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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Feb 05, 1880

Page

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Fashion and money spark New York dress quest in Fay family

In a New England town, Mrs. Fay frets over affordability and status as her husband Morton hints at funds for a new cloak. The Fays’ circle, including Mrs Jape, plots for samples from New York while local Mor ton Brice’s offers showy discounts. Fay dreams of showing off a fashionable gown unseen in town.

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A Hartford Silk Dress and a Lesson in Home Trade

Annie Fay pushes a New York boutique vision as John Fay urges local values and home institutions. A costly silk cloak triggers debt, regret, and a vow to support domestic trade while the couple rescinds excess and mends budgets with cautious purchases.

Riddles and wordplay in a puzzling school show

A garbled page presents a string of riddle questions and wordplay about debt education wit poetry and everyday objects. It features mis-spellings and broken phrases but hints at humorous contrasts and a lost published quiz.

Stop My Paper to Save Loved Ones or a Dear Visitor

A writer debates canceling his newspaper amid financial strain and wind of change. He weighs losing a weekly routine versus depriving his family and friends of a source of information and connection, arguing the paper’s value as a civic and personal link.

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Trunk mix up leads to theft and near lawsuit incident

A crowded omnibus at the Barret House becomes the scene of a valet dispute between a commercial traveler William Macaby and Mrs. Wynnie C. Dimbleston over a luggage mix up. The valises are opened revealing whiskey, cards and unclassified items, confirming the traveler’s ownership. The crowd learns the truth, the traveler retrieves his valise, and the disputed item is settled with a polite ending.

Stout Union Depot Ride Sy Aide William Macaby Wynnie C. Dimbleston Judy Temperance Barret House Teveller Valisa i Ming Valias Bullington

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