25 Apr 1878
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1878
Page
1
Guelph shelves gain Seaside Lakeside and Fireside Libraries titles. Silent and True Mildred and Jewel is a Girl among new mail order offerings sent promptly for local readers at Boy's Libraries and others.
Acton notices urge all buyers to act quickly to purchase harness from Saddlery R Creech warning that demand will rise soon and urging early purchase to secure a good set.
The undersigned announces in Acton on February 10 1877 that he has secured a magnificent hearse and can attend funerals on short notice at moderate terms. He offers two caskets a coffin burial robes and all funeral furnishings on hand with hat bands and gloves as needed. John Speight Acton. Also notices discounted cash piano and organ sales by Daniel F Beatty Washington New Jersey with six year warranties and a 5 to 15 day test trial.
A nostalgic verse describing a mother as the fairest, tender, forgiving, and a source of faith and comfort. The speaker laments life without her presence and cherishes her guiding words, hoping for brighter years as time passes. The piece emphasizes maternal love and devotion through personal reflection.
Viola confronts Morgan Duke on Gwynne's Cut night as a railway express barrels toward disaster. She forces him to remove ties obstructing the line while the Red Bird and its crew race to safety, ending with Duke crushed by a later passage and Viola choosing to part from him.
Fragment from a domestic scene shows a boy hiding family secrets while a mother speaks of buying a clock and a piano, imagining a future with savings, a coachman, and a secondhand stove. Interwoven are humorous vignettes and moral reflections on work, virtue, and education.
An eyewitness anecdote recalls a Turkish colonel leading a assault on a two hundred fifty foot rock crowned by batteries. He climbed alone with aid from rock projections, drew Russian fire, but returned unharmed as his men cheered him.
In a District Court petition, the plaintiff, a poor Mexican woman, seeks relief. The District Clerk notes security for costs is not required due to her pauper status, while the lawyer brags about collecting fees in advance as the woman relies on her remaining real estate.
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