28 Feb 1878
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1878
Page
1
The notice outlines weekly publication timing and pricing for a periodical. It mentions one dollar per year with prepayment discounts and various ad formats, including business cards, simple notices, and free marriage and death notices. It also lists Moore and Galbraith as editors and references a Bish? souts section.
A garbled notice from Galloway West End Bookstore in Guelph markets Seaside Lakeside and Tireside Libraries and Boy s Libraries with references to latest novels. The readable fragment mentions libraries in New York and local book offerings.
A poem of a child by a mother's grave describing cold winds, dim stars, and a lonely world. The speaker recalls a happy home, a dying father, and a sister's absence, ending with the grave as the orphan's winding sheet.
A récit of lovers murmuring about marriage as they hide upstairs. The speaker flatters the beloved's beauty and her playful refusals while plotting a hopeful betrothal with a bright future. The tone is intimate and lyrical with rustic wit and flirtation.
An advertisement from Daniel F. Beatty of Washington New Jersey promotes cash only sales with no risks and no book accounts. Every instrument carries a six year warranty with a five to fifteen day test trial and money refund plus freight paid both ways. Prospective customers are invited to request testimonials and the illustrated catalogue.
A mysterious stranger on a noble horse stops at a Black Forest inn at dusk. He asks for wine and lumber funds while probing the landlord about travel to Nanstadt. The wary innkeeper urges him to stay the night, hinting at a concealed danger along the remote road.
In Baden the Deer and the Ghost of the Robber of the Black Forest tale ends when Wilhelm’s killer is revealed as a rogue landlord. The landlord’s son is dead, and the killer is executed two weeks later at Brachsale Prison. The story links a series of robberies and murders to a spectral rider in the forest.
The Bridgeport hippodrome sale ends with a stranger bidding 84 500 for a tiger. Barnum questions the man and learns his wife died three weeks earlier, prompting the purchase for himself rather than resale in a show.
The piece recalls A T Stewart and others who rose from modest beginnings to vast wealth. It also recounts a Sothern dinner joke where guests hid under a table while the host stayed unseen, describing their puzzled retreat as they emerged.
A city gentleman buys a fine cow for his new farm. A late arriver questions the cow’s front teeth. The farmer confirms and the auctioneer relists the cow, selling it again at the same price to the shrewd buyer.
A man wearing a long overcoat and carrying a horsewhip entered the Federal Bank and presented a check for 810. After a clerk asked for indorsement, he slowly wrote it on the back and muttered that the bank hates to let scent go out of here, angrily growling as the cashier explained the process.
A school child describes woodchucks as curious animals with hair eyes and two front teeth. The piece humorously notes the woodchuck’s ability to survive a gunshot and its odd eating habits and homey nature, ending with a warning about consuming a fat woodchuck.
A young Canadian drummer applicant told the head of a Detroit wholesale house he had much experience. The manager challenged him, asking which house he had worked for, and the applicant boasted of sixteen years in drums. He offered to pay two hundred percent to lure in a superior snare and fife player, ending negotiations.
A young woman submits a playful handkerchief flirting sequence listing actions and replies including kiss to the mouth heart and neck questions and answers about whether to follow, say yes or no, and requesting a ride home. The playful guide ends with requests for companionship and a Valentine.
Two seaside stationers in England battled over underselling, first with elevenpence note paper packets and later shifting to eightpence and sixpence. The town watched as customers bought heavily while the rivals undercut one another until a large placard warned customers to go to the fool opposite. The prank escalated, then shifted back to a one shilling price and the war ended.
A conductor named Mr B is described as courteous to young women on the train. He turns a seat for a passenger and confronts an intruding older man, then learns the woman is accompanied by her father. The piece notes his habit of asking young ladies if they are traveling alone.
A jumble of quoted snippets describes quirky statements from a Brown encountered recently and a three year old asking for a dragger, with a brakeman seeking a day off and a moral about passes and traveling by train.
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