09 Dec 1897
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1897
Page
1
Notice details a capital authorization of 1,000,000 with deposits accepted in amounts from 1 and upwards. The rate is paid or compounded semiannually. Deposit receipts issued for larger sums. Advances made to responsible furniers on their own names. No charge for advertising Salva Notes if payable in Guelph.
A fragmented folk tale and devotional vignette unfolds with a Christmas pageant of song and a family drama. Martha Mille and her brother John Mills navigate grief, home life, and late-life romance as Milo Searle returns, contemplating marriage to Martha and a future in the familiar Old Home setting.
Advertising copy claims a firm always satisfies customers with money back if not pleased. Promotes German and English razors, priced from 50 cents to five dollars, insisting the product is the best and that the seller will make any wrong right.
The article traces evolving beliefs about Earth's form from early flat and spherical ideas to oblate spheroid models and later irregularities. It highlights pole expansion, equatorial bulge, and new data from pendulum experiments describing interior density differences and gravity variations as science advances.
A dated reflection on girls from Roy Bratz Ontario describing them as lively curious creatures who remain indoors after dark unless escorted. It notes their charm and faults, their care for family, and their shift from child to young lady as they prepare for social events and outings.
A reflective piece from Almonte Ontario contrasts common boyish faults with rare, well behaved examples. It criticizes loud antics and mischief while praising those few who show respect, kindness, and self restraint amid city streets and schoolyards.
A Boston Journal quote discusses average walking paces. It notes four miles per hour is rare, three miles per hour is fair, and even with longer strides most people average around three miles an hour. It references soldier pace and general public speed.
Fragmentary text notes English bowmen killing Norman horses at Hastings. It discusses the crossbow as a dangerous weapon once forbidden in war, its weight around forty pounds, and issues with strings loosening when it rained. Mentions Richard I and siege gear, including armor and a needle-like device.
In a rural scene nine members of the B P Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Birds award Uno’ Abram a life membership after a long ritual. Roy leads the procession as Abram solemnly vows not to kill birds and to avoid harming them, amid playful teasing from the group.
The New York Sun questions depersonalizing noun usage toward servants and suggests that treating workers by role erodes identity. A kitchen staff dialogue illustrates the friction between master and servant, with cooks and maids asserting individual names and agency within rigid social norms.
A mother notes her six year old son becomes exceptionally polite at kindergarten. When she asks about the source she learns the teacher, Miss Smith, does nothing explicit to train manners. The boy explains that politeness comes from simply feeling polite, not from direct instruction. Educational News.
A newspaper note describes a South American shrub that yields a deadly poison in root form, capable of killing quickly. Heating and processing convert it into tapioca, a safe edible product, though the narcotic plant’s toxic power is claimed to be neutralized by a heat-based extraction and refinement process.
A middle aged man in overalls ponders a young caller’s claim to belief. He asks if the youth ever caught hold of electric wire as a test of his claims. The Washington Star notes medical chatter linking rheumatism to heart disease and Hood’s Swamp arilta policy on the blood.
A devotional Christmas verse celebrates Jesus coming to earth and dwelling in hearts. The text invites the beloved savior to bring love joy and salvation, guiding believers through prayer and hardship and praising him as Savior Messiah and King.
The passage traces how ordinary men gained distinguishing nicknames and how titles like Maister or maister came to precede names as wealth and status grew. It notes the shift from simple Christian names to labeled identities reflecting dwelling, traits, and possession in Norman French influence.
The passage argues mirrors fail to capture true appearance as hair tone eyes and complexion are distorted. It notes you see only one expression in glass and cannot witness others friends use to judge you.
An Irish gentleman recalls a London physician asking about his family’s longevity. The patient reflects that his West of Ireland lineage tied to ancestors’ ages to the judge, hinting at a paradoxical or humorous family history.
The Tilsonburg Liberal reports Miss Jessie Carruthers of North Walsingham canceled her wedding to Morley Thom as after learning of his broken pledge regarding liquor. The ceremony party and guests from Bayham and Delhi were present. a scene followed as she refused the match and burned the license, ending plans for the marriage.
Readers urged to use Diamond Dyes for superior hues on costumes and everyday wear. Diamond Dark Black Indigo and Navy Blue promise lasting shades, while others rely on cheaper crudes that blotch. Also notes reminiscence of a school geography moment and mentions Hale Vigor tonics as a remembered remedy.
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