16 Dec 1886
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1886
Page
1
Public notices and classifieds list services for veterinary care notaries lawyers auctioneers and loan offerings. Names include W H Lowry M B M G B S Acton Ontario Lawson Ontario veterinary College Mowat Matthews Halton Wellington area lawyers Henry Grist Acton P D and others. Also mentions ad rates per line and terms for advertising space.
Wholesale and retail dealer in marble and granite for cemetery work. Direct importer of granite monuments and gravestones. Recently acquired Bay of Fundy quarry stock from Alexander Taylor at cost and offers prices 30 to 50 percent below competitors in Ontario with guaranteed first class work and materials.
The firm presents itself as practical butchers ready to serve customers with thorough satisfaction. It emphasizes steady stock of meat and business principles to win public confidence. The message notes a settlement in Acton and calls for support.
The notice promotes the business of Mr. P. J. Sot, offering horseshoeing as a special feature. It highlights experience in the manufacture and repair of agricultural implements and machinery, promising general work and customer patronage. Andrew Ebery signs the notice.
Che Acton Free Press presents a verse in which urban life and home sanctuary merge The speaker invokes God blessing a house a sanctuary amid cold streets wind and crowd The poem yearns for shelter peace and moral gentleness within the family and faith bound home
Dr. Dale, a poor village physician, falls for Clarissa Clarke, a working beauty who manages home duties, helps family finances, and inspires his ambition. He abandons longing for a rich marriage, marries Clissy, and flourishes with her support. Franklin Bartley, chasing wealth, later falters, while Dale rises with his wife.
A fragmentary dialogue between Paddy Loney and Mike on buying a watch for ten shillings. The talk blends humor about whether the watch works and its age, with a claim it may have lasting value and a taunt about being misled.
Little Ettie Stuart, a ten year old English visitor from Liverpool, receives a warm welcome from Mrs. Grover Cleveland at the White House. She sees private rooms, enjoys pictures and flowers, and leaves with autographed photos and fond memories, while her father wires thanks to Mrs. Cleveland and a chorus of Queen Victoria praise follows from their circle.
A Pittsburg man, unnamed, quits his saloon business after discovering his children drinking beer in the yard. He cleanses home, confronts his wife’s absence, and resolves never to sell or drink again. The tale is reported as true but the surname is concealed.
A collage of quirky quotes and anecdotes from a Sunday School setting and public life. Topics range from heathen beliefs and a Belfast reading, to a delayed wedding, a father seeking a peace bond, a wary judge, a dentist’s chair discomfort, and a joke about strength and leverage among boys.
A compact meditation on virtue, diligence, and time. It argues virtues appear in affliction and that consistent acts sow habits, shaping character and destiny. Courage rises when danger is extreme, while true glory lies in benefiting the world over bloodshed.
A five year old asks to help Jesus on earth and is told to perform kind acts. He is given jelly and oranges to deliver to a sick neighbor, with the mother explaining that helping the needy is like serving the Saviour. The lesson emphasizes doing good out of love for Jesus.
A fragment discusses a question about Adam's birth date and the difficulty of basing an answer on authority. It notes uncertainty about when any portion of his family celebrates such a day and references passage in Parliament.
A fragment from a Napa Geo Detlor report notes a claim of healing from Burdock Blood Pitievas Oxia battle. The text reads like a testimonial of restoration and renewed health.
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