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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 13, 1898
Page
7
A fragment outlines financial terms including deposits earning interest at half yearly compounding and sums advanced to farmers in their own names. Mentions general banking business and sales notes with no charges for collaring. Local advert references Spring Skates.
A lyrical river meditation describes dawn light on the stream, pines and rocks, and life’s winding journey. In Worcester and nearby churchyards satirical epitaphs and graveyard anecdotes mingle with social vignettes and a long comic tale of skating and romance.
An aged farmer, kept from active work by rheumatism, ascends to the hayloft against warnings and falls from the ladder. Bystanders, including Hinson and farm servants, rush to aid him as he groans in pain and reflects on the accident. The piece also touts Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral for treating croup and whooping cough, claiming lifesaving effects.
An advertised medicine claims to safely treat throat bronchial tube and lung diseases. It promotes easy administration to children and is sold in 26c and 50c bottles, with production by a specific maker.
On a clear cold day Felix Fetherbee plots to thwart Ariel Arkwright’s skating outing with Tom Havens. Ariel and Havens charm the crowd as Felix slips and stumbles, then Tom offers help as Ariel teases him about guiding her on the ice.
The account describes prisoners at a Southern convict camp obtaining fresh meat by slaughtering pigs through loose cell-house gaps and a guarded pig-killing method. A large inmate named George Smith used a barrel trap to suffocate pigs, then cooked the meat in an improvised oven, eating fresh pork daily for three months.
A yard long string is tied to a common door key. With the string held at different hands the key first swings straight, then circulates, and finally stops when a third person touches the shoulder of the prior handler. The setup invites explanation of the observed motions.
A fragment shows a chaotic scene as Hoaband rushes in to warn his wife that the house is on fire. She delays to tidy the room, insisting she will exit once she finishes arranging the space for the arriving firemen.
In a rural tale the farm dog Spot guards the homestead and chases a robber from beneath a wagon. The dog’s brave act saves the farmer and his purse, earning praise as he trots with his hero status through the village.
A child recalls a cruel act on a stray kitten whose tail is left half an inch. Younger siblings joke and wonder if it will grow back. The scene shifts to family quips, school mispronunciations, prayers, and moral sayings about wisdom and self control.
Archibald and a city resident witnessed a clumsy misstep near the four mile house in Rockingham. The man tripped on an iron hoop that sprang up striking his shin, prompting a startled, expletive reaction and a warning from Archibald about future dangers.
Advertises Diamond Dye as a low cost cleaning and restoration method for faded garments and drapery. Claims fabrics are returned to near original condition at a small price and prompts readers to request a free color path booklet by mail.
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