13 Jan 1898
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 13, 1898
Page
1
Notice outlines ad types and charges with monthly changes allowed. Transient ads require advance payment. Changes beyond monthly require regular rates. Contract ads must be filed by Tuesday noon. Accounts payable monthly. H. P. Moore approves and owns the publication.
The article records deposits from $1 and up at fixed or current half year interest, with receipts issued for sums deposited. It mentions advances to responsible farmers in their own names and notes no charges for collaring sales notes. A general banking business is transacted.
A long poetic prose piece blends a riverside scene with reflections on life and faith. It moves from sunlit mossy banks to a narrator’s dawning thoughts, then shifts to a series of humorous and grim vignettes about epitaphs, customs, and small-town characters.
An aged farmer, kept from work by rheumatism, ignored warnings and climbed a hayloft ladder to help on the farm. He fell to the ground as bystanders rushed to aid, groaning that he would not have cared whose fault if it had been anyone else. The passage also touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for treating croup and whooping cough as life saving.
The advertisement promotes a safer and effective remedy for diseases of the throat bronchial tubes and lungs. Described as pleasant to take and suitable for children, it is sold in 26c and 50c bottles and made only by the named supplier.
In a snowy scene Felix Fetherbee watches Ariel Arkwright and Tom Havens skate with Ariel invited by Mr. Arkwright while Fetherbee vies for attention and plots, as the river rink draws a crowd and rivalries surface during an icy outing.
The account describes prisoners at Southern camps in The American Siberia using pigs for meat. A cell-house leak allowed dozens of swine to be captured and killed. A large inmate named George Smith devised a method to trap and roast pigs using a barrel oven, producing fresh pork for months without detection.
A yard long string is tied to a door key. Held in the right hand the key swings four to five inches above the floor. With steady hold the motion becomes a straight swing, then a circular motion when a second person joins, and stops if a third person touches the shoulder of the second person.
A dramatic scene unfolds as Hoaband bursts into a room urging rapid exit while a wife frets about fire and safety. A man delays to tidy the space so it appears presentable for visitors arriving soon.
In a rustic tale from The Advance, Pariner Gray plans a market day trip with his wife and dog Spot. A robber ambushes the wagon, but Spot rescues the farmer, guards the loot and wife, earning fame as a heroic dog as villagers applaud.
A collage of child dialogues and vignettes with stray thoughts on a kitten’s tail, church offerings, Good Friday, spelling lessons, and family dynamics. It includes questions about growth, disguises of a doll’s mother, prayers, a minister’s son, and advisories on wisdom and virtue through fables and oriental proverbs.
The scene near Rockingham feature Mr Archibald noting a city man stumbling on an iron hoop that rose and struck his shin. The rider fled in alarm then muttered a fear filled wish about the hoop as Archibald cautioned the youth not to say such things.
An advertisement extols Diamond Dye as a cheap solution to restore faded garments and drapery. It claims ten cent pricing, equal to new quality, and urges buyers to beware of imitators while directing readers to Welle & Richardson Co. in Montreal for a free valuable book of directions.
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