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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Dec 14, 1876

Page

4

Canadian Birth Notions Spur Irish Canadian Debate

The article mocks Mr. Boyle and argues that Scots ascendancy claim lacks proof. It cites Canadian birth as proof of control, noting eighteen Canadian and Ontario ministers with seventeen Canadian births, and questions longstanding Irish Canadian identity and future calls for justice.

Hamilton Fines Boyle Mackenzie Blake Cartwright Burpee Vinal Wills Laflamme Ontario Canada

Fat sheep and autumn feeding in old country advice

A Country Gentleman writer argues that fat ewes and well-fed lambs pay best. He notes feeding from autumn after frost, keeping ewes fat, selling unproductive ewes, and defending against pests like picks with tobacco juice as a remedy.

Country Gentleman Garamer Isis Salealle

Random Scrap Notes and Names From The Century

A jumble of historical curious facts and names. It mentions Sioux papooses naming after events at birth and gives examples like Red Cloud and Spotted Tail. Absent clear dates, places, or coherent events, the text threads through population figures, legal costs, and localities, plus notes on crops and schooling.

Life of a Man Mirrored in Rose and Thorns

The passage likens human life to a rose tree full of sweet blooms and sharp thorns. It notes alternation between cloudy and clear skies as a metaphor for shifting fortunes, joys, sorrows, hopes, fears, pleasures, and pains.

Harper's Magazine and Harper's Periodicals Subscriptions

Harper's Magazine Harper's Weekly and Harper's Bazar announce yearly subscriptions with prepaid postage for the United States and Canada. Rates include four dollars for one year ten pounds for overseas, with discounts for multiple copies and free postage. Subscriptions may start any time and renewing early avoids mailing delays. Address Harper Brothers New York.

U. S Harper's Magazine Harper's Weekly Harper's Bazar Bazar Weekly Harper’s United States Canada Iharper “Brothers New York

The Capital Journal Sets First Class Tone

A concise note highlights that the capital’s premier newspaper is the only first class journal published in the city, underscoring its role as the region’s authoritative source.

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