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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1876
Page
4
Fragmentary lines claim a speaking figure warns against strangers and vows to reveal names. The speaker asserts covert ties and a “cool union” identity amid a sense of awakening among locals. Details are unclear and names unreadable.
An 19th century veterinary note explains hoof contraction cures from shoe removal and heeled flooring to blistering at the coronet, plus a tar and tallow ointment. It also advises against pig tail biting remedies, and suggests cribbing prevention with throat straps though warns of airway danger.
The passage blends abstract musings on existence with a sudden report that a Toronto man, described as one of the most ingy men, suffered a sudden illness and could not recover. He was asked to make his will, read over, and then rose from bed to perform an errand before exclaiming about the burden of recitation.
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