12 Feb 1885
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 12, 1885
Page
1
The notice lists subscription and postage terms, payment in advance and rates for professional notices, legal ads, and classifieds. It outlines price per line, per item insertion, and annual payment options, with reminders that papers remain discontinued until arrears are paid.
A fragmented directory style notice lists several Acton based professionals including doctors Woe Webster and H. Graham, dentist C McKinlay, and surgeon and dental specialists. It mentions offices on Frederick Street, Upper Wyndham Street, and other Ontario locations with notes on services such as nitrous oxide for painless extraction and overnight veterinary services.
Volume BANKERS Acton Ontario advertises 4A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS with loans discounts and deposits including city and country schools. It mentions school books notes and interest on deposits with gas and coal deliveries and a large stock of dry hard wood and stove wood for winter stock.
The speaker describes ASA Davidson as a careful workman and appeals to the public to bring in their watches for service, highlighting Davidson's reputation and reliability.
I bought several oil pictures from England showing old country scenes and castles in England Scotland Ireland and Wales. The artwork is by eminent artists and the framed 16x28 pieces are offered at a very low cost with frames valued higher than the price.
The fragment presents an epitaph praising Hes a defender of the poor. It contrasts tyrants with humble labor, lauds mercy to the steward and disdain for the plunderer, and calls out the brotherhood of all in danger and care. It portrays enduring virtue amid passion and fear.
An elderly miser, Mr. Mitchell, grudgingly receives a visit from Paul Kearns who asks for a dollar to help sick neighbors. The boy's plea and faith move Mitchell to donate his first dollar, inspiring a life change. Mitchell shares ten dollar gifts with Mrs. Lee and Bessie, then a second ten appears. He buys a house and becomes a generous benefactor, with yearly Christmas gifts to those in need.
Practical advice on horse handling stressing calm voice, kindness, and patient training. Warns against whipping, rushing, or frightening the horse. Suggests wrapping bits for winter, maintaining steady pace, and avoiding jolting starts to prevent accidents.
In a Harper’s Magazine anecdote from New York a county parson Elder Phillips near the Susquehanna receives a string of pickerel from Jack Rickitt. The jovial Presbyterian dominie jokes that the fish were caught Sunday yet claims the pickerel were not to blame for his conscience.
A collage of quoted adages on perseverance honesty and self control. It argues that industry protects virtue, perseverance builds understanding, and strong character comes from activity not retreat. Metaphorical notes compare experience to a ship’s sterns and honey to defense against insults.
Fragmentary humor and quips from a 19th century column. Notes on blushing brides, social courtesies, and odd misprints show jokes on lovers, religion, and everyday life, including a letter excerpt from Angelina and a Williamsburg roller.
A fragmented column of household tips and medical pitches remarks on spoiling food items and clothing. It mixes humorous lines about spoiling bread and scissor work with advertisements for tonics and remedies from Burdock Blood Bitters to Ayer products.
A fragmented ballad recounts a beauty admired in town and courted by a Doctor Bessie figure. Rumors swirl as she departs daily in a buggy, leaving the village gossiping and the narrator lamenting rising medical costs and his own ruin.
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