dinner drafted a witty verse for his album. He joked that since the doctor arrived the hospital had been pulled down and a large cemetery had been created.
The passage argues that people spend to impress others and hide money troubles. It links cheating and lying to the desire to appear wealthier than one is, noting the quest for social standing drives much financial misjudgment.
Reverend Robert Collyer spoke at the Church of the Messiah New York on Sunday evening describing Queen Victoria life from her book The picture it presented shows a loving wife mother and simple true hearted woman who preferred quiet home life to palace pomp and royal splendor his remarks praised her affection for servants and noted her exemplary life
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