28 Feb 1884
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1884
Page
1
A new barber shop has opened in the space once occupied by Dr Rorster. The owners pledge first class service across all departments and invite local patrons to visit.
A local dealer in marble granite and cemetery work reports first prizes at the Provincial Exhibition Guelph the Western Fair and multiple local exhibitions for excellence of material and workmanship. Orders are solicited.
An advertisement for Thorley's Horse and Cattle Food from W. G. Smith & Co promotes bold pricing and claims the product as the best and cheapest salt purchaser option on the market with emphasis on quantity and supply.
Detected readable facts describe a local 1884 event on 28 April 1884 involving individuals and a community venue. Details are fragmentary but indicate a documented occurrence in a regional newspaper of that era.
A town honors John Benson, a plain man who worked steadily and earned trust. His motto Work, and you won't go wrong guided daily labor, earned him friends and a rise to selectman. He never sought fame, yet the town chose him to lead, recognizing his consistent honesty.
The once powerful Joseph Pollard falls into poverty after a bank failure and his alcoholism. His daughter Jeddy faithfully cares for him, resisting marriage offers to stay by his side. With support from a true friend and recovery, Pollard returns to the bank as cashier, and their bond elevates both.
A dialogue overheard reveals a dispute about Sunday trading at a cigar shop. Mr Smith insists he is a strict church member who avoids the store on Sunday, while his partner, a Hebrew, observes Sabbath on Saturday and thus keeps the business open.
Mrs D recalls a Brook lyn incident where Benjamin R Hubbell aimed at his brother in law David Kemlo. Kemlo survived when a button deflected the bullet. The couple jokes about luck and buttons in the aftermath.
In a town north of Newcastle a distributer delivered circulars. John handed the circular to the shop of a principal draper after trouble. Mr A- suggested laying them out to save effort. John replied he is paid for delivering, not sorting.
Mr. Thomas Holloway, London pill and ointment maker, died at 64 leaving an estate of 25 million to charitable works. He built wealth via advertising and printer's ink, with legacies showing a rapid rise from 5 000 to 40 000 over decades, echoing Franklin’s business maxim to publicize ventures.
A country gentleman, drunk after visiting a bar, visits a barber who earlier offered to trim long hair. While sleeping in the chair, the barber finishes the cut and the man, waking, threatens to shoot but blurts out that the barber has “shingled my wig,” meaning the haircut.
Poetic tribute recalling a mother’s fading strength yet constant care. It extols her sacrifices and universal reach from home to prisons and gallows, urging filial devotion and gratitude as life nears its end. The piece emphasizes tenderness, forgiveness, and reverence for a mother’s unwavering love.
The text promotes egg white as soothing for burns and scalds by blocking air contact to reduce pain. It claims a 1 percent softer varnish like coating for burns and compares egg use favorably to oil and cotton. It also advises beaten egg swallowed to ease dysentery by emollient coating, suggesting up to three eggs daily.
A homely verse urges steady effort and household order. It extols honesty restraint in speech and listening, and warns against gossip and irritations within the family circle. Emphasizing self discipline and practical virtue, it champions dependable, plain living.
An exchange notes tobacco is banned for cadets at Annapolis and West Point. Navy doctor D A L Gihon lists effects like impaired nutrition of nerve centres, neuralgia, indigestion, throat irritation, vision defects, tremors, irritable heart, and delayed adolescent cell changes. He cites evidence and adds that users often perform worse academically than non users. Mothers urged to influence and model tobacco resistance.
A widow shares sorrow over her husband's death during a dinner with a friend who expresses sympathy. The exchange turns toward hope of meeting him in the afterlife as the widow faces life alone. An advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Cure and other remedies, claiming scientific analysis and lack of harmful ingredients.
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