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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1877
Page
4
In a dark night Tog warns of lights as Bill Mason, an engineer, heads a night express. Mary by the window sees danger on the bridge where drunken workers threaten a rail. She lights a lantern and stops the train just in time, reuniting with Bill in wedding dress joy.
The article details how chickens communicate through distinct sounds for prey, laying, motherhood, and danger. It notes the rooster’s crow as a farmer’s clock and alarm, while hens and the flock share a growing, village wide chorus of voices.
A tall tale recalls Admiral Napier reacting to a Bible chapter about shipwrecks and anchors. The anecdote ends with Napier apologizing and the ladies laughing as his faux pas is revealed amid a castle audience. Also notes New York post office anger at postal cards reducing stamp sales.
The passage argues that habit and modesty pave the way to merit, while vice worsens with time. It praises constancy, firm resolve, and clear self direction as marks of virtue, and notes the human tendency to resist change, resent defeats, and seek stability in opinion through sustained action.
A cheeky column argues couples should study each other’s weaknesses to avoid domestic strife. It emphasizes wives as central to family life, warns against power struggles, and urges compromises as key to a prosperous home and safer social conduct.
A dry goods clerk tries to hide an itching plaster on his back during a date. The girl, shocked, faints as he groans about a troublesome unfamiliar sensation. The item ends with ribald verse from contemporaries and a note on baldness in politics.
A reflection on the value of willpower and perseverance. It cites Disraeli’s rise in Parliament, the motto “Faint heart never won,” and notes on believers who press on. It contrasts luck with pluck and praises inner strength over waiting for external aid. Livingstone and Stanley are referenced as examples of Bible-based progress.
A humorous fragment asks why Sweedish gloves resemble naked babies and notes a juvenile seller offering soaps at ten cents. The piece also mentions a lawyer held in contempt for a motion to throw an inkstand at the head of the court and an ensuing determination.
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