16 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1899
Page
1
A poem from the Boston Globe depicts two boxes offered as fate deciding marriage. Fred faces sorrow or resolution as Aunt blesses a chosen box. A turn of luck forces acceptance of Blissie Fied and the hinted bride responds with yes.
In a melodramatic scene Elsie Maitland and her uncle face ruin after a bank heist. Harold Maltland pressures Elsie to fund his escape by selling exclusive news to the Blackmore Times editor, sparking a public rush for deposits and revealing the editor’s sensational scoop. The narrative tracks fear, family loyalty, and the social fallout as posters flood the town and villagers demand repayment.
A distraught Elsie Maitland negotiates with Reginald Fairfax to keep the Bank of Rivers afloat. Fairfax agrees to place a $50,000 sum into the account, restoring public confidence and saving the bank, while Elsie’s engagement prospects and family fortunes hinge on the outcome.
A Western paper recounts an incident on a crowded railcar where a man claimed bags and parcels did not belong to him. When the owner returned at a city station, the accuser was exposed and fined for falsehood as the train departed.
Mr Frith Vogel of Clark Fork Idaho faced a large milkver-tip bear on his ranch during a moonlit night. His dog attacked the bear while Vogel retrieved a rifle and fired a heart shot, killing the animal noted as one of Idaho’s larger bears. The bear measured over four inches on a plaque Vogel gave to the editor.
A country youth in the city misreads etiquette and lettered invites. He fumbles R S V P, asks Mrs Clapp what it means, and learns it stands for Reponelez ais vous plait. He then asks about M S O C, and discovers it meant Mighty sorry couldn't come.
A Harper's Bazar item describes a child learning to darn worn linen into doll linens, napkins, doilies, and small tableware pieces. The activity uses scraps from towels, napkins, hankies, and lace to build a dolls’ wardrobe and toy furniture, fostering skill and creativity.
A crude collage shows a New York colonial Black community scene with a boastful gardener, a morbid friend’s remark, and a physician’s driver noting a death rumor. It shifts to testimonials from Ontar io about Milburro’s Riscamatio Pills and Haggard’s Yellow Oil, praising cures for rheumatism and lamp care.
A reflective meditation on choosing hopeful trust over trivial anxieties. Verses compare a sunny soul with steadfast faith against wintry storms, urging a life aligned with God’s will and active kindness despite life’s entanglements.
An article promotes Joint Life or Partnership Policies as a low cost business security tool. It explains protection for surviving partners, preventing capital withdrawal, and notes example premiums for a $5,000 policy at two ages, highlighting its value to merchants and business firms.
The editor argues manliness is chiefly taught in England through sport and boarding schools, or at home in America via parental example. It defines manliness as a dignity guiding respect for self and others, moderation, temperance, magnanimity, loyalty, and duty, the essential gear for a man making his mark in history.
An advertisement style item touts Reliable Diamond Dyes for carpets and rugs. A Campbellford Ontario farmer's wife testifies to produced beautiful colors and intends to use Diamond Dyes exclusively. The blurb also promotes Parmilee Vegetable Pills and Dr Thomas Bojentia Oil with user endorsements and health claims. The piece ends with a line praising the dollar as a man’s best friend and a health tonic from Mibourn’s Heart and Nerve Pills priced 60c.
A fragment touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a prompt remedy for cholera and other bowel complaints. It claims swift action and reliable care when directions are followed, urging those affected to obtain a bottle without delay.
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