26 Aug 1886
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1886
Page
1
The notice states six month and annual rates for war period subscriptions. If not paid in advance, S13 per year will be charged. No paper is discontinued if arrears are paid, subject to the publisher’s option.
A nostalgic poem invites readers to gather for Thanksgiving, celebrating family reunions, warm meals, and shared blessings. It extols the living and dead joining in meat and cheer, praising the enduring spirit of home and gratitude.
An extended discussion of Rose Hartwick Thorpe and her poem Love and Loyalty recounts its English reception, its revision by Lee and Shepard, and its enduring fame. The tale follows Beasie and Basil Underwood as curfew tolls and a maiden climbs a bell tower to spare her lover from execution, ending with Cromwell granting mercy. The piece surveys Thorpe’s life, reception in England, and later works while noting health and residence moves.
Raleigh residents clashed over prohibition with a countryman declaring Raleigh’s grog shops drew people and goods here. The exchange emphasized farmers’ view that markets survive with or without local prohibitions, while the anti’s claims were met with counterpoints about the harms of grog shops.
A reflective piece contrasts the reverent, loving view of a mother with the prodigal son’s later coldness. It recalls a mother's care from childhood through aging years and laments the erosion of respect as the son becomes distant and unkind. The prose mourns lost tenderness.
A compendium of home remedies warns about indigestion heartburn and the dangers of alcohol in patent extracts. It suggests practical steps for burns and skin blemishes and cautions on chloral hydrate usage without physician guidance.
A partial, unclear passage mentions Bor and Adam in a context of identical or related roles. The text is too garbled to establish a clear event, date, or affiliations. No verifiable outcome or actions are discernible from the fragment.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.