05 Jul 1883
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 05, 1883
Page
1
Ontario veterinary surgeon advertises in Kenner & Son's boot and shoe store. Horses examined for soundness with certificates issued. All calls attended to promptly day or night. Easy terms offered.
A speaker laments the need for timely newspaper delivery and warns the printer of consequences if payment is withheld. The reader pleads to continue the paper weekly to avoid domestic and personal disruption, citing family anxieties and the value of news. The verse underscores reliance on print and the social contract between reader and printer.
A provider advertises a range of oils suitable for all kinds of machinery with prices varying by quality.
A Maine farmer recalls his debt ridden years and how a bottomless old jug set by his wife helped him break a mortgage cycle. After vows to drink only what fits in that jug, he reforms, pays debt, and preserves the jug as a family lesson.
A quotation attributed to a Quaker urges brief, kind acts in this life. It asserts one pass through the world and the value of giving, sharing the idea that what is spent is lost, what is saved is left behind, and what is given travels with the person beyond.
A Scots nobleman owns 1,360,000 acres of land. A Philadelphia girl has nearly 1,000,000 stamps. Ms Conkling earns about 150000 dollars yearly. A Mexican countess visiting the U S has hair 90 inches long. The census values 87,000 miles of railroad at 5660000000 dollars. Internal Revenue collected 146,500,000 dollars, 36 percent of government revenue last year. Prussia reports about two stammerers per 1000 people, about 2,500,000 globally.
A jumble of quirky phrases links eggs shells twins doctors and kangaroos with marriage licenses and trials. It reads like satirical clippings on legal notes and editors, pairing odd analogies with social topics and a questionable New York button house quip.
A humorous if antiquated piece imagines a baby as a grammar phenomenon. It likens a infant to an irregular verb, shifting cases and tenses, while claiming the child acts as a constant subject and exception in an ongoing domestic scene.
The article describes methods to ship goods by mail including laces gloves stockings and other light items concealed in newspapers pamphlets and books. Instances include silver sardine tongs found in pamphlets and silk stockings hidden in papers with duties collected.
Actress Miss Granger, now fully recovered after two years of illness, outlines a season starting in Chicago on July 16 and touring the east and west. She credits Warner's Safe Cure for health maintenance and details her stage history from New York amateurs to Booth's theatre and beyond.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.