A Country Cemetery Haunts Old Home Records
An 1886 verse reflects on departed kin and a rural burial ground. The poem traces ancestral graves, noting how relatives once owned farms and homes but now lie in unfamiliar ground, their names slipping through the pages of memory as visitors wander by the familiar doors. The speaker mentions Alexander and Fraget as remembered names.
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Thurtell
Mra
McDonald Moen
Bdaramorp Tannery
Toota
Thile
Mike
Anon
Wny Troubléa
Enal
George Gibbs
Duke of Buckingham
Gourtier
Gibbs
A Violet Room and Personal Style Reflections
Hilda shows Miss Misa Stanton her violet themed room and monogrammed belongings, discussing individuality and taste. The exchange moves from room decor to a broader talk on personal duty to be oneself, with family dynamics and a note on money management for a girl’s future.
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Miss. Stauton
Hilda
Misa Stauton
Geraldine Gates
Misa Stanton
Joan
Miss Stauiton
Miss Stanton
Wisg Stanton
Vernon
Avery
Jack
J.cnn
Joan Eimerem
Jer
Toco
Old Acton reminiscences recall a village’s faded glory
A nostalgic piece by Catherine Elizabeth Hanson outlines memories of Acton’s past. It inventories streets, shops, and houses from the village’s Main Street to its riverbank, naming families, stores, and landmarks while reflecting on change and the ache of returning home after many years.
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Acton
Donier
Realiroad
Bre Siecord
Maloney and
Bis
Jimmy
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Unf
Kear
Bowes
Lisamy Walde
Malolm Kennedy
Dan Boouk
Myer Street
Nicklie
Main Street
Squire Grant
Gidvey Smith
Alexander McPhee
Moore Brothers
Planing and Pump Mil
Chorley Weimer
le Tinemith
Perryman
Allan McPhee
Robert McLennan
Allan McDougal
Ronald
100Th Regiment
Yin - Bilton -Whiom
Bonala
Lnter
Toronto
Lou Stone
Tom Clack
Winklin
News from Acton and surrounding scenes in April
Report from Acton Middlesex detailing Princess Mary Viscountess Lascollés opening the Deaf and Dumb Association HQ in Old Oak Road Acton. Local court cases include Bernard Bolger fined 2 5 for dangerous driving in Acton High Street and Helena Golding jailed two months for neglecting children.
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Express
Acton
Middlesex
England
Mary Viscountess
Lascollés Awill
The
Deaf and. Dumb ‘Association
Old Oak Road
Bay
Bernard Bolger
East Molesey
Highestreet
Br. R. Bemp
Wiliam Barter
lReslyn-roan
Josph Batten
Pottery-lane
Notting Hil
Travers Humphreys
Holloway
Acton Police Court
Helena Golding
Park Roadworth
Shepherd's Bush
Labor Party
W Hanshaw
Ro. Walker
Kensington
Acton Congregational
Davies
Fourhyre
C.O
Clapton
Amith
Manchester
Aston
Walter Rushworth
Times
Horn-lane
Mildrrray Hospital
Charries Harrison
Spencer-road
Kitchon-Rt
Charces
Mra
Eilanbeth Cannon
Becauas
John’ White
Bartow-road
Cripply
Dros
Ealing Broadway
Mias J. M- Cox
Routh Acton Girls
H. McBryde
Perry-road
London University
Acton Woman's Liberal
Liberala
Calville-road
Bhouth Acton
Miyoroas
Kotan
Crossword Puzzle Clue Fragments From The Free Press
Crossword puzzle hints and garbled clues appear from The Free Press page. The jumbled text lists hints about watch words, titles, seasons, and names including geographic and academic references.
Seedy apartment reveals a strange medical scene
A young professor is described in a faded pastiche as he allows a medical friend to enter his bachelor pad. A pink silk robe, a satin ribbon, and a sleek black hound are noted in a vivid if garbled scene about appearance and the doctor’s brusque remark.
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Brunatto
Fire warms church as boy warns of danger
A rural church in a small town fires up a new hot air plant to heat the building for winter. A widow and her sick son visit worship but a furnace malfunction causes the boy to fear a spell. Neighbors escort them to safety as the furnace roars.
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Wrall
Ice Flow Rescue Story From Great Lakes Fishing Tale
A Highland era reminiscence narrates a March incident on the Great Lakes where two Mackinac fishermen drifted on a breaking ice floe. They abandoned the craft, used a dog-drawn sledge to travel, endured freezing winds, and were eventually rescued near a farm as waves threatened to engulf them.
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Great Lakes
Clifton Johnson
Bobidé Island
Hach
Lavd
Amy Mauds Tucho
Hat Sparks Dramatic Stage Moment at Music Festival
A tale unfolds of a woman admiring a willow adorned hat worn to a music festival. The hat prompts social nerves as rival observers comment on its plumes and the wearer’s pride. The scene ends with a self possessed response about the view of the stage.
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