20 Aug 1885
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1885
Page
1
An auctioneer announces services for Wellington and Halton counties with offices on Wellington Street and Exchange Alley Toronto. It advertises money to loan from $500 and up, pledging prompt attention and favorable interest rates.
A brief poem or commemorative verse from The Action Free Press honoring soldiers returning from service. It invokes welcome home, tribute to the fallen, and prayers for divine comfort and protection as the nation recalls the conflict and its costs.
In a country ravine, Felix Enfield befriends Bessie Raven the Rom and helps her after she is accused of stealing a gold cross. Bessie learns his mercy and shares hard truth about poverty, leading to mutual understanding. Felix’s family later relocates, and he and Bessie marry after a long, transformative summer.
The article recounts a scandal involving a titled figure, John Astley, who faced £125 damages after a veil theft during carriage hire. It notes an inspection revealing his establishment ran carriages for day or night hires within his own halls, operated by trusted staff, amid social intrigue and financial concerns.
Fragmentary passage notes casual politeness as Costa Rica residents pass. The narrator recalls a man who tips his hat without fail and adjusts his worn garment while greeting others in rural areas. The excerpt hints at social ritual amid dilapidated attire and distant manners.
A fragmented meditation compares memory to sea water and snow, noting how truth of merit lies in perception others hold rather than self. It contrasts ocean experience with detached thought, likening understanding to a grain of sugar in a drop of water.
The passage condemns corset usage and strict female dress as cruel in fashion, noting how constrictive lacing harms the body. It warns of suffocation, lung issues, and disease, framing the practice as a personal crisis and a threat to health.
The readable text sketches a rough image of a farmhouse or cottage with a yard, sheds, and trees. It hints at improvements like a gravel drive and shrubs, contrasting a bare yard with a more pleasant approach. No clear names or dates are present.
A fragmented exchange shows Johnson paying young Smirel for time at a house on a Saturday night. Smirel reacts with a blush and curiosity about the excitement, then, after a quick finger calculation, leads Johnson to a shop named Merchant Traveller to select cigars.
AeaR notes the judge doubts the evidence and ponders whether Job Forbes was killed by man or by God. He sentences the prisoner to hang on the third Friday in June, while remarking that even the wisest philosophers doubt the verdict.
A Kentucky Democrat laments after a long wait for a post office while a dog shows support by sticking out its tongue, a quip about Cleveland's presidency and stamps. The piece ends with an advertisement for Holloway's Pills promising relief from digestion and nervous issues during hot weather.
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