28 Apr 1887
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1887
Page
1
The fragment lists subscription terms and advertising rates with scattered prices for various columns and inserts. It mentions payment in advance, transitory ads, and local services including money lending, an architect, bookbinder, and a carpet maker. Names and places include Milton, Acton, Guelph, and Ontario vendors.
Wholesale and retail dealer in marble and granite, importer of granite from Bay of Fundy quarries. Sells monuments and urns at unprecedented Ontario prices after purchasing Alexander Taylor stock. Granite monuments listed from 7 ft to 10 ft with marked savings, first class work guaranteed, inviting customers to compare and save 130 to 50 percent.
A narrative mixes memory and present toil as a worker recalls his wife and home, finding purpose in steady craft despite loss. Meanwhile a comic ghost-hunt at the parsonage ends with a prank gone wrong when a poplar limb is revealed as the cause of a wailing noise.
A Toronto license cut from 224 to 160 prompts saloonkeepers to report hardship and varied plans. Some will return to trades, others lament costs and legal pressures. Several threaten political action, while a few plan to switch to groceries or butcher shops, saying profits are gone and Sunday sales are unfeasible.
The list names buyers and sellers in Guelph Acton Georgetown Limehouse Glen Williams and surrounding areas with multiple entries of organs pianos sewing machines and other musical items. It notes the music business remains active with purchases and direct sales advised to avoid intermediaries.
In a northern Michigan town Rev Doyve Starkeye and his wife host college friends at the new parsonage. A muffled female voice echoes in the parlor during the visit, prompting startled reactions and speculation about a haunting.
Short excerpt urges thoughtful daily prayer aimed at clear needs and outcomes. It stresses praying with intent to receive guidance and strength, noting morning prayers anchor the day and warn against starting without God. The fragment references Persian lamb and low priced Astrachans and a vendor Fyte's.
A condensed collection of maxims on virtue and prudence, urging truth, fortitude, and proper conduct. It cautions against deceit and secrecy, praises restraint, patience, and honest work, and stresses the mother’s role as confidant while warning of the dangers of neglecting a child’s trust.
A discussion notes wide salary gaps among workers in the United States and Canada, citing clergymen teachers minstrel entertainers and a baseball figure. It mentions a preacher male and female teachers earning 425 and 280 dollars respectively, a minstrel at 500 weekly, and a baseball star paid 9000 yearly, urging restraint from worldly pursuits in favor of spiritual matters.
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