09 Dec 1880
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1880
Page
1
A misbound fragment describes a chair collapsing revealing notes and money on the floor. The narrator’s brother reacts with rage while the speaker mocks him and jokes about the old arm chair.
Maurice Dillon, a sargent major, is arrested after a missing five thousand pounds from the ordnance department. Colonel Westerland condemns the act as a breach of duty, while Eve Weaterland and others fear for the regiment’s honor and await justice.
A gossiping tale claims an American mother guided two daughters’ Paris marriages by advising to hold both suitors until the elder arrives. Through clever manipulation, the sisters wed the favored men, but the piece questions if such gilded marriages bring real happiness, suggesting ambition often outweighs love and leads to disappointment.
A tale recalls a sly Halifax lawyer who presses an Indian from the Miani tribe for debt. The Indian fears a lawsuit and asks for a receipt, ultimately obtaining one after a brisk exchange that hinges on the meaning and necessity of a receipt.
A list names prominent figures with large fortunes including William H. Vanderbilt. Astor of New York at 160 million. J Gould 75 million. August Belmont 30 million. Peter Cooper 207 million. Edward Clark 625 million. Sidney Dillon 15 million. Perry T. Smith of Chicago 15 million. and others such as Keene New York and Dukes Ames Jr. The document reflects vast fortunes held by financiers and industrialists of the era.
In Fifty seventh Street Police Court Thomas Charlton admits being drunk and grins at the judge. He offers playful excuses and notes he has seven boys and one girl in his family as context for his behavior.
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