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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1923
Page
2
A garbled excerpt describes performers, a parade setup, and routines. It mentions Corka and Kulven as performers, children, educational cues, and a daily program with three activities plus an extra side show. Myrtle Burber Carpenter signs the piece.
An English traveler in Cairo describes a folucca cruising the Nile loaded with hundreds of pottery jars. Two crewmen steer from a high deck as the vessel blends wind and current, carrying wares from Kena to Cairo and to villages along the river.
A mother lists eleven commandments for brides on their wedding day. She instructs obedience to parents in law, humility, patience, quiet speech, and amiability. Other rules warn against jealousy, anger, boasting, fortune telling, and ostentatious dress.
A narrative about Philip Henry seeking marriage for his daughter Amy Nalree to Matthew Matthews. The father objects citing lack of origin yet acknowledges her choice, and the daughter expresses resolve to follow her chosen path. The piece reflects on lineage versus destiny and contrasts noble conduct with pride.
An account on a warship depicts an officer ordering crewmen to bend over with legs in the air and move as if being ridden, followed by a pause and the question Why have you stopped Murphy the officer. The fragment hints at coercive discipline aboard during a punishment episode.
Gertrude Henderson and her brother Dick grapple with foreclosure on their family farm. A visiting tree dealer offers hope by buying elm saplings at twenty five dollars each, spurring a city trip to seek editor advice and to push for a hopeful mortgage payoff.
The article discusses birds like the phoebe and kingbird as insect eaters cleaning rivers and gardens. It notes the phoebe’s insect diet, nesting under bridges, and perch hunting, while the kingbird defends young and can harass hawks and crows. It also mentions bee-eating myths about the bee martin and counts bees in stomachs from a sample.
Will Cunningham courts a mysterious young woman who reveals a hidden past and a guardian who funds her escape from an arranged marriage. A park meeting, a guardian identity card, and an auction aside unveil a tale of love and family pressures.
The excerpt discusses wealth through war, commerce, and agriculture, noting war’s plunder, trade deception, and farming as the true path. It cites Franklin and Washington on armaments, public opinion, education for women, and the importance of virtue and duty.
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