11 Aug 1881
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1881
Page
1
Edward Carlton defends Marion, a store salesgirl, after Eloise Stradford snubs her. Carlton intervenes, escorts Marion home, and earns her gratitude. Eloise learns Carlton plans to marry another woman, while she mourns her cruel behavior and lost love.
The text notes boys seek spending money and avoid asking parents. Rural youths have few paid work chances, as neighbors hire elsewhere. A home crop with low capital and small land yields high per acre profit, suitable for wet soils and odd hours.
A list of three ideal perfections and virtues in a single verse. It urges contending for honor country and friends, loving courage and dignity, cherishing wisdom and goodness, hating cruelty and ingratitude, delighting in beauty and freedom, teaching truth and industry, governing temper and conduct, radiating intellect and grace, liking cordiality and cheerfulness, avoiding idleness and flippant jesting, wishing for health and friends, and cultivating good books and humor.
A reflective essay-like fragment muses on wealth and virtue. It notes the inconstancy and illusions of marriages and women, while critiquing self deception and the stubborn roots of prejudice. The piece contrasts intellectual claims with emotional bias and calls charity and humility above vanity.
A Land Leaguer proposed Ireland should boycott England by refusing whiskey and tobacco to cut Albion revenues. The idea left Irish stunned for days, then provoked anger and ridicule as the proposer vanished. The column notes Easterbrook Steel Pen Co and various ads selling Pain-Killer and cash machine oil amid the fragmentary text.
A garbled OCR note presents disjointed lines about care and strength with unclear references. The text mentions heart, age, and a few partial phrases but lacks coherent actions or identifiable people, places, or events.
An amusing tale recalls Artie one of three children who save a wood stove fire by climbing a table and using a pail of water. His brothers Tommy and Jimmy help, while Artie proudly explains I am all to help put out the drop. Also told is Jack Willard the dog who learns to go to market, save money, and later dig up a coin to buy his dinner. The dog’s routine shows thrift and cleverness in a true story.
A poorly dressed boy arrives at a renowned school seeking an audience with the principal. After being directed to the library, he impresses with his study of Greek and eloquence, revealing humble origins yet keen diligence and ambition.
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