22 Apr 1880
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1880
Page
1
A styled verse debate questions whether to refuse social paper and burden family or pay subscriptions promptly to avoid public shaming. It humorously weighs the editor’s demand for cash against the shame of unpaid accounts and the town’s gaze. The speaker contemplates settling one year’s dues in full to resolve the conflict.
A Millsville household grapples with debt and charity expectations as Mrs. Waters plans small purchases for Clare and Kitty while facing a demanding fund drive led by Mrs. Judge Jones. The scene shows social pressure among neighbors, moral cost of giving, and a climax at a public gift event for Mrs Wilcox.
In Dublin a tale reflects the sixpence public carriage fare and cabby overcharging. Two men bet Concerning Abby the driver asks more, one pays a sovereign and the driver disputes worth. After the bet, the cabman claims a sixpence, then accepts the sovereign as thanks. The episode ends with the driver seeking a sixpence from the gentleman.
The text lays out farm wisdom on cultivation, soil enrichment, and practical habits. It emphasizes deep plowing, balanced crops, education for the owner, tidy farm buildings, prudent tool care, kindness to stock, careful experimentation, and the central role of manure in soil enrichment. It urges gradual immersion into farming and practical ethics for efficiency and prosperity.
A Spurgeon anecdote recalls a muddy sermon day outside London. He argues against rushing to erase stains, saying let it dry then it will come off easily, a metaphor for resisting hasty judgment and allowing difficulties to settle.
A doctor in a wartime era misreads remedies and prescribes sour kraut and turnip, then notes different foods as cures. After a second patient, an Irishman, dies despite the advice, prompting revisions to his memoranda about Dutch or Irish cures.
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